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2015-08-02 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Debka: Israel tech in the Chinese J-10 fighter jets Iran may be buying

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Posted by Pappy 2015-08-02 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11124 views ] Top

#1 The scale of Iran’s multibillion acquisitions from China and Russia – 550 warplanes in all so far - indicates that Tehran’s top spending priority upon receipt of the funds released by the removal of sanctions, is to be a spanking new air force.

First things first!

Posted by gorb 2015-08-02 03:54|| 2015-08-02 03:54|| Front Page Top

#2 Do the aircraft come with maintenance crews and pilots?

Posted by Glenmore 2015-08-02 07:33|| 2015-08-02 07:33|| Front Page Top

#3 ..and organizational Class IX inventories?

Posted by Procopius2k 2015-08-02 09:20|| 2015-08-02 09:20|| Front Page Top

#4 Do the aircraft come with maintenance crews and pilots?

Likely the former.

..and organizational Class IX inventories?

Possibly. The Russians and Chinese (and eventually the Euros) will sell them whatever they want.

Posted by Pappy 2015-08-02 09:40|| 2015-08-02 09:40|| Front Page Top

#5 And Russian pilots fought in both the Korean and Vietnam Wars.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2015-08-02 10:04|| 2015-08-02 10:04|| Front Page Top

#6 The sophisticated Flanker has been found to have a major shortcoming. To carry eight tons of ordnance, it must use both of its AL-31FP engines, and the transition from one to two – and the reverse - often causes engine failure. The Indian Air Force has reported three such malfunctions in a month, as well another shortcoming: The time needed for making the aircraft serviceable is too long. As a result, only half of the Indian fleet can be airborne at one time.

This seems to be a very word-salady-way of saying that two engine airplanes suck.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2015-08-02 10:40|| 2015-08-02 10:40|| Front Page Top

#7 About the quality of those Chinese parts....

Posted by Procopius2k 2015-08-02 11:13|| 2015-08-02 11:13|| Front Page Top

#8 Original software?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2015-08-02 12:09|| 2015-08-02 12:09|| Front Page Top

#9 If it's Chinese software, the pilot has to hack the plane to fly it...

Posted by M. Murcek 2015-08-02 12:21|| 2015-08-02 12:21|| Front Page Top

#10 This seems to be a very word-salady-way of saying that two engine airplanes suck.

More like the Su-30 design is somewhat lacking.

Posted by Pappy 2015-08-02 12:58|| 2015-08-02 12:58|| Front Page Top

#11 Air Forces are your leading cause of coupe de grasse, keep the happy and keep the smart booms out of your bedroom

Posted by Shipman 2015-08-02 13:49|| 2015-08-02 13:49|| Front Page Top

#12 Now, now, to be fair the Indian Air Farce uses the terms "crashed" andor "crashing" when referring its new Russian aircraft, thus proving the clear-n-present danger or threat of Russian air - NOT - to US F-16's + F15's, + USN F-18's.

THE ABOVE BEING SAID + SELF-OBVIOUS ON THE MSM-NET, IT REMAINS IN US INTERESTS TO HELP INDIA + RUSSIA STAVE OFF THE HARD BOY THREAT, ESPEC TO THEIR NUKE ARSENALS.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2015-08-02 22:50|| 2015-08-02 22:50|| Front Page Top

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