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2019-12-17 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Iran may acquire Russia’s Su-57 in the future: media

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Posted by Fred 2019-12-17 00:00|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Iran

#1 Get cash upfront, Ivan.

Posted by Lex 2019-12-17 00:49|| 2019-12-17 00:49|| Front Page Top

#2 ...Assuming, of course, that the Russians actually build the -57.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2019-12-17 05:30|| 2019-12-17 05:30|| Front Page Top

#3 ^Like Turks will know thew difference.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2019-12-17 06:12|| 2019-12-17 06:12|| Front Page Top

#4 several reports have surfaced about Iran’s flirtation with the S-400 system, which is comparable in costs with the Su-57.

With a SAM battery, you can power it up and hope it hits something. With an airplane, you need someone who can actually fly it.

Posted by SteveS 2019-12-17 08:46|| 2019-12-17 08:46|| Front Page Top

#5 And fix it.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2019-12-17 10:47|| 2019-12-17 10:47|| Front Page Top

#6 Inshallah maintenance. Works every time - not.

Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2019-12-17 11:33|| 2019-12-17 11:33|| Front Page Top

#7 What was that - the story that came out of Pensacola - the Saudis were too arrogant to learn how to fly?

Posted by Bobby 2019-12-17 19:11|| 2019-12-17 19:11|| Front Page Top

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