F-16s "Sitting Ducks" for Russian MiG-31 Fighters?(eurasiantimes.com)
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F-16s "Sitting Ducks" for Russian MiG-31 Fighters?
https://www.eurasiantimes.com/f-16s-sitting-ducks-for-russian-mig-31-fighters/
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The article never really compares the MiG-31 with the F-16 - it has almost nothing to say about the missiles and electronics of the latter.
It reminds me of a time I went to a Honda dealer and started listing the reasons why Toyotas had better engineering.
The salesman appeared to take it very personally, but I was thinking "duh, can't you see I want a Honda because I know all about their competition and yet I'm here?". Maybe he thought I worked for Toyota.
It reminds me of a time I went to a Honda dealer and started listing the reasons why Toyotas had better engineering.
The salesman appeared to take it very personally, but I was thinking "duh, can't you see I want a Honda because I know all about their competition and yet I'm here?". Maybe he thought I worked for Toyota.
Also ref https://archive.is/9WwPe
> Every time a MiG-31 takes off from a Russian military base, an air raid alert is issued across the entire Ukraine...
Would love to see a confirmation source on this bit.
> Every time a MiG-31 takes off from a Russian military base, an air raid alert is issued across the entire Ukraine...
Would love to see a confirmation source on this bit.
After reading the article (a bit of a slog), it's pretty one sided and sounds like it's from a rabid fan rather than something done with objectivity. :(
Then there's this:
Then there's this:
The author of this article had the privilege of flying the MiG-31 BM, Tail
Number 903, on 28 May 1999. The flight was made at the Sokol Aircraft Plant
in Nizhnie Novgorod, 400 km east of Moscow.
Mig-31s are being shot down by 30-year old British missiles [1][2]. The R-37M hasn’t been intercepted yet, but its siblings’ track record leaves much to be desired. Russia’s technological edge has repeatedly proven mostly performative.
[1] https://www.globaldefensecorp.com/2022/04/26/more-shame-than...
[2] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starstreak