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... of aircraft carrier building countries. We should trade those Mig 29s for some real fighter jets and give the Migs to the Ukraine.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world...dc9399834b10bd
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That aircraft swap would upset out great ally, Pakistan.
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09-03-2022, 08:09 PM
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Originally Posted by bobabode
... of aircraft carrier building countries. We should trade those Mig 29s for some real fighter jets and give the Migs to the Ukraine.
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Who needs Rusky 3rd rate MIGs anymore, India makes their own advanced fighter planes.
And in your honor, they are called Tejas.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HAL_Tejas
Perhaps send some to Ukraine (will never happen, been too close to the Russians for a long time, though there is little trade or movement between the two countries. But this foreign policy was established when US became an ally of the Pakis and India turned towards the Soviets.
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Originally Posted by Rajoo
Who needs Rusky 3rd rate MIGs anymore, India makes their own advanced fighter planes.
And in your honor, they are called Tejas.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HAL_Tejas
Perhaps send some to Ukraine (will never happen, been too close to the Russians for a long time, though there is little trade or movement between the two countries. But this foreign policy was established when US became an ally of the Pakis and India turned towards the Soviets.
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Cool planes they're building. Too bad the US cozied up to Pakistan rather than India.
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09-04-2022, 12:13 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Rajoo
Who needs Rusky 3rd rate MIGs anymore, India makes their own advanced fighter planes.
And in your honor, they are called Tejas.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HAL_Tejas
Perhaps send some to Ukraine (will never happen, been too close to the Russians for a long time, though there is little trade or movement between the two countries. But this foreign policy was established when US became an ally of the Pakis and India turned towards the Soviets.
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To be more specific: The Soviets once deployed a nuclear equipped naval group in defence of India against US, UK, Pakistan and China.
That was a very emotional event in India's modern military history.
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Welcome To The Club, India...
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To be more specific: The Soviets once deployed a nuclear equipped naval group in defence of India against US, UK, Pakistan and China.
That was a very emotional event in India's modern military history.
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Too bad their navy is a fucking joke. Their only aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov was forced to go to sea with a dedicated tugboat because it broke down so often. It is now in dry dock for repairs for at least another two years.
https://www.wearethemighty.com/featu...seagoing-joke/
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Too bad their navy is a fucking joke. Their only aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov was forced to go to sea with a dedicated tugboat because it broke down so often. It is now in dry dock for repairs for at least another two years.
https://www.wearethemighty.com/featu...seagoing-joke/
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Obviously they prefer submarines to carriers since their primary intent is to snoop. Seems Russia has 68 subs vs. 64 US subs while their economy is about 1/15 of ours. Cheaper to snoop than prepare for battle is my guess.
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09-04-2022, 05:26 PM
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The Soviets were never enamored with aircraft carriers despite the best efforts of their navy brass.
A carrier is use essentially to project power far from home and requires very expensive protection.
Subs seemed to be a better use of their resources especially considering so much frozen areas adjoin their coastline.
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It may be as simple as a sub carries nuclear missiles. The threat of their use goes a long way in projecting a countries power. Look at current events and the use of them to intimidate.
No need for a carrier to blunt adversaries reactions to yours.
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