jl115: the fact that they were willing to spend more on a Chinese aircraft instead of one they manufacture themselves for much cheaper probably indicates they are not that similar in terms of capability
Ps this is not saying that the J10 is better or the JF-17 is not any good but that in terms of role That Pakistan want the J10 was a better fit
The JF-17 and J-10 are similar, parts are interchangeable also, the aircrafts are produced by the same company.
The J-10 is of a higher class and capabilities obviously, but i was thinking they would have gone for a 2 engine fighter. This was until I realized they had no 2 engine fighters available to them in the market.
All that investment in the Nigerian Navy has paid off.
Nigerian Navy Maritime Operations: International Maritime Bureau (IMB) exits Nigeria from piracy attack prone countries, award’s 77 per cent success to Nigeria
Following the significant decline in piracy attacks in Nigerian waters put at 77 per cent occasioned by the Nigerian Navy’s increased counter security operations against Maritime criminality, oil theft and other attacks, the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has exited Nigeria from its Piracy List.
Has anyone noticed Russian airstrikes in Ukraine are pretty low, especially when compared to their campaign in Syria where in 4 days the VKS carried out over 522 combat sorties.
Why is this number low?
Are the Russians trying to limit civilian casualties in Ukraine?
Tinfoil: Why is it wrong for Russia to go into Ukraine to secure itself while the US and Europe are currently invading Syria, invaded countries all over the world from Somalia, Yugoslavia, Iraq, Vietnam,....
Israel is currently occupying Palestine and they ironically were condemning Russia.
It seems if the US does it it's okay but anyone else is evil
jl115: impossible to say with 100% certainty since we are not there and certainly don't know the facts however logically I tend to agree that it is implausible But it's been making headlines all over so we'll have to wait and see for all the facts
The entire media space is anti-Russia, so it's not easy filtering through information.
jl115: Don't know how true this is but apparently a Ukrainian pilot in a mig29 shot down 2Su35,1Su27,2Su25 and a mig29.... Becoming the first fighter ace in decades...
Not true, just a morale boosting tale for the Ukrainians. Same as the bombardment of Snake island, with all the border guards giving their lives in battle.
Besides only the Ukrainians currently fly MIG-29s in this conflict.
Nemesis4you: Incase the thought didn't enter your minds
Do remember to keep track of the massive increase of weapons sales from USA hence forth to European countries
USA played Ukraine into situation where it stands to profit in the long run ( there was no win of any sort for Ukraine they moment it foolishly decided to be become a pawn in the game between 2 powers ). Everything in this world is about money, it is end game of all games
Russia also got played by USA , they lost their moral standing vis a vis Western world who are hypocrites and use any excuse ( mostly manufactured ) to invade other countries. Also Russia put themselves into a position where it will be increasing dependent of china for survival thereby losing autonomy all said and done ( so USA to an extent losses too ). China stands to gain most in the long run from this current situation
If Russia was concerned about Ukraine it should have opted for covert means to change the government rather than invade , which might force Ukrainians to band together, self respecting citizens might be open to external help for their cause but not invasions ( but having said that I have no idea on the mood of the Ukrainians , if they will stand their ground or step aside , this time will tell )