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Russian fighters for the USAF/USN?
The ultimate irony …
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by Robert W. Kress with Rear Adm. Paul Gillcrist, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

Editors’ note: In this wonderful piece of aeronautical and political irony, it seems that our newfound but uneasy friends, the Russians, may be our best source of new fighter aircraft. Bob Kress, ex-Grumman VP of advanced programs and chief engineer on the F-14, and Adm. Paul Gillcrist, retired USN fighter pilot, make a convincing argument that rather than spend ridiculous sums for new fighters that will probably show up too late to do us any good, we should buy Sukhoi Su-27 airframes and "Americanize" them with our engines and flight-control systems. Controversial? Absolutely! Logical? Make your own decision.

Prelude

Soon after Desert Storm, by some inexplicable miscalculation, the U.S. Navy voluntarily opted out of the important sea-based, deep-interdiction mission it had brilliantly carried out during and since WW II.
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Quelle:

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Ganz netter Artikel, spetiel für diejenigen die eine Vorliebe für die SU´s und MIG´s haben