SpaceKadet

Wouldn't bother me where I die. If I'm dead, I'm dead... Just throw my corpse out of the way and let me decompose so I can give back to the Mother Earth what I have taken to sustain my life. The dead don't feel anything, it's the living that suffer the loss...

So all this political Russian wrangling just proves that Russia is Sh*t scared of NATO and EU!!! No more Russian bear, not even a whisper of the N word anymore. They are not scared of Americans as they know well the Americans are all woosies. They will all Sh*t themselves and run for cover if it hits the fan....

They do have a nice selection of quality Vodkas though. And nothing beats a bowl of Borsht, followed by Beef Stroganoff or Chicken Kiev and who would say no to a few scoops of caviar on a frosty winters morning, with a few shots of vodka to complement. There is Shashlik (Russian take on Kebab), and Solyanka soup, almost as good as Bloody Mary to cure hangovers. But apart from that, not much of tasty Russian cuisine. I suppose over a hundred years of communistic rule, eating mostly potatoes didn't contribute much to culinary development.

Like I said in another thread: Democrats lost. Now we are looking at four years of dynastic dictatorship from the POTUS.

EU in Brussels is an abomination, I will agree on that. Just a bunch of politicos emptying the coffers. And yes, most elected European leaders just lack cohones, but your POTUS does too....

Th They seem to wear MAGA hats. and bow to your "elected" GOD...

I will tend to agree with you. F-35 is a piece of Sh*t, but F-22 is much better aircraft and in the top 10 IMO.

Do you really need more proof?

Yes, it's based on lobbying. Basically thickest and heaviest envelope wins... Just like in Thailand.

What would you know about Democracy!. Last time I checked the Democrats lost and Neo-Nazi party took over the government in your country.

I wouldn't talk to anybody famous unless he was David Gilmour.... Maybe Jimmy Page too.

Thailand had 12 Gripens since 2011, well, 11 now since one splashed a few years ago, based in Surat Thani. Excellent choice for a country like Thailand. Such a beautiful aircraft! Russia, beware!

Yeah, but Chinese already have all the secrets of the F-35 and F-22. Just look at their stealth fighters. Chenese J-20 looks just like the American F-22. All those guest Chinese engineers working for Boeing and L-M just took all the secret papers and went home. China already says they have tech to detect F-35. Just billions of USD lost for useless research... As soon as new stealth tech is developed, a new way to detect it will be found. Never ending story.

Yeah, L-M does.

IMO the old saying that "War is good for business" should be amended with "but not for American business"...

Who is Sven? Don't know him...

Yeah, we beat Russians couple of times throughout the history. How many have you? Putin just have to say the N word and all Americans sh*t themselves and run to hide.

Hmmm, don't think you would be saying that when it's so easy to just bomb/drone/eradicate the extensive airport base facilities required by all the American fighter jets... and the hundreds of mechs and support personnel needed for the 2-3 hours of turn around. Please, stop talking about the things you're totally ignorant off. Go troll somewhere else.

Yes, it will with ease. Powerful computers and state of the art programming, linked to the state of the art comms facilities. Swedish war tech is light years ahead of you, caveman....

But will it operate in Arctic climate, and operate from normal roads, take off in only 500 meters, and have a round time of fully fueling and arming in 10 minutes by only 4 conscripts?

Spoken like a true World Dictator.... Yessa Massa, can I go sh** now?....

SU-37 is a formidable aircraft. JAS-39 was specifically designed to combat Russian MiGs and SU's. Let's not forget that JAS-39 predecessor, the J-37 Viggen is the only fighter jet that got a missile lock on an American SR-71. And even earlier the J-35 Draken made the first Cobra maneuver, long before Pugachev, and more for the sake of flight safety as the maneuver has rather limited use in actual combat. Swedish engineers are the best....

Yes, L+M specifically, but watch this space. Germany are already talking to get out of the deal. All Euro nations will be better off with JAS-39. The most advanced fighter jet currently available. <deleted> F-35, useless and expensive piece of <deleted>.

It's not about being behind or Portugal fighting battles. This is a real loss to the USA "Portugal aimed to invest €5.5 billion over the next 20 years to transition to this new generation of aircraft." https://mil.in.ua/en/news/unpredictability-of-usa-portugal-rules-out-f-35-fighter-purchase/

Right, and how many USD billions lost is for the USA?