• DragonTypeWyvern
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        1 month ago

        Hey, they’re at least a top five maker, of the five companies that can make a jet from the last forty years.

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          Not if you include any kind of joint warfare roles or even information warfare. The airframe and powerplant are sufficient but the onboard computing, radios, jamming capabilities, lock detection and radar are all far behind western manufacturers.