11.05.2009.
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Su-27 kojima je skinuto naoruzanje i oni ce biti deo agresorskog tima USAF-a. Avione je navodno kupila privatna kompanija
Tac Air koja se bavi odrzavanjem aviona agresorskog tima USAF-a. Ovoj vesti je prethodila vest iz firme
Pride Aircraft koja je 6. maja objavila da su primili dva
Su-27, i objavili su fotografije nacinjene prilikom istovara ova dva aviona iz An-124. Ova kompanija ce prilagoditi avione americkim vazduhoplovnim propisima, nakon cega ce ih predati vlasniku, kompaniji
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U.S. Buys Su-27sMay 11, 2009: The U.S. has purchased two
Su-27 fighters from Ukraine. They were delivered in a Ukrainian An-124 transport. The
Su-27s will be used to help train American pilots to cope with the growing number of
Su-27 and Su-30 fighters being sold to air forces the world over. The two
Su-27s will also be used to test the effectiveness of new U.S. radars and electronic warfare equipment.
Russia's Sukhoi aircraft company has sold over a billion dollars worth of these aircraft (plus components and technical services for them) a year for the last few years. Sukhoi mainly supplies
Su-27/30 jet fighters to India, China, Malaysia, Venezuela and Algeria. The 33 ton
Su-27 is similar to the U.S. F-15, but costs over a third less.
Developed near the end of the Cold War, the aircraft is one of the best fighters Russia has ever produced. The government helped keep Sukhoi alive during the 1990s, and even supplied money for development of an improved version of the
Su-27, which was called the Su-30. This proved to be an outstanding aircraft, and is the main one Sukhoi produces. There are now several Su-30 variants, and major upgrades. While only about 700
Su-27s were produced (mostly between 1984, when it entered service, and the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991), adding Su-30 production and you have over 1,000 aircraft (including license built ones in China and India).
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