us ballistic defense is better. us submarines are better, us second strike abilities are betters. thats what would “win” a nuclear war
According to Wikipedia (I know it’s not great source but you haven’t provided me anything better)
Iran
In June 2019 some Iranian officials expressed interest in procuring the S-400 missile system to further improve its defense capabilities along with the previously purchased S-300PMU2. Russia stated at the time it was ready to sell the S-400 system to Iran if an official request was made.In November 2024, Davood Sheikhian, deputy for operations of the IRGC Aerospace Force, stated that Iran never requested the S-400 systems, and that Iran’s current capabilities were far superior to them, additionally stating that Iran is actively using the S-300.
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theyve got bot systems as of this year. they also had russian specialists to train whatever crew. also s300pmu2 by russian claims should also be able to counter stealth aircraft, this is drastically off topic so lets stop the discussion here. my original post was in response to mig23m claims. we are going to get the thread imploded.
If they had an S-400 they would need permission to even switch it on
So there is no argument on your end. You don’t think the Russians could come anywhere close to a near 30 year old design that was conceptualized 20 years further back than that?
quite literally already addressed your cope, but you do realize the su57 is a based on a soviet design right? and yes when youre Decades behind in the technology required to make a competing desing you arent going to make a competing design, also forgot the russian economy is smaller than texas, no they arent going to compete with the usa on cutting edge technology
So is using variable bypass turbofan not a step up from the F-22, or??
There are so many clowns here, you know, I’m like I’m in a zoo here. By the time I read all the reviews, I had eaten three packets of chips. Really, I never thought there were so many idiots in the world, hahaha, thanks to some people’s performances, I can’t help but laugh.
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considering the su57 can only go mach 1.3 on supercruise, ontop of having a worse thrust to weight ratio.
no it doesnt seem the variable bypass engine manage to make up the perfomance difference, and assuming its more efficent which is a very big assumption(as russia hasnt made competitive engines in decades) it might give the su57 an edge in range considering the larger fuelload. but lets not remember the su57 supercruise is drastically slower which would reduce said “advantage” by significantly.
im not going to waste my time on this argument anymore. as you have to be delusional to believe that the su57 is anywere near comparable to an f22.
There is no S-400 in Iran
R-37M Lighter than the Rim-174 and can also receive targeting from another aircraft
For a Land country, this is not relevant at all
Except it isn’t… In any way imaginable.
I see you haven’t read a SINGLE thing here.
It wouldn’t matter if their were screws covering every inch, you’d need a MMW radar to be able to differentiate it from any other portion of the aircraft’s skin
I think this judgement is too harsh according to the information on its RCS we have as a civilian. Whilst this suggests it’s worse than US 5th gen it definitely doesn’t fit in the category of low observably like RAM coated F-16s and EFTs
It doesnt have the Typical S duct iirc for instance, and has a simmilar grid cover in the intake to the F117 but worse. And the exposed engines as well is a whole other topic. And its not really a fully realised idea of what it was originally supposed to be.
Which matters how? Nothing about the nacelle nor internal geometry of said nacelle is similar to the Su-27, nor even the engines.
Worse? It has 2 layers of it that are specifically designed to trap any stray radar waves, not simply reflect them. From what has been seen it’s far better than the F-117’s grates.
What exposed engines?
It was supposed to be an air superiority fighter… It is, and also includes many air to ground capabilities due to circumstances that are quite clear and obvious.
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The supercruise performance is classified, as is the F-22’s. Initially it was thought the F-22 was limited to 1.4 mach.
Additionally, work on the true production model engine for the Su-57 is almost complete.
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So, I’m not arguing here, just stating, I spoke with a F22 pilot and crew chief and we were at Langley afb, they code the screws (idk with what) so they aren’t visible on radar, that’s what I remember hearing, don’t attack me for remembering, but it doesn’t really matter if the screws are exposed if they are designed/manufactured to be stealth?
Ummm, both images are?