not necesarily Su-25bm , besides it being a carrier for shooting targets, but as example
F14 early, designated so it doesnt get all armament
A10A& A10A Late same aircraft , different designation so they give them different armament
f-4f&f-4f early
And here the proof for everything they said, most likely they will add a SU 25TM which is the original SU 39 designation and will give it the capability to carry R27 and R77
I do agree with what you’re saying, but…
I’m gonna go a tad “devil’s advocate” here and state what else the US could get besides the F-15, in terms of higher-tier aircraft:
Early F/A-18A (doubtful, since we just got the F-14B in the Navy line, but still possible)
F-111F Aardvark (likely to go in bomber line after F-105D)
AV-8B or AV-8B (NA) (more on the likely side, in the attacker line after the A-7s)
A-6E SWIP (decently likely option, since it could introduce the AGM-65F and AGM-65E Mavericks)
There’s also filler stuff (anything below 11.3), but that’s an entirely different can of worms…
Imagine getting that for your daily login.
Anyways, skipping MiG-25? Or better yet… MiG-25 premium? People always say it’ll be so useless, let’s have a premmy version then for those of us with no time to grind.