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The Russian air force has asked the nation's defence ministry to approve a "worthwhile order" for Sukhoi's new Su-35, service commander Gen Aleksandr Zelin......

Author: Vladimir Karnozov

Date: 12 July 2008

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Russian Air Force :

The air force commander also sees the Su-35 as a counter to the US Air Force's Lockheed Martin F-22. "We have not seen the Raptor in action yet. What we have seen is how Raptor performs at flight displays. I render the Su-35 as not lagging behind in manoeuvrability," he says.

The USAF’s F-22 community faces a continued challenge in finding suitable opponents to practice air-to-air combat, with the type’s participation in a recent Cope Thunder exercise in Canada having seen it record a combat success ratio of 144:0. “It’s a very real problem to find a suitable adversary,” says Robinson ..... (RAF F-22 exchange pilot Flt Lt Dan Robinson)

Looking for an adversary ?

George, ask your friend Vladimir for a squadron of Su-35 and, ..... if the need arises, ask your mutual friend Silvio to act as a mediator .....