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minus-squarenorthendtrooper@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up31arrow-down3·1 month ago The general did not specify the type of Russian aircraft involved or disclose the location, date, or circumstances of the aerial engagement. This makes the article a nothing burgher. There is a vast difference between a Mig23ML and a Su-27.
minus-squaresomeguy3@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up33·edit-21 month agoThe story is that the F16s are up and effective. This is more about the planes, crews, and logistics working rather than a Top Gun plot.
minus-squarenorthendtrooper@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 month agoTrue. I was going into the article as news like the title insinuates. But it is the story around the success of the program.
minus-squareIphtashuFitz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoFYI. Not sure if this is accurate or not but it claims that an Su-35 was shot down: https://sopuli.xyz/post/49147538
minus-squaresilver@das-eck.hauslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·1 month agoIt says it may have been a su-35 that was confirmed down recently. That would be a solid victory
minus-squareexplodicle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoIt is wild that in the year 2026, F-16s are still fighting Migs.
minus-squareZoteTheMighty@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoThis could honestly mean anything whether it’s a MiG 23, a Su-27, and Su-35, or an Su-47. Those span literally every tier from “eh” to “holy shit no way!” The fact that they didn’t disclose the downed model makes me assume the former.
This makes the article a nothing burgher. There is a vast difference between a Mig23ML and a Su-27.
The story is that the F16s are up and effective. This is more about the planes, crews, and logistics working rather than a Top Gun plot.
True. I was going into the article as news like the title insinuates. But it is the story around the success of the program.
FYI. Not sure if this is accurate or not but it claims that an Su-35 was shot down: https://sopuli.xyz/post/49147538
It says it may have been a su-35 that was confirmed down recently. That would be a solid victory
It is wild that in the year 2026, F-16s are still fighting Migs.
This could honestly mean anything whether it’s a MiG 23, a Su-27, and Su-35, or an Su-47. Those span literally every tier from “eh” to “holy shit no way!” The fact that they didn’t disclose the downed model makes me assume the former.