>>35907239>it's idiotic to assume Russia has been able to capitalize on a 20 year gapThey weren't able to capitalize on a said gap for quarter a century due to the dissolution of their country. Now what makes you think they can't after 25 years of fixing it?
>if they're strugglingWho says they are struggling?
>to build something that was built in 2003 for the F-22.It's not like Belka is the first AESA produced in Russia either. It didn't come out of thin air, they have a history of R&D in this field.
>Then why are they building an AESA for the Su-35?They aren't.
>Why did we get to hear about it coming out 'anytime soon' for 8+ years?Why did we get to hear about M1A3 coming out in 2014 and being fielded in 2017? Because media loves making news.
>According to officially released valuesPost officially released RCS value of F-22A. Oh wait. It doesn't exist.
>According to Russians and some bogus news stories?No, according to the things I listed.
>Jamming relies on electronics, which Russians are garbage at.Well memed, but next time you should try harder than that.
>US drone incident in Iran.>bogus storyThat's some dense denial.
>So basically Russians can't do anything if their AA systems are being picked out from standoff position? If you say so.No, so basically Americans can't do anything if their air force is being denied any positioning.