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GoneFishin
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Zelensky takes Biden to task
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3/17/2022 11:42:59 AM
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I assume if they did get the MIGS, Russia will just send up more planes. Think about it...they have 3863 military aircraft. Obviously, not all are warplanes but they will always have 100s more than Ukraine.
Russia's air fleet
The Russian Air Force is a distant, but comfortable second to the USAF when it comes to military aircraft, with a total of 3,863 military aircraft (with another 310 allotted to the Navy). During the Cold War, Soviet airpower was comparable to that of the United States, but after the dissolving of the Soviet Union and the establishment of the Russian Federation, the Air Force budget was reduced considerably. However, since the turn of the 21st century, the Russian Air Force has been steadily improving and retains enough precursors to hold steady control of the #2 spot, at least for a little while longer.
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