India Su-30 v US F-15
[F-15 is also a good one. Why it lost against Su-30MKI at that practice in India could depend on (and I think that's the reason) politic games. The US military wanted to suggest to the gouvernment to buy more F-22s. [/QUOTE]
From what I have read, the Su-30's did come out on top, but not by any great margin and there were some mitigating factors that may have helped them:
1. There were no BVR engagments
2. The F-15's that were deployed were not our top of the line versions - they did not have the new AESA radar fitted on many of the C's.
3. The US pilots were straight off of the line - average (for American) fighter pilots)
4. The India pilots were instructors and the absolute best that they had.
5. Engagments were purposefully constructed where the F-15's had to face a superior number of Su-30's in every engagment (this was at the request of the US I believe.
So lets not get all hyped up about the SU-30's performance v the F-15. At best it is an equal to the F-15 in air to air (possibly a bit more manueverable in a dogfight but the F-15C's with the AESA radar are better in BVR roles). An the F-15E is a better strike platform than the Su-30 period
[F-15 is also a good one. Why it lost against Su-30MKI at that practice in India could depend on (and I think that's the reason) politic games. The US military wanted to suggest to the gouvernment to buy more F-22s. [/QUOTE]
From what I have read, the Su-30's did come out on top, but not by any great margin and there were some mitigating factors that may have helped them:
1. There were no BVR engagments
2. The F-15's that were deployed were not our top of the line versions - they did not have the new AESA radar fitted on many of the C's.
3. The US pilots were straight off of the line - average (for American) fighter pilots)
4. The India pilots were instructors and the absolute best that they had.
5. Engagments were purposefully constructed where the F-15's had to face a superior number of Su-30's in every engagment (this was at the request of the US I believe.
So lets not get all hyped up about the SU-30's performance v the F-15. At best it is an equal to the F-15 in air to air (possibly a bit more manueverable in a dogfight but the F-15C's with the AESA radar are better in BVR roles). An the F-15E is a better strike platform than the Su-30 period
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