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Irish_Dem

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4. There are a number of reasons Putin won't use the Su-57 in Ukraine.

Reply to Happy Hoosier (Reply #1)

Tue May 9, 2023, 12:42 PM

May 2023

-The Su-57 is $35 million stealth fighter and doesn't grow on trees.
Especially in cash strapped Russia right now.

-Avoiding reputational damage when the public sees that a shot down
Su-57 isn't not all that it is cracked up to be. It would expose the stealth
as really not being particularly effective.

-Wreckage from a crash giving away secret technology.

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SU-57 flying near Prague [View all] unc70 May 2023 OP

Impound it! Happy Hoosier May 2023 #1

There are a number of reasons Putin won't use the Su-57 in Ukraine. Irish_Dem May 2023 #4

Exactly... Happy Hoosier May 2023 #6

Yep. No one could understand why the vast RU AirPower was not used in the invasion Irish_Dem May 2023 #7

Now on ground at Mlada Boleslav unc70 May 2023 #2

Those 5th gen fighters edhopper May 2023 #3

There are no air shows listed for the Czech Republic until May 20 and 27. Irish_Dem May 2023 #5