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Mexican Su-27 Flankers
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VetteMuscle427 said:
Why the hell would the Venezulans buy F-16's in the early 80's, or Brazil have an aircraft carrier, or......well, the list goes on. A lot of it has to do with prestige and a bit of machismo. Look around the world and you will find that in many places. One of the better examples lately is Hugo Chavez.
Plus, I would bet that they are not going to get new Flankers. Russia, Belarus and Ukraine all have plenty of surplus Flankers that they could "refurbish" and sell them. Another thing to keep in mind is that in many countries military procument decisions are not always made on the advice of people who are the most knowledgable. One of the best examples is India. Its Air Force had been screaming for 20 years that they needed a modern jet trainer but the government just signed the contract in the past two years, and they still don't have the planes, BAE Hawks. Their fighter jet crash rate is an example of why they need a jet trainer.
Finally, some of the better aircraft to go after drug runners is something along the lines of a turbo-prop trainer like the T-6A Texan II, the Greeks bought the armed version, or the Brazilian Embraer EMB-312 Super-Tucano
http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/images/AIR_AT-27_Super_Tucano_lg.jpg (The Brazilian AF uses it as a drug interdiction aircraft). Slow enough to intercept a bug smasher but fast enough to run down everything else but a jet.
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Hmmm... Mexico seems to have a bunch of money on their hands. And having the Flankers be part of the Navy? It doesn't make any sense, heck they don't even have an aircraft carrier to begin with!
Yea, it's called a subscription.zab1001 said:
If John made people subscribe to this forum (except winged aviators and me of coursezab1001 said:
), then that might dissuade some folks from going through the trouble of posting the crazy stuff that many of us raise an eyebrow too and say WTF?
Mexico has an armed force? When did this happen?zab1001 said:
Steve Wilkins said:If John made people subscribe to this forum (except winged aviators and me of course
*cough* Use the Private Forum more *cough*
Mexico has selected the Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker for its strategic surveillance role. The Mexican Navy selected the Su-27 over the Saab/BAE Systems Gripen and the Flanker will equip its first air defence unit.
Admiral Armando Sánchez Moreno, head of the Mexican Navy says 10 of the Flankers will be used to conduct strategic surveillance of key areas of Mexico’s coastline.
Discussions with Russia began in early 2005, and the Navy is presently negotiating with Russia’s Rosboronexport agency for the purchase of eight single-seat Su-27s and two Su-27UB two-seat trainers. The entire deal is purported to be approx $410 million including spare parts, tools and personnel training.
Admiral Armando Sánchez Moreno, head of the Mexican Navy says 10 of the Flankers will be used to conduct strategic surveillance of key areas of Mexico’s coastline.
Discussions with Russia began in early 2005, and the Navy is presently negotiating with Russia’s Rosboronexport agency for the purchase of eight single-seat Su-27s and two Su-27UB two-seat trainers. The entire deal is purported to be approx $410 million including spare parts, tools and personnel training.