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(This is a response to a nice article posted at TheSaker http://thesaker.is/the-russian-navy-at-the-crossroads-paradoxes-and-choices)

Russian Navy Prospects :: Notes Responses

Nice piece, interesting thoughts !

I have some ideas on the subject...

Idle Speculations on the MiG-35's Operational-Concept

Background

Eminent pragmatists, Soviet & Russian armaments developers design with a holistic battle context in mind. Marked by the trauma of the most intensive combined-arms mechanised conflict in history, their fighter aircraft creations are assessed first and foremost on their realistic ability to contribute in the hideously complex contexts of such contests. They are not expected to go up in isolated cinematic duels against industry rival platforms, nor are they assessed on their competitiveness on the basis of isolated performance characteristics. Though they may compete secondarily on international arms markets, and may indeed find themselves in duels in real-life combat, fighter aircraft are expected to perform critical assigned tasks in prospective armed conflicts. We begin by assessing various scenarios for these contests, operating contexts.

Tier-2 : low-intensity, pseudo-proxy conflict in periphery / global-south :

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series of Musings on technology, environment, industry

terraforming earth over next 200 years

The Sahara Desert is roughly the size of the continental USA, mostly uninhabited.

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