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You are referring to the "LanceR" MIG 21s upgraded in Israel I guess. Built in the 60s (actually until the 80s, but by then I guess they were badly outdated), u
by rob74 4y ago
You are referring to the "LanceR" MIG 21s upgraded in Israel I guess. Built in the 60s (actually until the 80s, but by then I guess they were badly outdated), upgraded in the 90s - I'm not sure how I would feel if I was an Ukrainian pilot ordered to fly into combat on such a plane...
- tomohawk 4y agoWhen the US and India did joint exercises, the US F15 drivers were quite surprised at the capabilities of the MIG 21s. https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/25274/f-15s-arrive-for-rebooted-cope-india-air-combat-drill-as-us-indian-relations-tighten https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/25274/f-15s-arrive-for...
- actionfromafar 4y agoYou could still defend returning fighters / bombers. The missiles on the MIG21 could still be decent if allowed to carry them. Ukraine alreday used western anti-radation missiles successfully on their MIGs.