Imo the Ukraine war has shown just how inadequate the (relatively large by modern standards) Russian airforce is at serving a front of WW2 proportions. The F-3

Imo the Ukraine war has shown just how inadequate the (relatively large by modern standards) Russian airforce is at serving a front of WW2 proportions. The F-35 is on back-order to the mid 2030s. Even superpowers can't make more than tens of planes every year. It's just that the modern world is relatively peaceful, that's why they don't need more.