Do modern Russian Air Forces have a big problem?
- Episode aired Apr 28, 2021
- 20m
After the Cold War active Russian aircraft inventories dropped precipitously. There have also been few replacements so Russia's inventory is getting old. New designs are available but are co... Read allAfter the Cold War active Russian aircraft inventories dropped precipitously. There have also been few replacements so Russia's inventory is getting old. New designs are available but are coming on stream slowly. Air to air and air to surface munitions suffer form the same troubl... Read allAfter the Cold War active Russian aircraft inventories dropped precipitously. There have also been few replacements so Russia's inventory is getting old. New designs are available but are coming on stream slowly. Air to air and air to surface munitions suffer form the same trouble. Focus seems to be first, the nuclear triad, second, air defense, third, ground attack.