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The Flanker is superior to the our best current fighters, the F-15 Eagle.
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I doubt the Flanker is measurably better than the F16.
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The Flanker was a terrific airplane, no doubt about it.
Typhoon Season Douglass, Keith 2000
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Importantly, the Flanker is a credible modern air combat fighter which matches or exceeds key performance and capabilities of the US built Boeing
Latest Articles The Diplomat 2010
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Moscow plans to deploy some 20 aircraft, including a wing of Su-27s (NATO designation Flanker), a squadron of Sukhoi Su-25 (NATO designation Frogfoot) attack aircraft, and several Antonov An-26 (NATO designation Curl) transport aircraft.
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Ironically, the Flanker is the aircraft developed by the Soviet Union to confront the American F-15 and F-16 fighters in Europe - establishing the requirement for the F-22 in the first place.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 (UPI) -- The Indonesian air force Monday officially confirmed its acquisition of three Russian-built Sukhoi Su-30MK2 (NATO designation Flanker) multirole combat fighters,
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The Indonesian air force Monday officially confirmed its acquisition of three Russian-built Sukhoi Su-30MK2 (NATO designation Flanker) multirole combat fighters, RIA Novosti reported.
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The air base used to host a separate paratroops regiment and was among the first air bases to receive the Soviet Sukhoi Su-27 fighter jets (NATO designation Flanker).
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Improvements Canard Foreplanes: Canards are installed Sukhoi Su-30 MKI (NATO reporting name Flanker-H) is a variant of the Sukhoi Su-30, jointly-developed by Russia's Sukhoi Corporation and India's Hindustan Aeronautics Limited for the Indian Air Force.
WN.com - Articles related to F-16s for Pak could cloud IAF's 126-plane deal: India to US 2010
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