Sukhoi For Australia

Yeah. Your read it right. Sukhoi for Australia is now under consideration by RAAF. Australia has already considered pulling out of the behemoth costly F-35 program. Canada too wants to pull our of F-35 program to stay away from bankruptcy. Australia has already endured some couple of billion dollars before realizing the "mistake". The problem of F-35 is not only cost, but also operational feasibility in any near future.

Super Sukhoi - A Sukhoi 30 MKI Variant

We are here talk about defending a country as large as Australia. Australia who is operating its aging inventory of F-18s is looking around for another option. Now eyeing currently successfully operating futuristic aircrafts, the list is limited to Sukhoi 37, Rafale and EuroFighter typhoon. Now considering the cost factor which Australia should limit its vision to, then Sukhoi is the best choice available.

It is well known to the world how western jets like F-16 got pitted against Russian Sukhoi in Turkey. There were instances when those Turkish jets had to go out of Turkey air space to get out of those Sukhoi radar locks and to disengage. Indian Air Force had down four Eurofighter block 5 in mock combat. Now since the only common factor to proving point is to have these jets with Australia, instead of against.

Concluding the discussion, I invite questions, suggestions and criticism in the comment box. Counter arguments with logic would be desserts.