Regular contributor to the military publication 19FortyFive Brent Eastwood explained what, in his opinion, are the advantages
Eastwood noted that the cost of the Americanfighter aircraft is about $ 80 million, and the Russian - $ 30 million. Due to the price of the Russian aircraft will be of interest to countries with developing air forces. But this is not enough for full-fledged competition.
There are about 400 F-35 aircraft in use around the world.various modifications, and for serious competition Russia needs to create at least as many of its own aircraft and organize their serial production, which, according to Eastwood, could be a problem for Russia.
And due to the larger number, the main advantage of the "American" will be the training of pilots of the allied armies.
"The advantage of the F-35 over the Su-75 ispilot training. The United States has plans for a pilot training center, and the Air Force is currently considering five different sites for this facility. This could be an advantage for the F-35, since the US allies would not be delighted with a trip to Russia for pilot training if Moscow proposed such an option, ”the expert emphasized.
Source: 19FortyFive