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Not sure if the logistic burden of 6 new aircraft will compensate their capabilities. The UAF already use the SCALP EG, the Hammer and other western airborne weapons in soviet frames and the F-16s could cover the air defense task.

Hope that no blue on blue incident take place again.
 
Agreed - the images of the tail certainly seem to indicate shrapnel damage. It's very reminiscent of the Malaysian Airlines flight downed over Ukraine
 

Russia's aviation chief said Friday that a Ukrainian drone attack was underway in the Russian region that an airliner was destined for before it diverted and crashed earlier this week.

Dmitry Yadrov, of Rosaviatsia, didn't comment on statements by an Azerbaijani lawmaker and some aviation experts who blamed Wednesday's Azerbaijan Airlines crash on Russian air defenses responding to a Ukrainian attack.

The plane was flying from Azerbaijan's capital of Baku to Grozny, the regional capital of the Russian republic of Chechnya, when it turned toward Kazakhstan and crashed while making an attempt to land there. The crash killed 38 people and left all 29 survivors injured.

Azerbaijan Airlines on Friday blamed the crash on unspecified "physical and technical interference" and announced the suspension of flights to several Russian airports. It didn't say where the interference came from or provide any further details.

Passengers and crew who survived the crash told Azerbaijani media that they heard loud noises on the aircraft as it was circling over Grozny.

Flight attendant Aydan Rahimli said that after one loud noise, the oxygen masks automatically released. She said that she went to perform first aid on a colleague, Zulfugar Asadov, and then they heard another bang.


This sounds like a Russian way of blaming the Ukrainians for this shootdown -- which it clearly is, my previous skepticism aside.

Also, I wanted to add that I did a little reading on the a/c type, and it turns out it's fly-by-wire, so hydraulic concerns are moot. I'll read more and post less in the future.
 
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