February 8, 2019
The Russian Air Force's Biggest Problem (Not the F-22 or F-35)
What good is buying lots of sophisticated combat aircraft if there aren’t enough aerial tankers to refuel them?
by Michael Peck
What good is buying lots of sophisticated combat aircraft if there aren’t enough aerial tankers to refuel them?
“With the growing activity of long-range aviation, as well as the deployment of Russian aviation units in the North and the Far East with their enormous distances, the need for tankers becomes even greater, both at the strategic and tactical level,†according to Russian newspaper Izvestia.
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/russian-air-forces-biggest-problem-not-f-22-or-f-35-43882