Can Moscow Regain Superpower Status? This Fighter Jet Is Key -- Global Post
Russia’s military attempts to build a 21st century fighter. But can it?
MOSCOW – Russia is desperate for the world to think of it as a superpower again.
Last week, Vladimir Putin — the country’s once and presumed future president — proposed the formation of a “Eurasian Union” among former Soviet states. The move was widely seen as a challenge to the West, and a push to reestablish Moscow’s former empire.
Putin floated his idea in the context of an unprecedented Russian military renaissance. Moscow is so eager to re-establish its military mojo, in fact, that it has pledged $730 billion to equip its long-neglected armed forces with 21st century weaponry by 2020. According to the plan, Russia's military will receive 1,000 new helicopters, 600 combat aircraft and 100 warships – including aircraft carriers and 8 nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines. The build-up also envisions new generations of intercontinental missiles and advanced air defense systems.
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My Comment: Once Russia's avionics are just as good as Americas .... and they can reverse their demographic trends .... that is when one can then say that Russia is closer to regaining it's superpower status. But Russia's high-tech and manufacturing facilities are not to the same level as America's (or China's) .... and because of that they will not succeed.
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