Guess who's coming to Red Flag? If you said the Russians, you're right...

[razgriz19]

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Guess who's coming to Red Flag? If you said the Russians, you're right...

The Russian Federation Air Force will be coming to Nellis AFB, Nevada, to participate in the US Air Force's Red Flag (13-1) exercise. How the world has changed... This would have been absolutely unthinkable even a few years ago. It's actually kinda bizarre now... But at the same time, kinda awesome.

The questions I have are: Will the Russians play the part of Red Air? It will certainly be interesting to see how the Russians react to the US interpretation of their tactics and doctrine... Also, I have to wonder how the Russian play-acting/dress-up the 64th and 65th Aggressors do will go over...



Anyways, here is an excerpt from the Voice of Russia article--they kinda buried the lede...

"In spring of 2012 it became known that the Russian Air Force is to participate in the Red Flag training exercise in the fall of 2012 together with Americans. From 8 until 19 of October, Red Flag Air Combat Exercise 13-1 will be held at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada (the exercises are numbered in accordance with the fiscal years, and exercise in the fall will be number one in the 2013 fiscal year). Like India, who participated in the Red Flag several years earlier using its Russian-made SU-30 MKI, Russia will get a chance this year to test its aircraft in realistic combat maneuvers with USAF aircraft. This chance is very important, since up until now the only Russian aircraft of the fourth generation which fought in a real combat situation against western aircraft has been the MIG -29, but the possibility of deploying it in the conditions of very specific wars of 1991 and 1999 was limited. Under such circumstances, the chance to test modernized Russian aircraft such as the SU -27 SM, SU-30M2, MIG -29SM and other strike aircraft - despite simulations, they are still against real western aircraft and pilots - is too attractive to be miss out on."

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[tatasteel]

Wow thats news for me. I hope sometime in near future India and Pakistan also hold such type of exercise together.

[mehmeTcc]

This NATO thing becoming useless day by day.

[nick_indian]

USA-Russia friendship is good news for the world . Hope to see Iran there next

[jackhammer2]

This NATO thing becoming useless day by day.

LOL really I think its becoz of useless NATO only that US has stayed this long in Afghan.

[Safriz]

Americans gauging the Russians

[Shardul.....the lion]

USA-Russia friendship is good news for the world . Hope to see Iran there next

Yes its definitely good for India

[Mosamania]

"The Aggressors.... are now the Aggressors".....

[black_jack]

cant believe it . It will be nice to see flanker vs eagles

[GR!FF!N]

Awsome news...We'll see moves of best Top guns in the world with their awesome flying machines..I'm really excited just thinking about encounter of Su-30 VS F-18 and Mig-29 vs F-15..damn..world is changing too fast..

[Wright]

I hope the US and China can do some exersises as well. J10 will probably dominate.

[Secur]

From Russia With Love ! Fingers Crossed ...

Any chance there is some sort of live broadcast ?

[Loki]

I hope the US and China can do some exersises as well. J10 will probably dominate.

What?

[Esc8781]

This is exciting

[Ajaxpaul]

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It will be a test for russians...they will be delighted.