"forties" wrote in message
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1.
But they are not really doing that.

And question is why?!

Because they have much more pressing needs for every ruble in hard cash they
can get.


2.
Compared with the defence budgets of the USA ($417 billion),
or even the UK ($55 billion) this isnt going to buy
a lot of development.

You should see this page re Russian Economy
http://www.warfare.ru/forum/viewtopic.php?t=57

3.
Do you have any information about Tu-202 stealth bomber?

Another stillborn paper concept, from what I gather. The only projects the
Russians have made any progress on are the ones that offer significant
export potential (like the spirals for the MiG-29, Su-27, and Su-30) or the
ones that they can get foreign development capital to support. They are
scratching hard to try and meet their obligations for the An-70 project, and
are behind the power curve on that one already. The single project aimed at
production to meet significant domestic needs that they have pursued of late
appears to be their new trainer/lead-in-fighter-trainer project. As Keith
quite accurately pointed out, their defense budget just will not support any
major new combat aircraft development right now, with the exception of those
programs they may jointly pursue with India and/or China.

Brooks