• jballs@sh.itjust.works
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    18 hours ago

    At the time, the Russians probably thought they were so smart. “Stupid Americans spending billions on new fighter planes… Oh wait, shit.”

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      17 hours ago

      I mean, it didn’t actually hurt their own sales and war never broke out so… I guess they probably didn’t care?

      Putin might when his new “Fifth Gen” fighters get vibe checked in the 2030 resource wars.

      • P03 Locke@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        16 hours ago

        As if Putin would last that long. Or Russia. Or Russian fighters.

        By 2030, if they have any wars, they’ll be using paper airplanes, sticks, and rocks. That would be all that’s leftover.