Also they produce something like 30 war planes a year and production seems to be falling. Combined with crashes from the planes being old, this is a total disaster for the Russians.
Absolutely, I just read that Russia has reduced the target production of jet engines by a third for next 2 years, due to “difficulties”.
I’m guessing those difficulties will only get worse, so even the reduced targets won’t be met.
Also they produce something like 30 war planes a year and production seems to be falling. Combined with crashes from the planes being old, this is a total disaster for the Russians.
https://en.defence-ua.com/industries/how_many_combat_aircraft_will_russia_manufacture_in_2024_and_will_it_offset_its_losses-11278.html
Now India pivoting away from Russian defense manufacturers makes the advantage of scale even less. This is how Empires die.
Absolutely, I just read that Russia has reduced the target production of jet engines by a third for next 2 years, due to “difficulties”.
I’m guessing those difficulties will only get worse, so even the reduced targets won’t be met.