Originally Posted by
rickair7777
More so than the PAK FA. This is a lot more affordable and asymmetric...they will be expported like there's no tomorrow.
Valid threat no doubt. But it wouldn't be a true Offensive Counter Air weapon.
Big fighters with a lot of internal fuel have the added capability of coming over to an enemy's back-yard and and taking control.
SA-10/12/20 are great at defending the homeland, but are in the end, primarily defensive weapons.