Reply #3: I think Sukhoi are trying to get into the civilian market. [View All]

[Dead_Parrot]

They're not in any position to take on Boeing or Airbus, of course, but in the small-volume end they might be looking to take on Saab (who also branched out from military into civillian planes) so this might make things uncomfortable in Europe. And if they get it into production, the S-21 would be the dog's wotsits in the US corporate market.

But the bulk of their business is in military hardware to countries outside of shrubs influence, so this is free advertising. No-one ever called the Saab Gripen a Weapon of Mass Destruction...
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