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Zero threat to F-35 or F-22.
F-5 is not an air superiority fighter and it’s light weight means it’s armament is not suited for air to air combat in current environment. A F-5 could potentially take on F-16 and then it depends on both pilots skills.
But that’s all speculation as F-22’s would be flying with all squadrons and would tear apart F-5’s before they even knew what hit them. Hence why I been saying that Iran needs an air superiority fighter.
The SU-27 if given full TOT by Russia would be a formidable threat and a plane Iran could build in the 100’s.
Now while an SU-27 in neutral terroritory would likely lose to an F-22, on Iranian soil it would have the benefit of Iranian AD systems to defend it and provide ongoing information/data.
This would make the job of the F-22 much harder as it would have to both defend from SU-27 and F-14 squadrons and AD systems.
If I was Iran I would do two things:
1) Completely saturate all cities, bases, key areas with radar coverage and AD systems. Order a large amount S-500 and Bavar-373 while also deploying short range and medium range systems against cruise missile attacks.
2) Have 300+ Air superiority fighters such as SU-27.
This would make any air invasion of Iran a living hell for anyone besides the US military. Also the US would have to accept significant losses in the air for any long sustained incursion.
Again how realistic it is to secure TOT of SU-27, I am not sure. It all depends on after the embargo how Russia reacts, which historically has not been favorable to iran.
Interesting analysis. Thanks for your insight.
On the last point, I think Iran had a bigger chance to get its hand on the SU-27 when the USSR fell than it does now. That was the time to go shopping