Originally Posted by
ASRAAMTOO
I am sure that in the fullness of time NATO will have to seriously rethink its doctrines. Although there is little accurate information in the public domain about the air war in Ukraine, it would appear the Russians took out AD radars and airfields fairly early on.
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The Ukrainian Air Force is stil active and this despite the fact that even at the beginning of the war they had not much more than 100 Fighter Aircraft.
So I'm 100% sure NATO won't do your nostalgia a favour and bring back the Harrier/Sea Harrier.
VLO High End Aircraft plus cheap, expendable drones is clearly the way to go.