Ivan Rogov
I apologise for stinging raw wounds, that is not my intent. I am not anti MPA or KIS; but I am most certainly anti MRA4!
I do not believe that MR2 led the fighter sweep for GW2 as Coallition Fighters had established air supremacy in the Northern and Southern Watch no-fly zones for the previous 11 years! I do not believe that we would ever want to put a High Value Asset (HVA) such as a MPA into a high threat AD environment without OCA assets (ie. Fighter sweeps). I know you've been intercepted in peacetime by Soviet/Russian fighters whilst watching their fleets but no hostilities had been declared.
On the subject of MAD, I believe the Indian P8s have it fitted but the USN have removed it - I suspect they have something else up their sleeve!
iRaven