They droned a pair of bombers in Murmansk, the question barely matters anymore the answer is usually drones
F14s with a pov drone operator swap
This whole post is worth it just for the DCS joke.
To be fair- if the shit absolutely hit the fan you could mass train on DCS and save airframe and training costs.
Don’t expect the pilots to be as good or experienced though.
The Iranian F-14, I shudder to think of how tired those airframes are 😰
Metal fatigue has been addressed through annealing, by leaving them in the desert for a couple decades. Once all the seals turn to powder you’re good to go.
Perun face reveal just dropped
They also need A10’s, mostly because I think they’re neat
Give it to the drone operators. They’re already used to taking the biggest weapon your propulsion can carry, delivering it into hostile airspace by simply ignoring the risk of damage, and putting the fear of god into people who think they’re behind armor.