F-16C 64 Fighter Squadron United States repaint under the Russian Su-57
One of the F-16C fighters, part of the 64 training squadron of the Nellis airbase in Nevada, will be painted under the digital camouflage of the fifth-generation Russian fighter Su-57, reports the publication Aviationist.
Repaint one of the aircraft under the Russian fighter Su-57 was conceived by the commander of the US Air Force 57 air wing Robert Novotny, who on the social network Facebook invited users to choose a coloring scheme that was as similar to the Su-57 as possible. Viper". The repainted F-16С will represent the Russian fighter in air combat training.
According to Novotny, the painting of the aircraft will be completed by the summer, and the aircraft will be the highlight of the Aviation Nation airshow based at Nellis in November. Earlier at the airbase under the Russian fighter Su-35 repainted the F-16s fighter. At the air base, this was explained by the desire to make more realistic the training of American pilots in confrontation with combat aircraft of a potential enemy.
The 64 training squadron assigned to the Combat Operations Center weapons The tactical fighters of the Nellis airbase (Nevada), which has the name "Aggressor", was formed in 1974 year. Later, the 65 Squadron was added to it (as part of the 57 Air Wing, based in Nevada). The main task of the "Aggressors" is to imitate enemy combat aircraft in air battles when training American pilots.
Repaint one of the aircraft under the Russian fighter Su-57 was conceived by the commander of the US Air Force 57 air wing Robert Novotny, who on the social network Facebook invited users to choose a coloring scheme that was as similar to the Su-57 as possible. Viper". The repainted F-16С will represent the Russian fighter in air combat training.
According to Novotny, the painting of the aircraft will be completed by the summer, and the aircraft will be the highlight of the Aviation Nation airshow based at Nellis in November. Earlier at the airbase under the Russian fighter Su-35 repainted the F-16s fighter. At the air base, this was explained by the desire to make more realistic the training of American pilots in confrontation with combat aircraft of a potential enemy.
The 64 training squadron assigned to the Combat Operations Center weapons The tactical fighters of the Nellis airbase (Nevada), which has the name "Aggressor", was formed in 1974 year. Later, the 65 Squadron was added to it (as part of the 57 Air Wing, based in Nevada). The main task of the "Aggressors" is to imitate enemy combat aircraft in air battles when training American pilots.
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