🇨🇿 – You’ve probably heard of the L-39 as a trainer, and yeah, it trained thousands of pilots across the world. But what people forget is this nice Czech jet has also seen real action.

During conflicts like the civil war in Libya and in Syria, L-39s were used not just for training, but also for real ground attack missions. No, it’s obviously not a supersonic monster but with light weapons, good visibility, and a tough airframe, it can get the job done. For nations without deep pockets, its an affordable way to field combat capable aircraft.

And that’s the real magic of the L-39: its value. Its fast enough (max speed is around 750 km/h), agile, very simple to maintain and cheap to operate compared to full fledged fighters. You can get one for less than the cost of a new SUV in some cases. Yeah thats wild.

So yeah, it might not break the sound barrier, but if you're a poor country in dire need of CAS, you can get one for the price of a 2025 Mercedes Benz G Class and slap some rocket pods on it.

@planenerd

🇵🇰⚡️🇮🇳 I checked all these "sources" and it's nothing. No evidence. No wreckage. No pilots.

F-16 .net is an archive. It hasn't posted anything.

Quwa is a thinktank run by my friends. They haven't posted regarding an Erieye.

Missile Threat CSIS is just an old easy to digest map made for Westerners who lack comprehension of Asian missiles.

No France 24 article regarding Tb2s. Nothing on OvertDefence or Asialive wither about Refuelers.

Need I say more?

Just lies after lies after lies after lies after cope after cope after cope. Genuinely one of the most pathetic post-war displays by a nation ever.

@planenerd

⚡️🇨🇳 PL-15E stainless steel cup is on sale in China. Check out the circled image on the 4th picture. It’s an Indian eating a PL-15E.

This artist's work is so good