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G’day gents
For many years I’ve been interested in reading about speculative and actual Soviet attempts to copy Western weapon systems.
Unfortunately, bias ideology has had a field day of claiming many a Soviet system is/was a direct copy or adaption of Western weapon systems / technologies, in which its ignorantly perceived the Soviets were/are unable to have the scientific knowledge, know-how and capability to derive it themselves.
Now I’m aware of the Soviets reverse-engineering of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress (Tupolev Tu-4 ‘Bull’, the Rolls Royce Nene turbojet (Klimov VK-1) and Rolls Royce Derwent turbojets (Klimov RD-500), Aim-9 Sidewinder AAM (K-13 / AA-2 ‘Atoll’) , as I’m aware of the Soviets seriously considering cloning the North American F-86 Sabre......But I’m wondering if anyone has information of specific Soviet weapon system that have attempted to be cloned by the West? For example, thanks specifically to ‘Secret Projects Forum’ and its members extensive interest and knowledge, for example I know that the Pentagon wanted aerospace companies to tender for the cloning of the Soviet then infamous MiG-21 fighter-interceptor for employment in dissimilar air-combat training…..
Im thinking it would be interesting exercise to ascertain/compile a forum on information about, if any, Soviet weapons systems that the West momentarily or more seriously considered copying?
Regards
Pioneer
For many years I’ve been interested in reading about speculative and actual Soviet attempts to copy Western weapon systems.
Unfortunately, bias ideology has had a field day of claiming many a Soviet system is/was a direct copy or adaption of Western weapon systems / technologies, in which its ignorantly perceived the Soviets were/are unable to have the scientific knowledge, know-how and capability to derive it themselves.
Now I’m aware of the Soviets reverse-engineering of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress (Tupolev Tu-4 ‘Bull’, the Rolls Royce Nene turbojet (Klimov VK-1) and Rolls Royce Derwent turbojets (Klimov RD-500), Aim-9 Sidewinder AAM (K-13 / AA-2 ‘Atoll’) , as I’m aware of the Soviets seriously considering cloning the North American F-86 Sabre......But I’m wondering if anyone has information of specific Soviet weapon system that have attempted to be cloned by the West? For example, thanks specifically to ‘Secret Projects Forum’ and its members extensive interest and knowledge, for example I know that the Pentagon wanted aerospace companies to tender for the cloning of the Soviet then infamous MiG-21 fighter-interceptor for employment in dissimilar air-combat training…..
Im thinking it would be interesting exercise to ascertain/compile a forum on information about, if any, Soviet weapons systems that the West momentarily or more seriously considered copying?
Regards
Pioneer