[OC] Map of european states by most used type of fighter (or multi-role) jet. Exact numbers not included.

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  1. The map doesn’t show how countries might fly a mix of fighters. [Poland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_Air_Force#Current_inventory), for instance, is flying:
    * 23 [MiG-29](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikoyan_MiG-29#Poland)
    * 18 [Su-22](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukhoi_Su-17#Poland)
    * 48 [F-16](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-16_Fighting_Falcon_operators#Poland)

    And Poland has ordered 32 F-35 aircraft. But for now, that’s like half and half Russian and American fighters.

  2. So how is this counted? Number of fighters, number of units? Because Romania should have the MiG-21 LanceR over the F-16, with 2 squadrons and 23-28 in total over the one squadron and 17 F-16s in service. The Norwegian F-16s aren’t here yet…

  3. You know, if the eu had a united army with a united arsenal, we could all use the same model significantly reducing the costs.

  4. I’ll never understand why EU countries buy American fighter jets. We have companies, which produce pretty good jets in our back yard, yet we give billions to the American companies. I would much rather my tax money go to a worker in Sweden/France/Wherever the Eurofighter is made than to one in America.

  5. Croatia still uses the Mig-21? Why do they still have them? Would be better to scrap them alltogether, they are completly obsolete by now.

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