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Best aircraft for the current mission against IS

I see the coalition using a big variety of aircraft against IS (OR ISIL, ISIS etc). Iraq is not in a position to provide the air cover their selves so I see this mission as being years long. I think countries are wary of giving Iraq spanking new combat aircraft given what happened as IS came across the country. Abandoning army equipment as they ran away gave the enemy massive amounts of hardware.
I see the current strike aircraft requirements as recon abilities,
good communication with other aircraft and ground units,
ability to carry 2-4 missiles like brimstone and 1-4 bombs like 500lbs paveway IV.
Any strikes have to be able to track targets and reduce collateral damage,
loiter time over battlefield.
Now the loiter time can be extended with air to air refuelling.
I see the coalition using a wide variety of aircraft. I don’t think striking in Syria as needing different aircraft just perhaps extra ground defences (ecm, chaff pods etc)
My perfect aircrafts for this mission as being UAV, UCAV’s for loiter time and launching weapons, a-10’s for striking, tornado GR4’s or gripens for all round manned missions especially the 2 seats in tornado for workload etc. Attack helicopters are a must for here. I think they will come and hopefully provided by Iraqis as they are getting their MIL-35s. How ready these aircraft are I don’t know.
The aircraft will be needed in the area for years to come so a dedicated cheap aircraft could be used. I see this being a good area for supertucano turboprop aircraft. Gives long time on station, ability to incorporate recon, designator pods.
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