OK thanks, I read the original DSCA notification that the overall cost could be as high as USD 2.4b.

Just a side-note: The Romanian deal -except the procurement and upgrade of 24 F-16C/D Block 25’s- is more or less the same as Moroccan one. AFAIK, the Romanian sale was prompted to be as high as USD 4.5b

orko_8 Quote:
“With a radar, the pilot can identify the target with more accuracy and also determine the range before it hits. Moreover, the present aircraft have already been fitted with laser-powered pods (LDPs) to drop bombs with accuracy,” said a source. This makes it among one of the best aircraft of its kind in the world, added the source

Having a radar and a pod makes it one of the best fighter in the world? OK I admit LCA is a great project, but come on!! Those guys surely need some Marketing 101!!

Are you guys able to read???

The quote says… BEST AIRCRAFT OF ITS KIND…

orko learn to read… no where did it say.. BEST FIGHTER IN THE WORLD

Hmmm, interesting… So, what kind of aircraft is LCA? Not a transport aircraft, I guess??

For the sake of this thread I think the competitors should be renamed to Phlogger, Phishbed and Ph-5 Tiger II.. 😉

Phlex

Absolutely!! 🙂

Looks like a B-2 spin-off..

Except it’s closer to 7000ts.

7,000t? The last time I checked it was around 5,500 – 5,600t full load, though I don’t remember whether those figures were official or not.

Today’s Hurriyet newspaper has given the details of the incident:

According to the report, the towing bar which was attached to the front landing gear of the helicopter was broken while it was being moved by a towing vehicle. When it broke, the vehicle, together with the driver fell overboard! The driver was immediately rescued from the sea, but the vehicle reached the bottom. The vehicle was retrieved 4 days later by a crane borrowed from the harbour administration, as well as the helicopter itself.

There were some photos of some crew of the Illustrious in Istanbul’s bars, most of which are in adult form. The newspaper cites those photos and says “while the crew was having wild fun in Istanbul’s bars, their shipmates nearly lost a 270 million YTL helicopter”

Four Sea Zenith’s? That’s quite a firepower.

Too bad that this exceptional system could not find much chance in the market except Turkish MEKO 200’s…

An RfQ for two LST’s has been issued today by the Undersecretariat for Defense Industries. I think in a couple of days, details of the technical requirement papers will emerge.