aerospacetech Check MP please.

I presume the Pakistani F-6 is firing a AIM9 Sidewinder.

It could be also a PL-5… 😉

Right. The US has an aversion to foreign influence in its military kit :rolleyes:

That’s why the US uses M-16s bought from Fabrique Nationale.

And sidearms from Beretta and SiG.

And lightweight 155mm howitzers from the UK.

And 5.56 ammo from Israel.

And T-45 trainers derived from BAE’s Hawk.

And 120mm tank guns from Germany.

And Chobham tank armor from the UK.

And wheeled APCs from Canada.

And why the US approved sale of Sanders (a major supplier of EW, SIGINT, datalink, Missile warning systems, automated test equipment) to BAE.

And approved sale of Allison (a major supplier of turboprop and turboshaft engines for US aircraft) to Rolls Royce.

Its also why the US spends $150B of its yearly defense budget to keep unnecessary bases open in *them* nations as a way to boost local economies.

…but don’t let facts get in the way of anti-American drivel you spew.

You forgot the Dolphin Eurocopter Choppers from France. :rolleyes:

I was thinking of flight hours, i.e data stating the F-15 costs 3k per hour to fly vs the M2K being a thousand less (from some site I read somewhere)

Yes it’s right but the main problem is due to the cost of the MICA EM, realy expensive, 5X the AMRAAM.

But in term of general maintenance, the M-2000 is cheeper than F-16 (theM53-P2 engine need less support than P&W or GE engines series for the Falcon).

And please, buy MICA EM to reduce the cost of the missile 😀 …

Thanks for pics, they are realy nice !

Twix, what would you do with so many Rafale Cs?

Oh and do you plan to move france to another continent with that huge transport fleet 😉

Nic

To have an independent Ripost force capability, and to place this aircraft, we can form wings outside of France in other countries. 😉

Communism.

Male or female ?