Thanks a bunch google- good work with the fair use provision too (heh I’m a law student). Did the provide pictures of the Hermes?

Originally posted by PAF Fan
Thats not the point Elp, I think Israel has played a surrogate role for the US for years, making sure that no Arab nation ever got too big for its boots (it was US supplied Israeli F-16s that knocked out Osirak reactor).

Just a point: the Osirak ‘reactor’ was a pathetic research reactor, incapable of providing any real impetus to Iraq’s then non-existent nuclear program. In fact, it was only after the reactor was bombed that Saddam even started an effort towards nuclear weapons (one which was stopped decisively come 1991). Israel didn’t do anything that great in boming Osirak.

Dont know if I necessarily agree with that statement. F35B with Storm Shadow will definitely bring the RN a reduced-signature long-range precision strike potential capable against the toughest HAS’s. Personally I dont care how super-manoeverable or avionics-advanced the opfor’s Sukhoi’s, MiG’s, Mirages or whatever, are they are very easy targets when sat in shelters on their home field!.

Well, that presupposes that they are sitting helpless on their airbase, rather than hunting for F-35Bs.

Originally posted by Vortex
[B]i don’t know why you guys are so fixated by the usage of the Comanchee like the Apache…the Army have realize that a few years ago’s atempt to make the Comanchee like the Apache is a mistake, but fortunately they realized that, it’s not too late. Stealth and speed is always a scout’s best friend no matter what kind of platform you are. Some of you are so uninformed about the Comanchee’s capabilities that you become fixated by the stealth aspect of it. Believe me, that’s not the most important characteristic of the Comanchee. And that’s also not the reason why it stayed in development. And that’s also why the F22 is so expensive.

What’s so special about the Commanche then? Any sensors and avionics used on it can be deployed on another system. It’s already dealing with serious weight and power issues.

“grow up”? Absolutely, i’m glad you noticed what needs to be done when i’m simply imitating you. :rolleyes: 😀 😀 😀 Ok, i’ll stop imitating you, but i’m not quite sure that’s the “grow up” part in your response 😀 😀 😀 nice mirror isn’t it? 😀 😀 😀 [/B]

No, I said grow up because you were engaging in fallacious strawmen which had nothing to do with what I said. You still don’t seem to get this either.

SOCOM experimented with NOTAR Little Birds, but they went back to tail rotors. Fuel efficiency, I think it was.

Originally posted by SOC
Just the garden-variety FULCRUM-C. Nice info on the upgrade, didn’t know about that one.

It was the only article I could find on short notice actually; perhaps a more exhausive one will yield more info. As I recall, the MiG-29BM has some MiG-29SMT like features.

[B]same idea as stealth aircraft heh? Oh no, one got shot down…that must mean stealth failed.

Strawman.

Oh no, an AMRAAM missed it’s target, that must mean AR AAMs failed.

Strawman 2.

Oh no, a bullet jammed in the chamber, this gun really sucks. Oh no, you got a flat tire, wheels sucks :rolleyes: [/B]

Grow up Vortex. Helicopters are not aircraft, and they cannot, by definition, have useful stealth. The RAH-66 is a posterchild for defense waste. $58 million dollar helicopters that can be killed more easily than an AH-64, what the hell were they thinking?

It’s strategypage. Don’t believe a word they say unless you see it elsewhere too.