That goes for other in here as well.

I picked up on that F-15MLU contract. When the first “golden Eagle” contract was handed out, it was only for a small figure, for some ANG units.
Source: http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/f-15s-looking-for-the-aesa-edge-04044/

Then it got increased in the last years. Now it contains all but 200 F-15C/D
I pointed out it has a direct link with how the F-35 program has evolved.
People didn’t like it; -how dare i come in here with such claims! -The F-35 program is doing just fine, in fact its doing better! Its at a all time best!

Then i pointed out the A-10 also still are in service cause of the F-35 program hick-ups. But nah, lets blame the A-10 for stealing resources from the F-35 program.. it has nothing to do with F-35.
And people got furious calling it flame bait, Dragging F-35 into this.

Funny.. why are US F-15 and A-10 used out from Turkey, and not F-35 then..?

haavarla

The F-35A was never marked to replace any version of the Eagle.
If you want to make a point about the F-35A related to this topic then the only one is something in the lines of “if the F-35A is so capable in the ATA mission then why is the USAF spending so much in airframes from the eighties (the contracts related to the “C/D” are pilling at such a great speed that building new airframes or acquiring F-35A´s for the ATA mission is starting to sound like a reasonable question) when they can simply move the Viper replacement to the right (the Vipers have younger airframes and are vastly cheaper to upgrade), two hundred airframes to the right more precisely and replace the Eagles first ?”. The answers could be severall, from “the F-35A is not capable in the ATA mission” (APA version), to “the Eagle has certain atributes that the F-35A doesnt have, namely a gigantic radar, high altitude performance, the capability to carry a great big load of AAM´s and the LO part of the equation is already covered by the Raptor” (thats my own, disputable, take) or “the F-35A was never meant to replace the Eagle, the end” (Bureaucratic version), or something else entirely.
But the F-35A was never meant to replace the Eagle.

Cheers

with an interesting pic on the cover

The original image has a Typhoon instead of a Flanker.

It appears Ramjet R-77 studies were resurrected as long ago as 2011 after a 15+ year hiatus.

Well, thats news!

And that choice is Rafale, unless you already have a capable air superiority fighter.

Dont forget the Dewoitine 520… If the only requirement is being French might has well go for the Dewoitine or even better a SPAD IV, they are vastly cheaper.
There´s nothing obvious in choosing a Rafale (or a Phoon) over the F-35A, you can indeed make a case for any of the twins but there´s nothing obvious on it.

Some of those figures on the inventory number like 150 Mig-29 about 200 Flanker , 130 Mig-31 etc would be interesting to here what member thinks about the inventory number.

The numbers are roughly correct, the massive slashing of active Sqn´s didnt just happened west of Warsaw.

The Mirage 4000 would have been a superb aircraft aircraft. Mirage 4000N would have been a superb deep strike fighter & the 4000-5 a superb multi role fighter.

Nic

While i agree with you, the Adla would have bought five of them.

lol what a lazy guy.
here’s something to help you
http://www.google.com

but you seem like a guy who still wants to ask Jeeves

here’s another hint. engine is Chinese, can you guess which one lazy?

Can you provide one single proof that the WS15 has indeed been introduced into the J20? No?
Untill now we have seen every single J20 equiped with what everybody and their dog, (including every single major aerospace magazine) takes to be a variation of the AL31FN, the sole exception was one of the prototypes wich was equiped with whats look like a AL31 and a WS10 at the same time.
Now either Janes, AW, Key Aero, Flight Global, everybody in this forúm (with one exception), everybody at Sinodefense, etc, etc, etc, are wrong, or the chap who cant tell wich is wich between an HAL LCA and a Atlas Carver, or doesnt know whats an AMX or an Mitusbishi AAM-4 is wrong… Hmmmmmm, thats a dificult one…
Now if you do have some kind of proof that the engine in the J20 is indeed the WS15, show it, several of us who have been following the program will be extremely glad that the engine has been clearly identified, if you dont have any kind of proof, stop making a fool of yourself.

Breda BA88
Supermarine Swift
Bristol 188
General Dynamics F111B
Convair F102 Delta Dagger

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-37575599

Long discussed follow on Typhoon order for Saudi Arabia appears to be making some progress. Saudi aircraft purchases have seriously ramped up, the paper strength of the RSAF is impressive ( 86 F-15C/D, 154 F-15 S/SA delivered+ordered, 72 Typhoon already on order/delivered, 80 Tornado IDS).

A bit older article, claiming the same thing, a Saudi follow on order of 48 airframes.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2016/08/26/bae-shares-climb-on-hopes-of-landing-saudi-jet-deal-within-six-m/