Having 10-20 Falcons in reality is not much better than having 10-20 Mirage 2000s or Gripens, because the capabilities of the aircraft is eroded already by not-very-sharp maintanance and training.
Not very sharp?? Who’s “not very sharp” maintaining their warplanes?? We don’t train our pilots or ground crews?? Any evidence to back up that opinion??
And plus, it would be impossible to create tactics and combat strategies with only 10 specimens, thus failing to bring out the best in the aircraft.
Perhaps… but Chile is not buying 10 specimens. Ten specimens are brand new…but soon we will have to replace the ageing delta fleet, with more than 20 years of service and very expensive maintaining…
Have you ever read about MLU F-16s, for example???
wait a little longer 😀 Have patience man!!
If I was in charge of the air force, i would much rather have gotten 18-30 Gripens without the overly-expensive and unnessecery electronics.
Unnecessary for you pal, but not for FACh… and not overly expensive.
How much do you think we would have paid for 30 Gripens??? C’mon…be serious…
The motto here is: “not huge quantities…but always the better”
Thank God you’re not in charge of the Chilean Air Force…!!!
I personally find this decision rather disturbing, becuase this is a sign of South America’s mover away from rationalisation to machoistic warlordly mis-judgements, Africa-style.
Ok, let’s see…
First you’re complaining because 10 aircraft are not enough, and now you’re feeling disturbed because Chile bought just 10 new aircraft… I simply don’t understand your way of thinking…
Your biased opinions are loaded of prejudice mate. What has to do Africa with Chile!!!?? Can you explain please??
Also, it would be rather obvious that Chile doesn’t need those kind of planes anyways. Argentina? No chance of armed conflict. Bolivia? Peru? Probably would stay on the ground. Peru’s Mig-29s are already non-functional, and Bolivia? Surely nothing more advanced then what Chile currently has.
And that’s the point.
Chilean Armed Forces have always based their acquisition of new/used material in a disuasive Defense Policy. We’re not buying new planes to attack our neighbors, we’re renewing aircraft with more than 25/30 years of use. Is this disturbing??…. it’s quite logical I’d say…
Anyway von herrs…what you’re saying is nonsense…
You prefer the purchasing of 30 Gripens than 10 F-16 because that is “rational” and maitain the balance in the region…
…as if the F-16 were the Death Star…. 😀
We’re talking ’bout a few very modern aircraft for a small, but highly professional air force which has to do its job. Period.
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