toan1. German AF:
* 85 Tornado –> Retirement: around 2030.
* 143 Eurofighter –> Retirement: post-2040.
2. Spanish AF and Navy:
* 71 EF-18A –> Retirement: around 2025 ~ 2030.
* 13 AV-8B –> Retirement: around 2025 ~ 2030.
* 73 Eurofighter –> Retirement: post-2040.
3. Royal AF:
* 30 EF-2000 Tranche 1 –> Retirement: around 2030
* 107 EF-2000 Tranche 2&3 –> Retirement: post-2040.
4. French AF and Navy:
* 125 Mirage 2000 series –> Retirement: 2018 ~ 2030, successor: Rafale F3, F3-O4T, and F4.
* 61 early productional Rafale B/C/M –> Retirement: 2030 ~ 2040.
* 164 late productional Rafale B/C/M –> Retirement: 2040 ~ 2060.
toanThe price to fly versus ISIS per flight hour:
OV-10：1,000 USD
MQ-1B UAV：3,679 USD
AH-64D：3,851 USD
MQ-9A UAV：4,762 USD
A-10：17,716 USD
F-16C：22,514 USD
F/A-18：24,400 USD
F-15C：41,921 USD
AC-130U：45,986 USD
RQ-4B：49,089 USD
B-1B：57,807 USD
F-22A：68,362 USD
B-52H：69,708 USD
toan1 kt = 1.852 km / hr.
270 kts = 500.04 km / hr.
500.04 / 60 = 8.334 km / min.
If F-35 flied 2 hrs and 10 mins with the same speed of 270 kts, then the range that it flied shall be: 8.334 x 130 = 1,083.42 km.
toanhttp://www.defense-aerospace.com/art…terim-buy.html
Nov. 25, 2016
Canada’s CF-18 Fighter Jets Can All Fly Past 2025, RCAF Commander Says.
The head of the Royal Canadian Air Force says all 77 of Canada’s CF-18 fighter jets will be able to fly until 2025, and even later.
Others say the general’s comments are a clear indication he is comfortable with the state of Canada’s CF-18 fleet, and that buying the Super Hornets before a competition is unnecessary and politically motivated.
“Anyone reading (Hood’s) comments would come to the conclusion that there is no capability gap,” said Alan Williams, a former head of military procurement at National Defence.
http://www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/politic…lake-1.3180360
Nov. 28, 2016
Pilot killed as CF-18 crashes near Cold Lake.
RCAF commander Michael Hood says the pilot died in the accident, which occurred during a routine training mission. Hood was appearing at a Senate committee when news of the crash broke.
toanInteresting, it seems that the F/A-18E/F sale to Kuwait AF doesn’t include the costs of procuring weapons and introducing customized equipments to the fighters, but its total program cost seems to be more expensive than the IAF’s Rafale deals (10.1 billion USD for 40 F/A-18E/F v.s 7.878 Euro or 8.835 USD for 36 Rafale), which includes the costs of weapon package and India-specific changes to the plane .
The negotiations ended at a price of 7.898 billion euros, sources in the Ministry of Defence said. Of this, 3.42 billion euros is the cost of the bare planes; 1.8 billion euros is associate supplies for the infrastructure and support; 1.7 billion euros is India-specific changes to the plane; 710 million euros is the additional weapons package and 353 million euros is the cost of ‘Performance-based Logistics Support’.
toanhttp://dsca.mil/major-arms-sales/government-kuwait-fa-18ef-super-hornet-aircraft-support
The Government of Kuwait has requested to purchase thirty-two (32) F/A-18E aircraft, with F414-GE-400 engines; eight (8) F/A-18F aircraft, with F414-GE-400 engines; eight (8) spare F414-GE-400 engines and twenty-four (24) engine modules; forty-one (41) AN/APG-79 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) Radars; forty-four (44) M61A2 20mm Gun Systems; forty-five (45) AN/ALR-67(V)3 Radar Warning Receivers; two hundred and forty (240) LAU-127E/A Guided Missile Launchers; forty-five (45) AN/ALE-47 Airborne Countermeasures Dispenser Systems; twelve (12) AN/AAQ-33 SNIPER Advanced Targeting Pods; forty-eight (48) Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems (JHMCS); forty-five (45) AN/ALQ-214 Radio Frequency Counter-Measures Systems; forty-five (45) AN/ALE-55 Towed Decoys; forty-eight (48) Link-16 Systems; eight (8) Conformal Fuel Tanks; and fourteen (14) AN/ASQ-228 ATFLIR Systems. Also included in the sale are ARC-210 radio (aircraft); Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) systems; AN/AVS-9 Night Vision Goggles (NVG); Launchers (LAU- 115D/A, LAU-116B/A, LAU-l 18A); Command Launch Computer (CLC) for Air to Ground Missile 88 (AGM-88); ANAV/MAGR GPS Navigation; Joint Mission Planning System (JMPS); aircraft spares; Aircraft Armament Equipment (AAE); support equipment; aircrew/maintenance training; contractor engineering technical service; logistics technical services; engineering technical services; other technical assistance; contractor logistics support; flight test services; storage and preservation; aircraft ferry; Repair of Repairable (RoR); support systems and associated logistics; training aides and devices; spares; technical data Engineering Change Proposals; avionics software support; software; technical publications; engineering and program support; U.S. Government and contractor engineering; technical and logistic support services. The estimated total program cost is $10.1 billion.
The prime contractors will be The Boeing Company, St. Louis, Missouri; Northrop Grumman in Los Angeles, California; Raytheon Company in El Segundo, California; and General Electric in Lynn, Massachusetts. Offsets agreements associated with this proposed sale are expected; however, specific agreements are undetermined and will be defined during negotiations between the purchaser and contractor. Kuwait requires contractors to satisfy an offset obligation equal to 35 percent of the main contract purchase price for any sale of defense articles in excess of three million Kuwait Dinar, (approximately $10 million USD).
toan“What we are lost to the MKI, we will take back from the MKM:cool:” ~ RAF Typhoons Claim Win In Exercise With Malaysian Flankers……
http://aviationweek.com/combat-aircraft/raf-typhoons-claim-win-exercise-malaysian-flankers
toanWake-up. Germany is closing the Eurofighter line. Do you think that this is to order more?!
Nope. I think GAF will just modify the Tranche 2 and Tranche 3 Eurofighters it has now for succeeding the workload of Tornado finally, and it may have no more than 110 manned fighters after 2030 when Tornado and Tranche 1 Typhoon have been retired.
toan1. Russia: PAK-FA, Successor of MIG-31, Successor of MIG-29.
2. Turkey: TAI TFX project.
3. German: Something for replacing Tornado after 2030 (Although it may be a modified Eurofighter in the end).
4. France: Rafale NG after 2025 or 2030 for replacing Mirage 2000D +/- Early Rafale (4.5 Gen? 4.75 Gen? 4.9999 Gen?).
toanIf you just want to replace the capability of previous generation fighters with the similar capability of new generation fighters, then of course you can use one new generation fighter to replace 3 to 4 previous generation fighters.
However, the future tactical operational requirement that IAF wants is the capability of facing PLAAF and PAF at the same time if necessary…..
toanIAF:
1. Su-30MKI: 241 (Sep, 2015) –> 272 (Final).
2. Mig-21: around 245 now –> 132 after 2017 –> 0 after 2022.
3. Mig-27: 120 (now) –> 0 after 2018.
4. Jaguar: aroud 140 now, retired by 2030.
5. Mirage 2000: 50 now, retired by 2030.
6. MIG-29 UPG: 69 now, retired by 2030.
7. LCA Tejas: 2 in service now –> 20 in service during 2018-2019 –> 120 in service after 2022 (40 MK1 and 80 MK1A).
8. Rafale: 36 (2019-2022).
Anticipation:
1. The Indian AF will lose around 230 fighters (MIG-21 and MIG-27) after 2018, with the compensation of 31 Su-30MKI and 20 LCA Tejas MK1 at that time.
2. The Indian AF will lose another 132 MIG-21 after 2022, with the compensation of 36 Rafale and 100 LCA Tejas MK1/MK1A at that time.
In addition:
1. According to the current plan we know, the number of in-service Tejas for IAF will not reach 50 airframes until 2020 at least.
2. In the past ten years, IAF lost 6 to 7 fighters and attackers in average by accident every year.
http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Da…ts/listing.php
3. The availabity rate of IAF’s Su-30MKI now is 55% to 60%, and I guess the availabity rate for the IAF’s older fighters (MIG-21, MIG-27, Jaguar etc.) won’t be better.
Final conclusion:
The ideal number of fighter that IAF wants is 750 to 810 in-service fighters for 42 to 45 sqns, or around 850 to 960 fighters in total (including the back-up and storage).
However, according to the anticipation mentioned above, IAF will have no more than 670 fighters in total after 2018, and this situation won’t change a lot even after 2022 if IAF doesn’t find the way to introduce at least another 100-plus new fighter ASAP.
toanThe ideal number of fighter that IAF wants is 750 to 810 in-service fighters for 42 to 45 sqns, or around 850 to 960 fighters in total (including the back-up and storage).
However, according to the anticipation mentioned above, IAF will have no more than 670 fighters in total after 2018, and this number won’t change a lot even after 2022.
toan1. According to the current plan we know, the number of in-service Tejas for IAF will not reach 50 airframes until 2020 at least.
2. In the past ten years, IAF lost 6 to 7 fighters and attackers in average by accident every year.
http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Accidents/listing.php
3. The availabity rate of IAF’s Su-30MKI now is 55% to 60%, and I guess the availabity rate for the IAF’s older fighters (MIG-21, MIG-27, Jaguar etc.) won’t be better.
toanHow about a little discussion on future IAF orbat, circa 2020-2040?
Currently IAF has some
130-200 mig21 ??
140 jaguar
60 mig29
50 m2000
120 mig27
240 su30
15 tejas?some of these planes are new, some are old but are being modernized, others don’t have more than several years left in them.
How’s this list?
mig21 5-10 years left
jaguar 140 10-20 years left
mig29 15-20 years left
m2000 15-20 years left
mig27 5-10 years left
su30 20-40 years left
15 tejas 35-40 years left?
IAF:
1. Su-30MKI: 241 (Sep, 2015) –> 272 (Final).
2. Mig-21: around 245 now –> 132 after 2017 –> 0 after 2022.
3. Mig-27: 120 (now) –> 0 after 2018.
4. Jaguar: aroud 140 now, retired by 2030.
5. Mirage 2000: 50 now, retired by 2030.
6. MIG-29 UPG: 69 now, retired by 2030.
7. LCA Tejas: 2 in service now –> 20 in service during 2018-2019 –> 120 in service after 2022 (40 MK1 and 80 MK1A).
8. Rafale: 36 (2019-2022).
Anticipation:
1. The Indian AF will lose around 230 fighters (MIG-21 and MIG-27) after 2018, with the compensation of 31 Su-30MKI and 20 LCA Tejas MK1 at that time.
2. The Indian AF will lose another 132 MIG-21 after 2022, with the compensation of 36 Rafale and 100 LCA Tejas MK1/MK1A at that time.
toanah, ok, it finally makes sense using 3 dozen rafale as a stop gap nuke delivery system until ballistic/cruise missile tech is up to snuff
any chance ASMP rocket, could be sold and mated with an india warhead ?
The more reasonable choice should be: BrahMos-NG + Indian nuclear warhead.
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