yeah now, just because you have no figures or facts to back up your statements, its going to be wisecracks..quite typical of you. :rolleyes:

So you have none too?:rolleyes:

I will just live with the fact that the Snornet has lost every open competition it has entered, the Strike Eagle has won plenty.;)

with the AMRAAM’s latest variant, and the AIM-9X, JHMCS and APG-79(V)2, the SHornet is just as capable..the APG-79(V)2 is as capable, if not more capable than the APG-63(V)3 on the F-15SG. Also, the RAAF purchased its SHornets directly from the USN, not from Boeing, so the prices are the same as those that the USN would’ve paid for them..also F-15s are also sold by Boeing..what makes you think that they would’ve sold F-15s cheaper than SHornets ? :diablo:

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Dude, Strike Eagle gives Snornet a beat down every time.:cool:

The objective would be to ‘de-fang’ Iran. Simply a conflict of attrition which Iran couldn’t hope to win. Their navy would disappear and their airfields would be rendered unusable. Target their defence production facilities and the Iranians would gradually be crippled. All that time and effort spent in a military build-up only to have it plinked. No amount of propaganda and taking to the streets in religious fervour will replace those lost military assets.

The term ‘military’ covers alot of ground, Iran could say good bye to electricity, bridges, railway facilities, any duel use factories such as automotive plants, any facilities that can make any form of military component, transport it or hide it. In effect the Iranian economy would be returned to the dark ages.

Wrong the first plane shot down during the Gulf War was a U.S. F-18 to a Iraqi MiG-25.

I think you have misunderstood him, he says that the Mig-25 shot down a Mig-25 so how is he wrong?:confused:

It may not be obvious but if production of the wings spars etc were to be taken done by hal and knowledged gained then in terms of manufacturing production and production development india would be at par with US or atleast at par with the UK or Europe (notice i dont mention japan, as from my ignorant view they are farher than the US in some areas).

That is apart from the Eurofighter or Rafale..Choke cough .. 🙂

But i see what you are saying also..and agree in terms of electronics etc etc.. i am blinder and more ignorant as its not my field…

It might put India on par with Europe but not the US, to achieve that you need F-35 of F-22.

Australia: 2.36 bn USD for 24 F/A-18F Block II Super Hornet aircraft
Singapore: 741 mln USD for 12 F-15SG
South Korea: 3.6 bn USD for 40 F-15K, 2.3 bn USD for additional 20 F-15K

Holy c**p Boeing screwed Australia.

The Raptor is not available and is unlikely to be so for quite some time. The Japanese are currently playing the waiting game for it but in my opinion they will be very unlikely to ever see it.

The F-15SG is an exceptionally capable aicraft. It is outstanding in the A2G arena and with that large powerful AESA radar, 9X and the latest AMRAAM highly effective in the A2A theater too. Add to that the fact that Strike Eagles are now in service with five countries (US included) means that upgrades will keep coming for it. It is highly unlikely that anything will appear in the region in the next decade to match it.

I really think that the Aussies need to get over this F-35/F-22/stop-gap obsession. The F-22 is not available and the F-35 wont be on the scene for some time yet. Why not operate two different types and get some plenty capable enough Strike Eagles now.

Perhaps just a little problem.

The SH purchase has been seen as an expensive one, the Eagle is even more expensive.

The SH purchase is expensive becouse it is just a stop gap. I doubt that the Eagle would be that much more expensive than the Super Hornet anyway. Maybe you could give the figures for the Aussie SH purchase and the Singapore Strike Eagle Purchase?

Why USAF? The production line is still open thanks to F-15K and F-15T orders.

+1 on that. Get over the whole stop gap idea and just operate two types. Buy some new build Strike Eagles to F-15SG standard or better now and then get F-35’s when they finally become available.