Where did the F-22 come up ?? Never heard Soko intentions to buy the jet . Any sources?

Since U.S decided not to import the F-22 to the foreign country until 2015, RoKAF stop discussed about F-22 purchasement on public. However, in other side, they are still compares which is good to buy, F-35 or F-22.

Picture from RoKAF official website.

The issue about F-35 was brought out from inspection of the administration conducted by the National Assembly. It was questioned to RoKAF vice-chief staff offce Eun-Ki Kim by Assemblyman, ‘Why RoKAF not considering of F-35 fighter which is cheaper than F-15K, and able to expect lots of advantages from stealth capability.’ And he answered that RoKAF is carefully examine to buy F-35 after 2010s.

However, I firmly believe RoKAF will go purchase the 20 additional F-15K for replace F-4s, first. Then, it will be consider whether RoKAF is going to purchase F-35 or F-22. I guess many of you did not thought about biggest point on this issue, which RoKAF’s biggest consideration in F-X deal after 2010s is whether Japan will purchase F-22 or not.

Since JASDF brought up the issue of F-22 deal with United States, Republic of Korea Air Force seriously examined to buy numbers of stealth fighter rather than going to by 120 F-15K which was planned. As you may heard more than once, it is politically big issue for Republic of Korea that they want to have ‘well-balanced’ military power between Japan, which means that Republic of Korea always consider restraint among RoKF and JSDF.

Besides, LM already began to marketing in RoK that they have displayed F-35 mock-up at Seoul Airshow. So, there would be no more F-15K purchasement after RoKAF gets 60 of them. Then, stealth fighter, F-22 or F-35, should become the issue for RoKAF.

Cash Crow?

WTF……

Taken during RNLN Naval day 2005
Courtesy: Michel Bons http://de-kmarine.tripod.com/

Users of Goalkeeper:
Qatar (4x Barzan class)
UK (4x Albion class, 3x Invincible, 3x Illustrious, 4x Type22 Batch 3)
UAE (2x S-frigate, 2x Muray Jip class)
South Korea (3+3x KDX-I, 6x KDX-II, 1+1x LPX, 1x KDX-III)
Chile (2x L-frigate)
The Netherlands (2x Johan de Witt, 2x Rotterdam, 1x Amsterdam, 1x Zuiderkruis, 6x M-frigate, 5x LCF (Evertsen has 2) plus x? for overhaul roulation
Some are re-used from M-frigates to Chile and S-frigates to Greece

I’ll count at least 56 systems.
Any corrections ?

South Korean Dok-do class LPD arms with 2 x 30mm Goalkeeper CIWS system.
And there will be 3 of KDX-III build, not 1. (2008, 2010, 2012)

Someday, some crazy nation will build a giant flying carrier that can turn into a humungous robot.

That’s impossible one. This humungous career doesn’t even includes a single piece of STEALTH design on it 😀

Stealth is the key :p

Greek, Turkish fighter jets collide

Tuesday, May 23, 2006; Posted: 6:28 a.m. EDT (10:28 GMT)

ATHENS, Greece (Reuters) — A Greek and a Turkish fighter jet collided in midair above the southern Aegean island of Karpathos on Tuesday, a Greek defence ministry official said.

“The two jets collided above Karpathos. We don’t know what has happened to the pilots yet,” he told Reuters.

It was not clear what type of planes had crashed.

The Turkish defence ministry was not immediately available for comment.

Archrivals Greece and Turkey regularly criticise each other for causing mock dogfights between warplanes over the Aegean sea.

Greece’s defence ministry says it daily scrambles several fighter jets to intercept Turkish jets that it claims have invaded its airspace.

The two countries, who came close to war as recently as 1996, have considerably improved ties but have not resolved territorial disputes in the Aegean Sea and over the divided island of Cyprus.