All of you idiots that think social programs or foreign aid is somehow going to save third world counrties should take a course in agro economics before you balbber your big mouth.
The IMF is the single most destrictive force to any third world country. No jet fighter purchase could ever hope to compete which the damage IMF causeses.
We are not here to argue on economic issues. If you think economics are of a great importance then you came to the wrong forum.

Really, the T/A-50 would be a ideal choice for many third world countries! I just don’t understand why South Korea isn’t selling them by the hundreds……… 🙁

The T/A-50 is predominately a trainer that can be used as CAS… that alone doesn’t sound very pleasing.

Not to mention it too has political strings attached since Lockheed Martin is involved…the avionics and FBW comes from the US.

The fly away price is not on the cheap side and utility is rather limited…

I would assume what any EMP device exploded close enouth to affect B-2 would be better filled with pure HE+metal rods. B-2 is hardened good enouth to survive 15-20 km proximity nuclear explosion without mission kill. Now figure yourself how close 1000000 times weaker EMP device should explode to affect B-2.

In theory only. Nothing has been combat tested yet so we may have no idea what may go wrong…

when you can see the fan blade with a naked eye this plane going light up liked a chirstmas tree light on any radar.shame it can look rather sheahty with diverless intake and help hide thoese big fan blade

What’s the point?
It’s a trainer and a DSI will increase unnecessary costs in development.
Even if it has a Light CAS role it won’t need to be stealthy.

For real, I want one something fierce now 😀 That thing outa be pretty big too in 1/48 scale. They need to make a J-10 companion!

easy… have you tried ebay?

http://cgi.ebay.com.cn/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6040744442&category=97801&referrer=http%3A//stores.ebay.com.cn/szonebuy_category16_W0QQcolZ4QQdirZ1QQftidZ2QQtZkm

Alloy constuction with movable flaps…

They said you can mail order from Americas or Europe.
But if you are indeed riped off please let us know…

How much would a 4000 tonne freighter be worth at auction?

Wouldn’t the sale of this vessel be more worthwhile to the Australian taypayers than using it as a target?

Of course, the material condition of the vessel might have deteriorated in the three years that it has been in Australian custody.

Heh Pretty good ship… quite new too.
Must be worth qute a bit of money.
It was built in a chinese ship yard. I forgot which…

Or possibly the they just get a GPS position from the program which is then passed on in traditional manner.

Daniel

Why would you need a wireless PDA then???

Wouldn’t a GPS reciever do for the role you are suggesting?

most airborne ground mapping radar use X-band in order to obtain better resolution,already E-8 will be upgraded with AESA radar,while PLAAF “E-8” radar antenna remain a mystery,probably use slotted array antenna similiar to early version of E-8,equally I am surprise they choose Y-8 rather than TU-154 (or even airbus!) as platform.

Hmmm… how did you conclude its a slotted array???

Just because the earlier version of the E-8 used slotted array doesn’t automatically mean the Y-8 platform would have the same equipement.