Flat out wrong as the picture showed. No RCS mockup has engine fitted your full of it.
And to prove this point, the BAE Replica used for RCS testing doesn’t even have an engine in existence for it.


A rumors repeated 4 times s still a rumors.
You can repeated 100 times it could became a urban legend.
But it will not make it became trueNon of these articles propose an identified source.
I will wait the official com from MOD….
Saying something is a rumour doesn’t make it a rumour, even if repeated 100 times.
There was a bit of BAE P106B in the Gripen. The Gripen wings were designed by BAE.
BAE owned 37.5% of SAAB when the Gripen was being designed. I clearly remember my undergraduate colleagues at the time doing a placement in the Gripen office.
This was my favourite canard design though.
so are you a Rafale girl
+1000 internet points.
i think no fookin way the swedes are going to lose out the entire chinese market for some scant fighters to taiwan
So basically China is using economic threats to destroy Taiwan’s independence. I can’t believe they’re letting this happen.
Could someone please tell me exactly what is meant by photonic radar because I see different definitions?
Now Gripen NG would also be an interesting option for Taiwan, assuming the US don’t use diplomatic clout to block such a deal.
Apologies if I gave that inference….no the project is barely in definition let alone completed its key requirements phase as far as I am aware. I simply used V110 as a baseline to illustrate the potential benefits.
Starfish,
Conversely I think recent experience has shown the very limited value of small-capacity cruise missile carrying ships. The lesson appears to be that, if you want to cruise-slam someone from the sea, you need something at least Arleigh Burke sized so you can deploy enough weapons to still be firing on day-2 of proceedings….not sailing home for reload.
Well agree, something like a 64 or 72 cell Type 45 would be optimum but anything is an improvement over firing a mere handful from SSNs.
I’ll put a query on the modforum – in case there is a rogue ad doing the rounds.
Just did it again twice from the Military Aviation forum. I hovered the mouse pointer over the last page link of the Chinese AF thread (may be purely coincidental) and it diverted to ibtimes and then pseudo survey. Still hasn’t done it from any other site.
I guess there’s a small positive if it eventually means more frigates but the most useful capability in most wars seems to be cruise missile launching.
They’re used to defeat any radar missile essentially.
Geolocation of Turkish airstrikes in Syria. 18/19th October 2016.
https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2016/10/21/geolocation-turkish-airstrikes-ypg-positions/
Syria threatens shootdowns if the air strikes continue.
I wonder would Russia shoot them down and the Syrians take responsibility.
http://uk.businessinsider.com/f35-dogfighting-knife-fight-telephone-booth-2016-10?r=US&IR=T
The F-35 has been criticized for its dogfighting abilities. But as more information comes to light about the F-35’s mission and purpose, it becomes clearer that measuring the F-35 by its ability to dogfight doesn’t make much more sense than measuring a rifle by its capability as a melee weapon.
“The pilot uses onboard long-range sensors and weapons to destroy the enemy aircraft before ever being seen. The combination of stealth and superior electronic warfare systems makes the F-35 both more lethal and safer,” said Rahill, according to Alpert.