The problem for Israel is that they have not changed their tactics much in the last couple of decades, and Hezbollah have had plenty of time to come up with sollutions against them. A victim of its own past successes.

? The whole conflict israel used strategy they have never used before (in previous conflicts its all about sending full might of the IDF). This conflict was all about sending small groups of paratroopers infiltrating into lebanon and taking out hezbellah backed by tanks which were to hold the high ground.

Why is it that the Typhoon and Rafael enter service 30 years after the F15 and offer equivalent capability?

so you are saying typhoon and rafael are equivalent in capability to F-15 :rolleyes:

JonS:
How would ECM take out the Brahmos with its LPI mode? Also by the time it fully opens up the seeker, it does not care since its literally flying at M 2.5 in a stright line for about 2-3 seconds?

It was not the Talos but its MQM-8G Vandal (converted Talos) that was intercepted by ESSM and this inturn will be replaced by the GQM-163A Coyote.

What interesting is that the ESSM was NOT tested against the MA-31. Even though it was available during the Vandal-ESSM interception and the Coyote just recieved its prouduction order in Feb 06. http://www.designation-systems.net/dusrm/app4/ma-31.html

MA-15 were to be retired once Coyote is ready. Where does it say ESSM wasn’t tested against MA-31? the video clearly mentions it was tested against drones emulating air launched ARM. Besides Talos/Coyote is more similar to Brahmos/Moskit than MA-31 so i don’t understand your argument.

As for LPI the janes article said it can be installed on it but didn’t mention it already has it. The current seeker on brahmos is russian made one the brahmos video clearly shows that.

Edit: Xanadu, sub launched Agni 😀 probably not your guess is good as mine.

9-41 Mig-29k (with RD-33 3M not MK) has a radius of 850 km with 4 R-77s F-18E with 2 Amraam and 2 Aim-9s is 410 Nm. Mig-29k does have slight range advantage in A/A radius note RD-33MK is bit more fuel efficient.

As for the issue catas have been ruled out due to cost of integrating it into ADS, Russia did propose a steam powered catapult design for gorshkov. Its more of wait and see approach to see how UK-France handle it with the electromagnetic cata’s for their conventional carrier.

I dont understand how this is the case?? The F-18E has greater range then the Mig-29K on internal fuel ( 2400km as compared to 2000Km) , not only does it have the AESA,Aim-120C7 going for it , but it also has dedicated EW aircraft support (E-18) , AEW support ( Adv. hawkeye) and buddy tanking in addition to the vast no. of Available USAF and NATO tankers.

No one know mig-29ks range seen everything from 1800 to 2400 km mainly because it is still a paper plane till the actual variant flies the range is anyone’s guess. Even for SHs i am seeing a 2200 km figure for range. Best measure is the max internal fuel weight Mig-29k carries around 5200 kg while F-18E is 6500 kg while the latter weights 20% more. So i suspect their range should be similar to each other.

As for E-18 and hawkeye have to do with Mig-29s performance being limited, so if IN operates rafale or f-18 or JSF without those they will “limited” as well?

Brahmos although a very good weapon is way to expensive to be able to be used routinely specially when a PGM alternative costs in the thousands rather then hundereds of thousands or millions .

It has some ground attack capabilities but no word on whether it will be integrated with litening.

i didnt know that . i thought tha the ads carried just the n-lca..thx

there are plans to procure 30-40 more Mig-29ks.

what will the Air search radar be? i don’t see one.