^ And kudos to you for first picking it up here during the DT trials.
Thanks. 😮
If the $45 million is the money for the aircrafts, the assembly line, etc, well then Aero Vodochody has already won…
Don’t forget the experimental aircraft (LSA). You can get some nice kit for a cheap price. Something like a Glassair fitted with Super Cub landing gear and a PT6 turbine in front. :rolleyes:
Fitted with a Weaponized Laser (GA). Check USAF not F35 thread
Steady… Steady… Engine gone! … Er, What?!
During a 4 January training mission from Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, the pilot declared an in-flight emergency after discovering the engine had dropped from the bomber.
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FlightGlobal.com
F-35C seems to have issues while catapulting.
“The most expensive F-35 variant has hit another major snag that could take years to fix”
http://www.businessinsider.fr/us/expensive-f35-snag-years-to-fix-2017-1/
https://insidedefense.com/daily-news/pentagon-establishes-red-team-investigate-f-35c-nose-gear-issues-recommends-possible
Slow motion (x8)
Not a scoop. We (I) have been discussing the issue before. Magneto-resistive damper should do the trick (just like in heavy duty clutch).
Price quoted was 45M$ per jet*… It makes only for one third of an IAF Rafale… How three times more can be less?
*without armament
Ironically (read last post above):
Argentinian Kfir negotiations set to resume
Sources say negotiations about the proposed sale to Argentina are about to resume, following two previous rounds of talks that did not result in a contract.
Sources in Latin America say the price of the proposed deal is the main stumbling block, but “not the only one”.
The Kfir Block 60 is the latest version of the fighter, which includes J-79 engines. It also takes the aircraft back to zero flight hours after a total overhaul, and will cover the next 1,600 flight hours before another overhaul is required.
Source:
FlightGlobal.com
You make the confusion b/w ToT and investment. They can setup independent production facility and nurture the local R&D through launches of programs that they will monitor. This is well in-line with the MakeInIndia and similar to what Israel will get at the end.
Not a widely shared opinion.
Any sign a co-bidding around the Gripen b/w Saab and Boeing? Or is that a fully Swedish (/Brasilian) offer?
I wouldn’t believe anything that guy says… wait for official action, and until then, just ignore him..
That Guy is the acting Defense Minister, Mr Manohar Parrikar… Are you expecting after Vishnu? :very_drunk:
The Harrier never VIFF’d in combat or in combat training. It was a “paper” capability.
Anyway, since the lifting nozzle were not activated in horizontal flight, that would have been difficult. I don’t see how this would have been practical.
India to Kick Off Competition for New Foreign Single-Engine Fighters
“IAF will put up a demand for 200 new single engine fighters to be made in India, which will easily cost around $45 million apiece without weaponry.”
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DefenseNews.com
Leonardo acquires full ownership of SD-150 Hero UAV
The Hero has a 5h endurance and a 15kg (33lb) payload, and integrated sensors for the UAV include an active electronically scanned array radar and an electro-optical/infrared sensor payload.
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FlightGlobal.com