I think the trainer market is pretty overcrowded. They are cheap to build and stuff that is why so many countries have them but I am still not sure.

The best trainers are the Super Tucano and K-8 as for IJTs since they are so cheap to buy and maintain, and the best AJT is probably the Yak-130, unmatched capabilities for price.

Yes upgraded Mig-29M + Su-39 is a perfect combination. THe Mig-29M is the best affordable Russian jet and on top of that it shares same weapons with the Su-39, and the Su-39 is probably the best all around multirole CAS/Strike aircraft. I would pick Su-39 or A-10 over Attack Helicopters any day any time. Su-39 is very versatile, good range, excellent survavibility, can perform CAS and on top of that can carry wide variety of other ASMs like Mig-29M or SMT.

Can the Skyhawks actually last that long? I know the Carrier can always sail but I am not sure about the Skyhawks.

Ohh no they do actually buy it for technical merits. This is why F-15T is bad politically is because Singapore does not want to rely on a single supplier, that’s the thing.

Why is weird to be relacing such a light striker such as the A-4 with a heavy multirole fighter like Su-30? I mean Singapore was already planning to replace the Skyhawks with either Typhoon, Rafale or the F-15.

I am pretty sure that Singapore also launched this competition to counter Malaysia’s and Indonesia’s buy of the Flankers. I am not sure the Flanker has much of a chance here, I will bet Singapore will go for the Rafale, why? It comes with all new weapons unlike the Typhoon which uses the AIM-120, unless Singapore opts for the Meteor in the long term. But I would not pick the F-15 at all, why?
1)The Rafale and Typhoon are both better planes than F-15
2)both newer
3)The F-15 is an old airframe, very expensive to maintain and on top of all in this deal the F-15T is more expensive to buy than the Eurocanards
4)Politically it would be better not to rely on a single source of arms, Singapore already operates pretty much all American equipment. Singaporean officials also agreed that it was better to go with Europe.

As for SU-30 being unproven, ohh please, don’t give me that crap, like the F-15T, Rafale, Typhoon, F-35 or F-22 are all proven. People say stupid things like that when they run out of things to say.

I would go for the Eurocanards or the Flankers, anything but the F-15, old, inferior and too expensive. The only reason it has a chance is cuz it’s American.

I do not have a problem in transport helos, I do not however like Attack Helos and for the reasons sharmaji said it.