I really can’t understand why there are people who compare the commanche program with the Eurofighter, while it would be more wise to compare it with the Crusader program.

Now, as for Eurofighter I think the general idea for europeans and especially for germans and British is that their designs are “evolutionary” while americans – and to some extent french – designs are “revolutionary”.

Now just think a possible conflict Iraqi style with the Crusader being the major artilery system. What would be it’s useness and how would it affect the battle?

My opinion no practical use, difficult to deploy and no role for it. As Arthur cleverly said the commanche is a CAPABLE design with no role anymore.

I think that’s the truth and nothing more. As for replacement I agree that UAVs will take most of its proposed missions.

Puzzled choice…!

Definetely, the GLOBAL HAWK!!!

Just imagine tomorow’s kids who would like to be pilots when they ll grow up. They would choose to fly a recon, a bomber or a fighter UAV.

And apart from that pilots will stay in the front line till their late 50’s.

But apart from that Global Hawk is my choice. I can only see the future in this plane and many many more applications either for military or civil use.

Why don’t we ask the Greeks? They bought M2000-5 and F-16 block 52+. They should already have evaluated both types.

Any news from DACT with these types over Aegean?

Originally posted by Distiller
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Active Phased Array:
Each antenna element is a compleate small radar in itself. And each element can send out an individual beam like a passive array(if you have the computer power), but they can also act as a syncronised single beam. An active array is a matrix of small passive arrays with own individual transceivers – kind of. Tracking 24 targets means really tracking them all at the same time, not letting the antenna play boogie-woogie. [/B]

Just to add here that the radar performs all those different tasks, like searching and tracking due to complex but efficient management of energy that is used by each tiny array.

German Defence cuts

Taken from BBC news:

” Orders safe

Mr Struck said the cuts were part of a reform aimed at shifting the German armed forces away from traditional territorial defence and towards better fulfilling increasing international demands for peacekeeping and conflict prevention.

Despite the cuts, Mr Struck insisted Germany would honour procurement contracts that had already been signed such as the orders for 180 Eurofighter combat aircraft, the Tiger combat helicopter and NH90 transport helicopter.

However, projects such as upgrading the Patriot missile defence systems and plans to buy a pilotless reconnaissance drone for the navy, will be scrapped.

Opposition defence expert Guenther Nolting of the Free Democratic Party said that even if Mr Struck’s plans were implemented, the “discrepancy between assignment, equipment and availability of financial funds” would continue to exist. “

Apart from EF good news are also for Tiger and NH-90. As a matter of fact I wouldn’t believe that NH-90 was in danger anyway.

As for EF the conclusion is that no country can be commited to a design for more than one or two decades. EF could be the interim solution to European UCAVs.

Deino

would it be possible to post the drawing in a much greater size so that we can see some details written on it. I think we would understand more about that project.

Thanks!

Werty

None in Bulgaria?

My girlfriend who is Bulgarian said that they really like “Goodys” as a fast food restaurant there. A new opponent?

Hoppefully I ll manage to go there and see next summer holidays.