i dont think so, we were vaccinated by first world war…

Fading memories of the wars is one of the major reasons the European project has stalled in recent times.

The most effective route to a United Europe would be the rise of another Napoleon in France.

Any modern aircraft is going to have the required datalink capability.

Qualities of the Su-30 that enhance its performance in the ‘spotter’ role are its large & powerful radar, long endurance, and second seat. F-15E derivatives and MiG-31BM share these qualities.

Cheek arrays and/or a steerable AESA like on Gripen E would enhance the performance of aircraft in this role even further. A Su-34 variant could potentially offer the ultimate expression of this concept, but I doubt it’s worth pursing.

Of course ignore quotes from high level Indian official as they are mere mortals against forum keyboard generals and ninjas :rolleyes:

People rubbish Russian Deputy Prime Minister Rogozin when he says weird stuff that doesn’t match up with reality too.

Of course there is a difference between the aircraft and the program for India, but when an article makes multiple basic errors about the former, it makes it difficult to take its claims about the latter any more seriously.

smells like a political battle to me

Yep. Continued attempts to extend SH production on the one hand, big UCAV plans on the other .. it’s almost as if they don’t like F-35 very much. /snicker

If J-10B has AESA, what about upcoming J-15 and -16? JH-7B?

That is what you get when Kamov designs it.

LOL, the same Kamov who designed the Ka-27, probably the ugliest helicopter flying today?

Granted the Ka-60/62 looks pretty nice…

I’ve always thought of JH-7 as a strike-oriented Phantom. Obviously the main basis for the comparison is the Spey/WS-9 engines shared with the British Phantoms, but there are other similarities too: size, intake design + forward fuselage, corresponding ‘generations’.

i know it´s not directly military related,but china is developing a new amphibian airplane called Jiaolong-600,with a weight of 48 tons it´s heavier then the japanese US-2

Cool — I like flying boats. :eagerness: Modern airframe design compared to 1960s US-2 also.