Air Force say what it will be named/designated yet?
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HMS Queen Elizabeth arriving at Naval Station Norfolk Monday September 17.
so……offer the now (I guess) ex-Turkish 35s to Greece.
http://www.businessinsider.com/russia-admits-defeat-su-57-not-going-into-mass-production-2018-7
Is it really cancelled?
Agreed.
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Were the Australians not insulted that Lockheed didn’t try to bribe them over the F-104? They were quite good at that back then.
What airfield are Angola’s Su-30s stationed at?
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A little off topic, much money was spent on the Jaguar M and in the end it was felt cheaper to go with the Super Etendard, and the program was to replace the naval strike a/c, but was any thought given to a navalized F.1?
The Mirage F.1EQ-5 and EQ-6 are described as “anti-ship” variants, so theres a good possibility that they had the Agave radar, otherwise they would have the Cyrano IV (?) with alterations to operate Exocet. I’m basing this off the Indian AF Jaguars with an anti-ship role and Agave radar.
M53 on the lightweight F-1 airframe sounds like amazing performance! Would have been very interesting to see the new nose on the F-1A. Any thoughts on possibly rebuilding a couple as two seaters?
Sorry. I did ask if any thought was given to reengining the F-1 with the Spey turbofan in SA as this was already in use by the SAAF….
I was not aware Argentine Mirage IIIs “shredded” ANY Sea Harriers during the Falklands war. Especially with it highly unimpressive BVR capability’