well the combat capability of Hawk is proven also. M346 has no such think yet (although expected).

the M346 does hava a combat capability, i was at the paris air show last year and in the stattic was the 1st prototype, with armament.
although not to visible (it was verry crowded there) the M-346 was equiped with spare tanks and rocket pods 😎
also note the 20mm cannon pod on center pylon 😎

maybe when the pilot gets stuck in the cockpit again, he could sent a message to his wife :rolleyes:

“will be late, stuck again, keep diner warm”

Back in the fifties, Belgium recieved 6 F-86E’s as part of an evaluation program, all were returned to the us a few months later. i havent found any pictures of it yet, so if anyone out there has one, please post 😎

a F-16 tail fin had a French flag on it?

actually, that was an RAF Falcon (notice the RAF style serial on the fuselage)
during the flight under the big ship near the end, i thought i saw a mirage F-1, just before it exploded, a US Mirage F-1?

i would upgrade the F-15C/D to the same standard as the F-15 ACTIVE, exept for a few differences.

upgrade:

-Canards in F-15S/MTD style
-F-100 PW 229E (E = Enhanced) with Vetoring nozzles
-Full Glass cockpit
-CFT’s of the F-15E
-AtA: new Python 5 and AIM-120D / MBDA Meteor capability
-AtG: Brimstone, Harpoon ASM, Exocet ASM, JDAM and SCALP capability
-an IRST sensor on the nose
-Foxhunter Radar (from a Tonka F.3)
-Sniper/Pantera pods
-Link16
-cover the intakes and leading edges with RAM
and last but not least, A fancy new paintjob with a urban Camo color sheme.

that about sums up most details