It hurts my brain that the NATO countries can’t simply pull some rugged Hellis up from their hat that is well suited for the Afganistan climat..

At least the Ruskies did one thing right in their ill fated Afganistan conflict, namly bring the right type of equipment to the table.

Come to think about it, Afganistan should procure more Su-25 too:eek:
The Afganistan airforce do not need hellis or fighters(Tac) that can go to warp speed or fire phasers, they need units that function well and are easy to maintain.

Thanks

Afghanistan probably will get some of that AT-6II.

BTW cajones means drawers.

RAF:
* EF-2000: 232 –> 160
* F-35B: 138 –> 50

GAF:
* EF-2000: 180 –> 143.
* No confirmative plan for buying F-35 up to now.

ItAF and Navy:
* EF-2000: 121 –> 96 (without Tranche 3B).
* 109 F-35A (for airforce) + 22 F-35B (for Navy) after 2014.

SpAF:
* EF-2000: 87 (No plan for reduction up to now).
* No confirmative plan for buying F-35 up to now.

Spanish Navy is highly interested in those F-35B as Harrier´s replacement, Air Force at least for now is not interested in F-35.

It´s a matter of time that some argentinean pilots will be invited to the 11th Wing to fly Ef-2000´s. They are good friends of us.

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Don´t know the french but in Spain GBU-10/16 are integrated on the Mirage F-1 fleet, even before than the M upgrade.

Problem with that, is that by the time the EU countries are done, F-35 is already a mature well established a/c, and the US is developing the 6. gen fighter… and we would end up in a similar situation as we have today: today, the Eurocanards are competitive to the teens, however F-35 is just around the corner. The suggested “Tempest” would be competitive to F-35, but by then, the 6. gen US a/c would be just around the corner.

Skip 5. gen and go for 6. gen. In any case, UK, Italy and Spain will probably not be interested in developing a 5. gen since they are already going into for the F-35, as will most other EU countries. It seems only France, Germany and Sweden will not be interested in F-35…

So I suggest; keep develop the Eurocanards, get those exports, and start working on 6. gen. Which will be stealthy, autonomous UCAVs.

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As far I know only the Spanish Navy is interested in the VSTOL version of the F-35 About a dozen and a half or a couple of dozens, nothing else.

The Spanish Air Force is now preparing their decission about the EF-18´s replacement, but nohting is confirmed at least for now. But there are a lot of critics against the F-35 in the air force.

2 for Algeria and Indonesia.

Venezuela is also interested