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July 11, 2018 at 2:54 am in reply to: 2018 F-35 News and Discussion #2137852

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KGB is not a “country”…

Sorry, I should have said:

In one hand you have a newcomer to the use of VLO in operational aircraft design and in the other you have someone who has decades of experience in operational and wartime use of ‘stealth’ concepts and tactics.

Given that, you do you think will do a better job of designing a VLO jet and will do better at dealing with “bumps” so that they will not adversely affect the VLO signature of the aircraft?

July 10, 2018 at 11:12 pm in reply to: Switzerland fighter replacement plan restarted #2137914

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How so? They are flying F-5s and F-18s now without an issue.

July 10, 2018 at 7:00 pm in reply to: 2018 F-35 News and Discussion #2138036

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Very questionable setup. RCS compromising.

Says the country with ZERO operational VLO experience to the country with DECADES of operational (and wartime) VLO experience. :stupid:

July 9, 2018 at 9:18 pm in reply to: Switzerland fighter replacement plan restarted #2138344

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Don’t forget that the RFP includes a SAM component. My personal pic, NASAMs with AMRAAM-ER for the medium-range SAM and land-based SM-6 for the long-range SAM.

July 9, 2018 at 5:16 pm in reply to: Switzerland fighter replacement plan restarted #2138439
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This is the only part of the RFP that pertains to testing that I could find.
{translated from French}
4.1 Requirements imposed
[INDENT]4. At least part of the flight and ground tests shall be carried out in Switzerland for all candidates for the acquisition of the next aircraft of fight[/INDENT]

4.2 Desirable characteristics
As far as possible, the evaluated combat aircraft will be flown by Swiss pilots during flight tests.

To improve knowledge of the system, it would be wise to have a core team composed of Swiss industry and army personnel collaborates with the manufacturer or a representative of the manufacturer for the final assembly of the next aircraft beats. Final assembly in Switzerland is not a requirement, but this possibility However, it is not excluded either.

To increase the degree of autonomy, efforts should be made to acquire the rights of for the autonomous development of C2 software (Bodluv, system of airspace surveillance).
https://www.newsd.admin.ch/newsd/message/attachments/51784.pdf
July 9, 2018 at 4:29 pm in reply to: Switzerland fighter replacement plan restarted #2138442

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Hence my “why not train a pilot” thought.

On a more serious note, what really would be gained by having a Swiss pilot in the cockpit that could not be also gained by a combination of sending a Swiss pilot through the course and observing an LM/DoD/JPO pilot with a DART pod attached?

The coursework & simulator time will make them aware of the pilot workload & how it responds to pilot inputs and the DART will confirm physical & kinematic attributes. BDA is self evident. Also, would anyone turn away the F-22 given the same restrictions?

July 9, 2018 at 4:04 pm in reply to: Switzerland fighter replacement plan restarted #2138485

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Who says that the “flight test” has to be a Swiss pilot? Not doubting, just asking.

July 9, 2018 at 3:56 pm in reply to: Switzerland fighter replacement plan restarted #2138488

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It’s can’t cost that much to go through F-35 school.

July 9, 2018 at 3:08 am in reply to: 2018 F-35 News and Discussion #2138590

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Do they even know how easy it is to use Google?

July 5, 2018 at 6:43 pm in reply to: 2018 F-35 News and Discussion #2139187

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I put that there primarily for other readers that see his post and might believe it. I know that he will never believe it.

July 5, 2018 at 6:20 pm in reply to: 2018 F-35 News and Discussion #2139229

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All the changes to the J-20/31 could have easily come from visual analysis of the F-35/22. The true secret-sauce cannot be seen (ie software, RAM, etc).

Btw, J-20s have been observed flying with luneburg lenses attached so any reports of detection are meaningless.

July 3, 2018 at 11:10 pm in reply to: NSM/JSM news and update #1783768

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Kongsberg lands US$85M contract for JSM integration on F-35 fighter jet

Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS (KONGSBERG) has signed a contract worth NOK 700 million (US$ 85.4 million) with the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency for JSM test missiles for the integration phase on the F-35, the Norwegian defense contractor stated on June 29, 2018.

As a result of the successful flight test in March and finalization of the development phase in June, the project enters into an F-35 integration phase up to 2023. This phase includes delivery of a number of test missiles, captive-carriage-, safe separation- and live firing tests.

“The JSM project continues on schedule and is the only 5th generation missile available on F-35 representing a significant market potential”, says Eirik Lie, President Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS.

JSM includes advanced mission planning system to exploit sea and land geography. JSM employs a highly accurate navigation system and low altitude flight profile. Automatic Target recognition is supported by an advanced Imaging infrared seeker.JSM includes advanced mission planning system to exploit sea and land geography.

the JSM has both air-to-ship and air-to-surface capabilities, with an estimated range of about 300 kilometers.

https://www.airrecognition.com/index.php/archive-world-worldwide-news-air-force-aviation-aerospace-air-military-defence-industry/global-defense-security-news/global-news-2018/july/4368-kongsberg-lands-us-85m-contract-for-jsm-integration-on-f-35-fighter-jet.html

July 2, 2018 at 3:36 pm in reply to: 2018 F-35 News and Discussion #2139854

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What “promised capability” do you think is missing?

June 29, 2018 at 10:06 pm in reply to: 2018 F-35 News and Discussion #2140162

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Not sure on either. The first few Turkish F-35s will stay here until they have their own training program setup in Turkey. Just as in past fighter programs, some nations maintain US-based training units permanently.

No details available as to how long Russian techs were to be in Turkey.

Here is where I heard about it.

Turkey has already taken a step. Russia proposed to deliver the S-400 systems in nine months by deploying Russian military technicians on the ground in Turkey. However, Ankara refused and asked Moscow to train Turkish military experts to assemble and run the system on their own without Russians setting foot on Turkish soil – or to put it differently, in NATO territory. This will take about 19 months.

https://www.dailysabah.com/columns/ragip-soylu/2018/06/28/turkey-extends-s-400-offer-to-washington

June 29, 2018 at 8:15 pm in reply to: 2018 F-35 News and Discussion #2140174

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IIRC Russian “Technicians” were going to come to Turkey to train & maintain the system. There was a recent blurb about just sending the Turkish tech to Russia so Russian techs would never have to enter Turkey.

many many years

Um, two years for training then they all go to Turkey.
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