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  • November 29, 2010 at 9:29 am in reply to: Rafale News X #2356084
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    It may still be worth comparing the accident rate for the EF with the Rafale. 😉

    Sure. Especially if we compare the number of actual combat missions flown, too. :diablo:

    November 29, 2010 at 5:30 am in reply to: Rafale News X #2356125
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    It’s an unfortunate loss (especially since there aren’t many Rafales M in service…) but of fighter planes, only those who don’t use them, don’t lose them.

    November 28, 2010 at 7:21 pm in reply to: France test SCALP naval missile #1800248
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    DK :

    Tehran or Pyongyang ? 😎

    Cheers .

    I’d lean towards Pyongyang, since they’re actual crazies (unlike the Iranians who are mostly posturing loudl in a region where it’s the national sport) and deserve a regime change.
    Of course it’d be awesome to send the CdG over there 😎

    November 27, 2010 at 7:26 am in reply to: France test SCALP naval missile #1800273
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    The naval Scalp is a hell of a missile , I don ‘t understand why nobody is buying it in small numbers but France …

    1000km range , perfectly autonomous (no need GPS) , both radar and IR seeker , 1m precision , really stealthy (it can ‘t be detected by AWACs even American ones) .
    A real beast 🙂

    Cheers .

    Oh, it’s just coming into service life. Plenty of time to show what it’s worth and get foreign buyers !

    November 26, 2010 at 5:17 pm in reply to: ASTER 30 engages a ballistic-missile target #1800289
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    Good to see an indigenous European ABM system making progress !

    November 24, 2010 at 6:09 am in reply to: 5th generation tactics/thinking #2358829
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    The F-22 is a BVR Interceptor , not a dogfighter even if it has one of the best agility around if not the best .

    Cheers .

    More like, it’s a very good dogfighter but using it in that role would be a waste (and a risk since it’s not as advantaged in that configuration).

    November 22, 2010 at 10:45 am in reply to: 5th generation tactics/thinking #2359819
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    LPI isn’t a panacea either. Improvements in signal processing power for eg. means even LPI radars won’t stay “undetectable” forever, if that’s even the case today.

    November 16, 2010 at 6:17 pm in reply to: Piper Archer III lands on Czech motorway #417433
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    What a shame about the streetlight. It would have been superb if they had pulled the landing off with no damage.

    But they walked away from it I gather – so a satisfactory, if not perfect, ending

    Moggy

    Yeah, too bad about the streetlight. Hopefully the plane’s repairable.

    November 16, 2010 at 11:55 am in reply to: F-35 News Thread III #2362665
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    From batteries?

    IIRC such pods have little windmilling propellers in front that generate electricity in flight.

    Second squadron of F-35s is ‘an offer hard to refuse’
    By YAAKOV KATZ
    11/15/2010 02:06

    In an effort to convince the Netanyahu government to impose a three-month moratorium on settlement construction in the West Bank, the Obama administration offered Israel last week a long list of security and diplomatic benefits, including 20 F-35s for free.

    :eek::eek::eek: DID THEY SAY FREE!???111

    20 modern fighters for free is indeed an offer hard to refuse 😀
    Hey America, could I have one for my flying club too ? :p

    November 12, 2010 at 1:50 pm in reply to: Rafales for Brasil #4, Cachorro-quente! #2364374
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    Dear MadRat,

    Most Brazilians like spending money with parties, and that may be a good thing :).
    Best!

    Maybe they’ll have a Rafale on parade next Carnival, with a thong between the engines. 😮

    November 9, 2010 at 6:05 am in reply to: MMRCA News And Discussion V #2365561
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    What wrong has Boeing done?
    Doesnt Pak have any french weaponsystem?

    They do but they paid for them. AFAIK.

    October 30, 2010 at 7:33 am in reply to: The Dawn of a new era…UK/France military cooperation #2381084
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    Mod Edit: Personal comments removed

    On subject : cross-qualifications of JDAM and AASM/Hammer is one of the most interesting possibilities.

    September 21, 2010 at 9:50 am in reply to: Rafale News X #2401623
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    Shouldn’t this be in the dedicated Rafale thread ?

    September 17, 2010 at 10:48 am in reply to: Rafale News X #2403580
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    Read in A&C that two Reco-NG pods (loaned by the AdA) will be embarked on the CdG for its up-and-coming cruise. They’ll be used by Rafales to provide recon over Afghanistan.

    September 15, 2010 at 8:12 pm in reply to: Why are the brits wasting money on sea viper? #1801652
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    Because they’re not totally the 51st State yet ?

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