Japan – F-2, ATX project

Israel – Kfir

Turkey – TFX project

Italy, Spain, UK – Typhoon

Kfir? Really? Now that’s a “recent domestic figher” as you required.

TFX? Paper project. ATX? Paper project. Typhoon? Ok but it’s a lemon.

Now you provide a domestic fighter from Rafale’s only export nations.

Qatar
Egypt
IndiaKekekekeke.

India has the Tejas, which is recent and domestic.

At least of the other F-35 customers, they have an aviation industry, even if no domestic fighter.

They had an aviation industry, until the F35 came and sabotaged it. See the lack of funding for development of your beloved typhoon because 3 of the 4 partner nations invested to build a wing or rivets for a US aircraft.

Where would the typhoon be today if the money spend by the UK, Italy & Spain on the F35 had been spent on the EF? You’d already have an AESA radar, AESA jammers, CFTs, Strom Shadow & Taurus would have been integrated, as well as Brimstone II and why not even AASM… and you’d have spare change to order more fo them.

The F35 was a great plan to sink the EU countries aviation industry.

Airbus will destroy the rest at some point, but the F35 did a huge chunk of the job.

Nic

Typhoon is with 3x1000L tanks, Rafale is with 3x2200L tanks.

There is no such thing as 2200L tanks.

Haven’t you been taught to always use as much truth as possible to make up your lies?

Nic

Seems a bit strange to go to the effort of retaining and upgrading a mere half-dozen Su-33s in service with unique training/logistics requirements when you have those shiny MiG-29KRs. It isn’t like Russia has extra flattops lying around begging for an air wing…

Well they don’t have to be based on aircraft carriers, or maybe they can do things that the Mig 29s are unsuitable for. In any case I’m not sure it is such a bad idea.

Nic

Could always translate it.

You don’t though. At WVR ranges PIRATE can give range to enough accuracy.

http://www.leonardocompany.com/documents/63265270/65493314/mm07797_Pirate_IRST_LQ_March14.pdf?download_file

How do you translate : passive ranging data is also available to at WVR range PIRATE can give range to enough accuracy ?

Maybe you should not take too much artistic license when you translate things you read.

Nic

Ok.
What tech does the Raf introduced in the “we” country when it came online?

Reduced radar signature, sensor fusion, IRST+TV channel, carrier capability, very much increased maneuverability, TWR & range.

Carrying capacity is in another league entirely as it can carry three times more weapons than the Mirage 2000D.

I have already mentioned 70’s manufacturing tech and weight. How do you think the Grip got a place in the league ?

What would you gain by doing as you “mentioned”, whatever it means?

Nic

That really funny. You are a farce. A freaky one I would say. Do you understand the meaning of our conversation?
Where does the -9, the -5 and “I” got their improved airframe? What are those customer complaining about?

Rrrrrrrrrrrrrright. So the Mirage 2000-5 uses avionics derived from the Rafale program which is what you were suggesting. I think the farce is on you there.

Aside from avionics, what do you suggest the Mirage 2000 would borrow to the Rafale? I’m curious.

Nic

You actually said that you needed radar or a laser to lock an aircraft. That’s what I corrected you on.

http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?137768-ECM-pod-can-reduce-RCS/page6&p=2344093#post2344093

So you don’t read the link you post. He didn’t say you needed a radar or laser to lock an aircraft, he wrote that you needed a radar or a laser range finder to measure the range.

It’s not the same.

Nic