Mercurius :
It tells us *nothing* about what kind of tests were being conducted.
They didn ‘t test anything , it was for the picture then , they disasembled everything . :rolleyes:
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EE :
The Tornado isn’t, or wasn’t, conceived an interceptor but it proved to be rather effective neverless. So how do you come to the conclusion that the F-35 won’t be?
Tornado ‘s top speed is Mach 2.34 .
Mach 1.6 is rather “slow” for an Interception role , don ‘t you think ?
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Wow ! Lovely 🙂
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DDM-NG provides Spherical field of view with two sensors (fish eye lens)
http://www.mbda-systems.com/products/air-dominance/ddm-ng/16-8/
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Belethor :
That probe, that nasty nasty probe.
The probe ‘s RCS is very small , no big deal . It has been taken into account from day one and tested :

still not going to be anywhere near stealthy as the F-35
True , nobody is saying otherwise .
no EODAS
True but we have DDM-NG :

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EE , the F-35 is not an Interceptor . That ‘s my point .
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Well , things happen when you work hard , unlike some others … :p
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Possible Rafale MLU , with new stealthy air intakes , CFTs , comformal arrays , conformal weapon pods :

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I hope you ‘re right Sens , I really do .
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On the tarmac , 1 F-35 and 1 F-15 , waiting …
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Scamble , Scramble !
Mission , destoy a Foxbat flying high and fast .
My money is on the Eagle , not on the Lightning .
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I always said that one day , Typhoon would end up being a useful aircraft ! :p
Cease fire !
Just kidding , just KIDDING !;)
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Mildave , I agree with most of your post but this :
The F-35 might have a better sensor suite, but will lack basic aerodynamics to make it a suitable AtA fighter.
is a bit too harsh . Yes the F-35 is not an Interceptor (too slow) and its dogfighting abilities (slow speed handling) are questionable . Nevertheless , it will be a force to be accounted for in the BVR combat . Its planned survivability against RF threats is second to none to start with . It is going to be harder to shoot a F-35 BVR than to shoot a F-22 because of its strong ECMs .
You know me , I am not a F-35 fan but I know my bit about it .
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Mildave :
Why would Syria attack Israel
because :
-1 Assad is a wounded lone wolf and he has more to gain than to loose by riposting against Israel
-2 Assad doesn ‘t give a s**t about his country anymore
-3 Assad will not go into oblivion in silence
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+1 MSphere .
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Belethor :
When they’re allowed to fly they seem to do so fairly frequently.
lol !!:p No bad intended but I love the way you put it , lol ! 🙂
When they are allowed to fly … Humour at its best , lol :p
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