It would have been a great add on to enlarge some unsexy domains like release of heavy weapons under high G etc. imho (and not only mine).

Hehe, Rafale cousin?

i love the part “google” on a prototype. Btw software isnt ready afaik. 3D thrust vectoring was originally planned asa Tranche 3 implementation, but lack of money… Which is a pity, it would have been a perfect add on to Typhoon aerodynamic formula (long arm moment canards)

Front landing gear is under air intakes good luck for reinforcing that (possible, but expensive), + all softwares to land on a deck + materials etc that must be resistent to corrosion + etc.
Possible? No doubt. Realistic? No. Considered by indian navy? In his dreams. And damn costly!

The “check your sources part is really funny, a classic 😉

Talked with an ex engineer on Typhoon recently. Very prliminary studies were made, no more. Unrealistic. (over costly, no customer etc.). Link plz?

New DoD report

http://www.dodig.mil/pubs/report_summary.cfm?id=5339

We concluded that Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company and its subcontractors did not follow disciplined AS9100 Quality Management System practices, as evidenced by 363 findings, which contained 719 issues. Identified issues could adversely affect aircraft performance, reliability, maintainability, and ultimately program cost.

Management Comments and Our Responses

The F-35 Joint Program Office and the Defense Contract Management Agency commented on the draft report on August 23, 2013. However, we disagree with 7 of 13 of the responses to the recommendations, therefore the DoDIG is requesting additional response to the final report.

Funny how such a simple sentence heated up some ppl… And funny how they talk about meteor the same way F35 skeptics talk about F35…
So what do we have in the end? Elusive manouvers prediction, certainty of identification, datalinks etc.
If i was a humourist i would pont that the shoot behind via datalink (3rd pary targeting) capability of sidewinder 9X has been shown many years ago on mica.
Not to take in account capabilities revealed by Vianney Riller JR on defesanet which F35 is years behind….
Btw i’m fully aware that F35 will have capabilities Rafale do not.
End of WE, will be more serious next week 😉

Integration of Meteor would mean death of AMRAAM program…