If the SCAF is meant to be a 6th gen type intended to compete with the US PCA effort they’ll need to spend some serious money to make some big leaps.

Don’t think only in terms of dollar, France is not the USA.

Lockheed Martin is being awarded with a contract modification in support of the F-35 Block 4 pre-modernization Phase II effort. Priced at $130.4 million the modification external link provides for requirements decomposition and design work that sees for the maturation of the aircraft’s weapon capabilities. Block 4 is part of the F-35 JPO’s Continuous Capability Development and Delivery or C2D2 external link effort that seeks to keep the fighter jet relevant against emerging, dynamic threats by quickly fielding incremental updates to the jet’s software, much like regularly updating one’s smartphone. The Block 4 update program will allow the aircraft to finally meet its full contractual specifications. The whole Block 4 update program is expected to cost $10.8 billion through FY2024. The contract combines purchases for the Air Force ($17.4 million), the Navy ($14.2 million), Marine Corps ($14.2 million) and for relevant international partners ($84.3 million). Work will be performed at Lockheed’s facility in Fort Worth, Texas and is expected to be completed in March 2020.

After the wrong numbers about F-35 costs given to NL, seems that international partners pay a lot more than their share in program for modernization, no?

https://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/f-35-updates-incoming-darpa-tests-its-self-flying-aircraft-kit-aus-us-navies-test-cec-041009/

Not yet. Trying. Nothing will come from Dassault for obvious reasons.

first indian Rafale, RB008 has been flying for a month now. 4th soon assembled.

these were scans of prints of scans so as to eliminate any metadata.

“U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II fighter jets conduct a training sortie with a KC-130J air tanker somewhere above the East China sea on October 23, 2018. Units – Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 (VMFA-121), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU) and Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152 (VMGR-152). Film Credits: U.S. Marine Corps Video by Lance Cpl. Angelo Garavito – Released

Interestinly, Luneberg lenses up.

Once again, the problem is not flemish vs walloon as some would like. According to polls there is more opposition to F-35 purchase (including pacifists no fighter at all views) in norht flemish than i n south (about 65% vs 55% opposed as far as i remember)