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  • August 8, 2018 at 10:49 am in reply to: Team Tempest Future Fighter from the UK #2131432
    halloweene
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    Very interesting concept gaps between Rafale/F35 (“omniroles”), Tempest+SCAF (modular plane playing i guess many roles in a SCAF) , ANGE (Avion de Nouvelle GEnération, officious nickname) : very different assets each plaing its role.

    Not to mention F-22, J20, SU57 (tips of the spears”)

    August 6, 2018 at 4:14 pm in reply to: Su-57 News and Discussion -version_we_lost_count!- #2132081
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    Pogossian was an engineer? Sure he wasn’t a businessman?

    August 6, 2018 at 12:43 pm in reply to: SAAB Gripen and Gripen NG thread #4 #2132129
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    Definitely reclined (i sat in it). Can’t tell you how many degrees however.

    August 6, 2018 at 9:53 am in reply to: 2018 F-35 News and Discussion #2132131
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    I said “not exactly”. First the item is mainly an injector second blocking waves from turbines is fine, but to what degree and what would be the global efficiency? (not to mention the flux managemnt pbs). It is just the term “blocker” id ont like.

    I mean it is not its primary function. Smart move to improve stealth from the rear btw.

    August 5, 2018 at 3:49 pm in reply to: SAAB Gripen and Gripen NG thread #4 #2132388
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    Good thing both F-35 and F-22 GaN upgrade is just around the corner!!

    Did not mean that. However GaN modules are reportedly present on Gripen E electronic war suite aswell as tile architecture modules on F3R version of Spectra. Remember that old Thales scientific ppt? Distributed apertures are on their way for Rafale (i’d say not before MLU aka 2030 or about btw.)

    August 5, 2018 at 3:46 pm in reply to: 2018 F-35 News and Discussion #2132391
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    A stealthiness augmentor composed of curved vanes ejectors is not exactly the same thing as a radar blocker.

    August 5, 2018 at 1:24 pm in reply to: SAAB Gripen and Gripen NG thread #4 #2132432
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    Multiple array is something new. It can only be mounted on larger class fighter due to power and space issues.

    Lets wait and judge about this shall we..

    GaN incoming should allow lower power space issues. Tile architecture modules aswell for space issues.

    August 4, 2018 at 3:54 pm in reply to: 2018 F-35 News and Discussion #2132554
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    Noone apart some forumers speculatin said it is a radar blocker… Did they?

    August 2, 2018 at 8:10 pm in reply to: Eurofighter Typhoon discussion and news 2015 #2132887
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    This bodes not well for the use of twin racks on inner wing pylons I guess – if you want to carry 4 Meteors. The easy solution is not to carry Meteors on the forward fuselage stations.

    However, carrying 4 meteors on a A2G mission… Dubious.

    August 2, 2018 at 6:23 pm in reply to: Team Tempest Future Fighter from the UK #2132933
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    I fervently hope that the swapping in & out of modules will work better than on LCS. Perhaps it would be better to speak of the StanFlex of the skies, since that actually works.

    +5

    August 2, 2018 at 2:55 pm in reply to: Eurofighter Typhoon discussion and news 2015 #2132975
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    There could be an issue in combined use of Meteor and GBU48 on Eurofighter

    https://www.hartpunkt.de/probleme-bei-start-von-flugkoerper-moeglich/

    August 2, 2018 at 12:15 pm in reply to: Team Tempest Future Fighter from the UK #2132984
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    They are already being designed do that by the developers who are pushing out upgrades to 4th and 5th generation aircraft. Things like MADL, LCAAT/Loyal-Wingman, distributed C2, swarming and high speed, jam resistant comms and PNT is being very agressively pursued, and invested in by those also pushing 5th generation investments. These things go hand in hand.

    That is certainly true, but tue idea bhind scaf is not to wat to include everything in a single platform in order to disminish the compromises. They are even wondering if UCAV should or not be ale to deliver amrmament (despite neueon having shot GBU in Sweden). Quite the reverse of Rafale and F-35 concepts btw.

    August 2, 2018 at 12:05 pm in reply to: SAAB Gripen and Gripen NG thread #4 #2133022
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    2. Gripen E will have this capability only in a light config (i.e., a2a with 4 a2a missiles).

    Well apart from the “push” would it be useful ? So mostly for long range interception no?

    August 1, 2018 at 11:05 am in reply to: SAAB Gripen and Gripen NG thread #4 #2133183
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    Supercruise wasn’t a requirement afaik. The main idea behind the Gripen E was increased range, at least initially. More new stuff was added over time.

    TBH, SAAB largely publicized on supercruise capability vs F-35 (due to F-135 mainly).

    July 30, 2018 at 2:45 pm in reply to: Military Aviation News #2133485
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    First trials of Bat 120 LG (light laser guided cheap bomb) performed on Mirage 2000

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