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There is little difference between an Omnirole and Multirole fighter when it comes to roles. We can simply categorize them as Air superiority, Ground strike and Recce.Ohhh - is that the definition of "omni-role"? I thought it was just recon, air-defense and bombing! What else does an "omni-role" fighter do? Take my phone calls and seduce my secretary too?
No mate, he is advocating scrapping MMRCA to IAF's peril. A retender will take years. It needs an immediate replacement for the MiG flying coffins that are killing her pilots by the hundreds. India already decided on its 5th gen aircraft and he conveniently neglects to talk about it. He overplays the threat of the J-20. He also conveniently misquotes the price and capability of the Yankee fighter which is done out of misdirection to make his point. He is doing the same thing which killed Dr. Kopp's credibility at APA when his hatred of the F-35 turned him into a pawn of Russian State media.Mr. Ajai Shukla is not loosing creditably nor should his colonel background needed to be suspected. Mr Ajai is simply talking future in the context of possible Indo-China war. And yes J-20 is a threat until unless proven otherwise. China has a reputation of getting things done no matter by hook or crook. They are greatest thieves of post WW2 world and that's all to not count their claims down. 500+ J-20 in PLAAF service will mean more than 250 FGFA and most importantly useless M-MRCA (on Chinese front). If anything he is failing to convince is how F-35 fits in this frame? How can we trust US, which enthusiastically started N-Deal and even more enthusiastically put it into ice box with just chance in presidentship? Where is the reputation let alone guarantee for always combat ready IAF F-35s?
F-35 delivers are being scaled back, first on principle to save money and again to account for cost overruns and design changes. The bottom line is f-35 will be delayed even longer. The true cost of a f-35 is going to be over $200million, fine for me, I was born in the UK where 25% of the F-35 is built, bad deal for India though.I can't believe he was once a colonel. He expects the US to deliver by 2015 when Australia will start getting full scale deliveries only in 2017.
Of course not. If F-35 is to be priced over $200million then current orders will have to be cut by more than half. People are scaling back orders does not mean it will be less than half the order placed.The true cost of a f-35 is going to be over $200million
When he started getting paid for interviews with RT, Pravda and Izvestia to tell them how superior Russian kit is to the West.Hmm, When did Kopp turn into a Russian pawn?
Dream on. Prices on military equipment go up, not down. There have been studies recently on the F-35 and the conclusion is not good. Its a very difficult aircraft to make and needs a lot of work. Fly away prices this year are $207 million and those are not development aircraft, maybe the price will come down but the trend has been up with the increasing numbers built.Current prototypes are just around $200Million, it is obvious it will drop over time. As the articles state, the final price of the F-35 will come to about $80million when the last F-35 is delivered. Fly away prices are different from development prices.
Like I said, you are clubbing dev prices with actual fly away prices. Did you forget Denmark's study which said the F-35 will be cheaper than the Gripen? Sure times change and costs have increased, but logically the cost is still enough to make it affordable to any air force looking at 5th gen tech.Dream on. Prices on military equipment go up, not down. There have been studies recently on the F-35 and the conclusion is not good. Its a very difficult aircraft to make and needs a lot of work. Fly away prices this year are $207 million and those are not development aircraft, maybe the price will come down but the trend has been up with the increasing numbers built.
edit: wiki needs an update, numbers this year dropped from 32 to 30 (due to cost rises) so fly away cost is $221.44
LOL. Never seen or read those interviews. Anyway I like Carlo Kopp when he talks technology. The minute he brings in F-35, it gets a bit stale.When he started getting paid for interviews with RT, Pravda and Izvestia to tell them how superior Russian kit is to the West.
Good comparison. Typhoon is a $40million aircraft, well it was until they delivered it.Similarly Typhoon costs over $140million whereas actual fly away cost per piece is at the very least less than $100Million.
Expect massive cuts when the price tag comes along. The US can't afford it, neither can any other countryCurrently, production cycle for F-35 is packed with orders.
P.S. $20million engines not includedEarlier on Power & Politics, Conservative MP Laurie Hawn said Canada is buying the planes at the peak of their production, making them cheaper than the $133 million the U.S. estimates their jets will cost. Hawn also said the $133 million estimate is an average of three models being built, of which the Canadian jet is the cheapest.
Yes, and the MKI was supposed to cost $22Million. You cannot discount inflation. In 10 years time, the F-35 will be more expensive but what I am saying is it will cost less than $100million before it is adjusted for inflation.Good comparison. Typhoon is a $40million aircraft, well it was until they delivered it.
You will be very had push to find anyone who really believes that the F-35 will be delivered in ten years time at $100Million. The SH costs $85M today and its very old tech in comparison. The US is a country that was developing armoured personnel carriers priced at $22.3million each before they cancelled it.