F-18 Advanced Super Hornet

[WolfPack86]

AIM-9 Sidewinder, USA - Short Range Air-To-Air Missile - Gem in US Air Force's Inventory

 

[WolfPack86]

Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile
Modern, Versatile and Proven
The Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM®) is the world's most sophisticated air dominance weapon. With more than 25 years of design, upgrades, testing and production, the AIM-120 continues to meet all warfighter requirements. Its capabilities have been fully demonstrated in more than 3,900 test shots and 10 combat victories.

The AMRAAM is a versatile and proven weapon with operational flexibility in a wide variety of scenarios, including air-to-air and surface-launch engagements. In the surface launch role, AMRAAM is the baseline weapon on the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS).

In the air-to-air role, no other missile compares to AMRAAM. The weapon's advanced active guidance section provides aircrew with a high degree of combat flexibility and lethality. Its mature seeker design allows it to quickly find targets in the most combat challenging environments.

Procured by 37 countries including the U.S., the combat-proven AMRAAM has been integrated onto the F-16, F-15, F/A-18, F-22, Typhoon, Gripen, Tornado and Harrier. The AIM-120C5 and AIM-120C7 are fully integrated on the F-35 and support USMC's F-35B initial operational capability as the only air-to-air missile qualified on the F-35.
Ground-based Air Defense
AMRAAM Extended Range is a new, ground-launched missile that will intercept targets at longer distances and higher altitudes. AMRAAM-ER gets its boost in range from integration of the Evolved Seasparrow Missile rocket motor and smarter flight control algorithms.

Designed specifically for ground-based air defense, AMRAAM-ER will be integrated into the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS™) to provide increased air defense protection in the medium range air defense market.

NASAMS is deployed by six countries, in production for a seventh, and has been integrated into the U.S.’ National Capital Region’s air defense system since 2005. Manufactured by Raytheon and Kongsberg, NASAMS is in service with Norway, Finland, Spain, The Netherlands, the United States and one undisclosed country. It is also currently in production for Oman.

AMRAAM packs unprecedented performance into a lightweight, cost-effective package. Because of the weapon's ongoing modernization and proven performance, it continues to deliver the highest dependability and versatility at the lowest cost of ownership.
http://www.raytheon.com/capabilities/products/amraam/

 

[WolfPack86]

AIM-120, USA - Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile

 

[WolfPack86]

Note : These are all weapons of the F 18 Super Hornet and other aircrafts in US Navy and US Air Force . All the contents are taken from websites of the various US defence companies like LockHeed Martin, Raytheon, Boeing and Textron.

 

[Zebra]

Off the bat I can tell you the following:

1. Rafale is around 90M, F18 around 65M
2. Weapons like AAM, ASM will cost less for American planes.
3. F18 will have more localized content compared to Rafale. The proposal accounts for 50% by value to be built in India. This represents huge opportunity for Indian partner.

If I have to choose then I will prefer to get F/A-18s off the shelf via FMS.

And try to get Boeing commercial aircraft manufacturing in India.
On top of it US help and support for developing and making of next gen aircraft carriers and submarines in India.

What say......!

 

[WolfPack86]

US Navy F 18 Super Hornet

 

[WolfPack86]

US Navy F 18 Super Hornet

 

[WolfPack86]

US Navy F 18 Super Hornet

 

[WolfPack86]

US Navy F 18 Super Hornet

 

[WolfPack86]

US Navy F 18 Super Hornet

 

[WolfPack86]

US Navy F 18 Super Hornet

 

[WolfPack86]

US Navy F 18 Super Hornet

 

[WolfPack86]

US Navy F 18 Super Hornet

 

[Tactical Frog]

Oh thank you so much @WolfPack86 ! Now everyone having a glance at this thread is aware that the SuperHornet is a carrier-born aircraft specially designed for CATOBAR carriers !
How many such carriers in Indian Navy ? Zero.
Why aren't Israel or Japan operating Super Hornet ? They asked for something better !

 

[smestarz]

LOL, I am not going say that you are a Super Hornet hater. Simply because if a person hates an inanimate object then certainly his processing power is really low.
Presently there are two users for F/A-18.E/F Super Hornet,
USA. which you rightly pointed the specific user being US Navy and most of the planes are carrier based.
Another user is Australia and the specific user is ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE.
RAAF uses 24 F/A-18 F (Twin sea version) and as you might have realised that RAAF does not employ Aircraft Carriers for these planes.

Also let me point something to you which perhaps though is common sense, but often find it uncommon.
A carrier based plane like F-18, Rafale M or Harrier or any other carrier based plane, they do not have any issues to operate from land at all. Rather they do pretty well. The main thing is that if you compare two variants say a land based and carrier based, then the carrier based aircraft tends to be heavy as it has strengthened air frame and also stronger landing gears to be able to withstand the rigours of carrier use (try landing on Carrier which is jumping on choppy seas. Since land based air strips are Stable (and not choppy like Aircraft carrier) the strong airframe and strong landing gear though desired is no use, rather that increase the weight and in turn reduces the possibility to carry more war load.

So to just make it short, Any carrier based plane can take off and land on air strip on military base without any problem (F-4 phantom jet) and the Topgun pilots using their F-14 tomcats which was a carrier based plane, was used from land bases for training purposes ) but on other hand, A purely land based plane which has not been modified for carrier use cannot be used on carrier for operational purposes. The only way a land based fighter can be used on aircraft carrier is to somehow get it on carrier using cranes other methods which does not include this land plane flying, get it on the deck and use for Static display..

Oh thank you so much @WolfPack86 ! Now everyone having a glance at this thread is aware that the SuperHornet is a carrier-born aircraft specially designed for CATOBAR carriers !
How many such carriers in Indian Navy ? Zero.
Why aren't Israel or Japan operating Super Hornet ? They asked for something better !

 

[Zebra]

Oh thank you so much @WolfPack86 ! Now everyone having a glance at this thread is aware that the SuperHornet is a carrier-born aircraft specially designed for CATOBAR carriers !
How many such carriers in Indian Navy ? Zero.
Why aren't Israel or Japan operating Super Hornet ? They asked for something better !

If I am not wrong, they never had F-111 either.

:biggrin2:

 

[Zebra]

Oh thank you so much @WolfPack86 ! Now everyone having a glance at this thread is aware that the SuperHornet is a carrier-born aircraft specially designed for CATOBAR carriers !
How many such carriers in Indian Navy ? Zero.
Why aren't Israel or Japan operating Super Hornet ? They asked for something better !

Sir, many countries preferred F-16s and many preferred F/A-18 Hornet for their air force.

What ever their requirements are, they preferred it.

Can't complaint about it.

 

[Tactical Frog]

Sir, many countries preferred F-16s and many preferred F/A-18 Hornet for their air force.

What ever their requirements are, they preferred it.

Can't complaint about it.

Zebra, since you are in Australia , please tell us why Australia has favoured Super Hornet .
And someone please ask @wolfpack to stop flooding the thread with tons of pics .. a couple of F/A 18 pics taking off should be enough to illustrate his points ( if he has any) . Page takes hours to load !

 

[Zebra]

Zebra, since you are in Australia , please tell us why Australia has favoured Super Hornet .
And someone please ask @wolfpack to stop flooding the thread with tons of pics .. a couple of F/A 18 pics taking off should be enough to illustrate his points ( if he has any) . Page takes hours to load !

If I am not wrong, they retired F-111, their strike aircraft.
Now they are going for F-35s.
Just to fill the gap in-between, they bought F/A-18 Super Hornets as their strike aircraft.

But there are news reports about this type of stories ................

http://www.news.com.au/national/raa...nt-srike-fighter/story-fncynjr2-1226878507849

 

[Zebra]

http://idrw.org/fact-file-can-boeings-fa-18-meet-indian-requirement/#more-94873

Fact File : Can Boeing’s F/A-18 meet Indian Requirement ?

Published May 8, 2016
SOURCE: Air Marshal B.K. Pandey (Retd) / sps-aviation.com


................................The Super Hornet for India

The US Government has reportedly made an offer to supply the F/A-18 Super Hornet combat aircraft for the Indian Air Force (IAF) to be manufactured in the country under the ‘Make in India’ programme. With the strength of the combat fleet in the IAF down to 33 squadrons and the contract for the 36 French Rafale jets yet to be finalised, India is now actively considering the possibility of going in for this option. In all likelihood, India may prefer the twinengine F/A-18s over the single-engine F-16s which is also on offer. Besides, the Indian Navy could also consider the carrier version of the F/A-18s for its requirement in the future. Boeing has offered to set up a new-generation production line in India to manufacture these aircraft for India as well as for the global market.