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The Difference Between 4th and 5th Gen EW
The Difference Between 4th and 5th Gen EW | Intercepts | Defense News
The Difference Between 4th and 5th Gen EW | Intercepts | Defense News
@santosh10, Dassault is NOT interested in technology transfer, this is the reason for so much 'nautanki'. So let us start with calling a spade a spade.
Now the issue is IAF has been clamouring for Rafale like an obstinate child. What is GOI to do with HAL unable to ramp up on Tejas??
The Difference Between 4th and 5th Gen EW
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It's not difficult to see why the Navy might want to hedge the Pentagon's bet on the F-35. According to the GAO, the F-35 program—already plagued by cost overruns and delays—added an additional $4.3 billion to its overall price tag last year. Originally slated to join the combat fleet in 2012, the same report estimates the Marine Corps. variant won't reach initial operating capability—IOC in industry parlance—until this summer at the soonest. The Navy's aircraft carrier-capable version, the F-35C, won't reach IOC until at least 2018. And keep in mind that IOC describes the minimally deployable form of a capability or technology, not a fully developed combat platform. :ranger:
//fortune.com/2015/03/18/f35-joint-strike-fighter/
.Part of the presentation showed a computer simulation which calculated that the F-35 would be consistently defeated by the Russian-made SU-35 fighter aircraft. The defeat calculated by the scenario also showed the loss of the F-35's supporting airborne-early warning and air-to-air refueling aircraft. :ranger:
f-16.net/f-35-news-article4416.html
Australia's A$ 10+ billion Super Hornet program began life in a storm. Australia's involvement in the F-35 Lightning II program have been mired in controversy, amid criticisms that the F-35A will (1) be unable to compete with proliferating SU-30 family fighters in the region, (2) lack the range or response time that Australia requires, and (3) be both late and very expensive during early production years.
defenseindustrydaily.com/australia-to-buy-24-super-hornets-as-interim-gapfiller-to-jsf-02898/
AUSTRALIA will almost certainly be forced to buy 24 new Super Hornet fighter planes at a cost of about $2 billion to plug a looming gap in its air defences amid delays in the purchase of the cutting-edge Joint Strike Fighter.
According to a leaked draft of the 2013 defence white paper, just two Lockheed Martin JSFs will be delivered to Australia by 2020.
The opposition defence spokesman, David Johnston, said the government had broken its pledge in the 2009 white paper to buy 100 JSFs, which would have "provided regional domination out to 2030". :ranger:
smh.com.au/national/defence-set-to-buy-super-hornets-over-cuttingedge-fighter-20130127-2df02.html
@santosh10
I did what best I could do.
I am not an aviation expert or an expert in ANY field.
As good as the next man Jack.
@santosh10, I do not like berating Chinese fighters. Just because Chinese are not fighting a war, does not mean Chinese cannot build a good plane. I would take PLAAF very seriously.
This is the reason I prefer to compare overall numbers of similar technology planes. The following numbers (taken from Wiki) are relevant for India:
J11 - 205
J10 - 240
Su-30MKK - 73
Su-27 - 75
Even if a third of the above inventory is used against India, this is like 200 very capable fighters.
There is very good reason for IAF and GOI to be worried, when "aid" from both USA and China is reaching Pakistan in the form of free F-16 and JF-17.
I am not into aircraft.@Ray
you have mastery in the issues related to CHina, how you see my evaluation of their combat birds? post#47
MKI is an Multirole platform .. What exactly do you mean strike?? Rafael cant even fly as far or as long as MKI .. MKI would be able to reach further inside enemy territory than Rafale.Both are of different categories
SU 30 MKI is mainly an air superiority platform.
Rafale is mainly a deep strike aircraft.
sir do you know lo-lo-loMKI is an Multirole platform .. What exactly do you mean strike?? Rafael cant even fly as far or as long as MKI .. MKI would be able to reach further inside enemy territory than Rafale.
Low flying profile of a missionsir do you know lo-lo-lo
http://www.dassault-aviation.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2012/08/Fox_Three_nr_8.pdfEndurance is excellent, even at low-level where we can fly at 450 knots for 1 h 30 min in a clean configuration.
MKI becomes effective when the guidance system is upgraded to that of Mirage or Rafale level.MKI is an Multirole platform .. What exactly do you mean strike?? Rafael cant even fly as far or as long as MKI .. MKI would be able to reach further inside enemy territory than Rafale.
First off RafaelMKI becomes effective when the guidance system is upgraded to that of Mirage or Rafale level.
Rafale and Mirage are the best when it comes to flying low undetected to the enemy radars and striking the targets with accuracy and precession. When the targets are down they can climb to high altitude at a quicker rate because of delta wing and come back.
Su 30 MKI needs upgrades in this regards, But MKI is best suited for air superiority. Sukhois can take on enemy aircrafts while the strike fighter jets are on their way to their targets.
Rafale can strike the targets as well as effectively dog fight. Add to that the missiles and technologies that are integrated to Rafale which gives an edge over other fighters.
I heard that Rafale can fly at 20 m (approx) above the ground for 900 KM with minimal effort needing from the pilot, such is the terrain hugging capability of this jet.
For Su 30 MKI to achieve that, it require upgrades in it radar, guidance and weapons package.
Sir that is Range, combat radius is betterFor Su-30MKI the Maximum flight range (with 2xR-27R1, 2xR-73E launched at half distance), at sea level the quoted range is 1270 km, while at height (most probably at around 11-12 km height) 3000 km
Sir this is not we call Round trip, It's combat RadiusFor Rafale the Dassult pdf says:
http://www.dassault-aviation.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2012/08/Fox_Three_nr_8.pdf
So that would be around 600 km round trip for Rafale, with added perk of sight-seeing. :thumb:
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