Most Capable Fighter

FriedRiceNSpice

FriedRiceNSpice

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rommel said:
u don't need stealth with AIM-54C Phoenix... u got so much of range that u can destroy the ennemy plane before even entering the other firing range. It's powerful radar make it as good as a small AWAC, so it could even detec some stealth plane, i think.
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To detect stealth planes, you have to use triangulation. In other words, you need to have two or more radars directed in the direction of the plane coming from two different angles at the same time in other to notice a stealth fighter.

I have heard that Iran used F-14s as mini-AWACs in the Iran-Iraq war. Would it be possible for China to do the same with the J-8II or Russia with the Mig-31?
 
rommel

rommel

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To detect stealth planes, you have to use triangulation. In other words, you need to have two or more radars directed in the direction of the plane coming from two different angles at the same time in other to notice a stealth fighter.
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well, the F-14 are always used in pair of 2, the Chinese need some better radar equipment, the only other aircraft i know that got this ability is on the Su-30 and variants. It can designate 10 target and direct 4 Su-27 to intercept them. I don't know if the Su-33 or Su-35 have this abilty, maybe yes.
 
FriedRiceNSpice

FriedRiceNSpice

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rommel said:
well, the F-14 are always used in pair of 2, the Chinese need some better radar equipment, the only other aircraft i know that got this ability is on the Su-30 and variants. It can designate 10 target and direct 4 Su-27 to intercept them. I don't know if the Su-33 or Su-35 have this abilty, maybe yes.
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The J-8 has the potential to carry large radars, so if the Chinese develop better radars then maybe they can use the J-8 as mini-AWACs. The Flanker series also can carry large radars, but so far no one has developed a Flanker for the AWACs role.
 
MIGleader

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FriedRiceNSpice said:
The J-8 has the potential to carry large radars, so if the Chinese develop better radars then maybe they can use the J-8 as mini-AWACs. The Flanker series also can carry large radars, but so far no one has developed a Flanker for the AWACs role.
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it's called the su-30 and it's slar datalink
 
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Azn boy

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FriedRiceNSpice said:
What fighter is the most capable in service today? For this discussion, only aspects of a pure fighter will be taken into account. For example, naval attack and interdiction will not be relevant. Here is a list of possible choices: Su-35, Su-30 MKI, Mig-29, Eurofighter Tycoon, SAAB Gripen, Dessault Rafale, F-16, F-15, F/A-18, J-10.
For the sake of discussion, the F-22 and F-35 are not in service yet, so do bring them up.
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1.F-22
2.Eurofighter Typhoon
3.Dessault Rafale
4.SAAB Gripen
5.Su-35
6.Su-30mki
7.J-10C :)
8.F-15
9.F-16
10.F/A-18
 
FriedRiceNSpice

FriedRiceNSpice

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Azn boy said:
1.F-22
2.Eurofighter Typhoon
3.Dessault Rafale
4.SAAB Gripen
5.Su-35
6.Su-30mki
7.J-10C :)
8.F-15
9.F-16
10.F/A-18
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I like how right above you put "1. F-22," you have me quoted saying:
For the sake of discussion, the F-22 and F-35 are not in service yet, so do bring them up.
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Also, the J-10C is not in service yet, and if it was It'd be ahead of Su-30MKI and SAAB Gripen.
 
MIGleader

MIGleader

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no one knows how j-10 c will perform.

f-22 is udoubtedly the most capable combat aircraft ever.
afterwords, wars would be fought using uavs and pilots would be a thing of the past.
 
tphuang

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IDonT said:
Actually the F-22 has one or two operational squadron.
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I thought they are not done yet? What about all the articles that said F-22 is behind and they wanted to scratch the program?
 
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