Somehow, I expect they are going to build more than 38.
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I'd say you're no doubt right, and every one they build is experience toward designing their own 5 gen, which may be the ultimate goal anyway!
You mean for Japan the need is there or others
Of course it is always easier to say
but a production for Japan, SK and Australia minus some to USA so about 150 would have been more logical in more LM can build some parts, a number close of Italian plant with about 85 Italians and about 30 NL.
Spain can logicaly only buy F-35A and B as UK, Italia going for have a fighter fleet with 2 types F-35 and Typhoon the first more oriented for A2G missions other A2A.
Not orders cuz 2008 economic crisis ... and surely for early 2020s.
They have 20 F-18A+ formers USN more old no modernised and 66 F-18AM/BM modernised as Australians, Canadians much think outdated but not have all last weapons still capable ofc APG-65/73 etc... are less good than a AESA APG-81 but the load remains decent hehe
Navy 12 EAV-8B+, 1 TAV-8 B : 13
Jura The idiot
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Jura The idiot
General
here comes a question:
“We’re going to keep fourth generation aircraft into the 2040s,” Goldfein said. “And so what you’ll see in this budget, in addition to buying fifth generation aircraft, is actually modernizing our fourth gen. And here’s what we’ve found when we talk about the fighter inventory; what we found and continue to develop is the ability to fly these aircraft together in a complementary fashion so that fourth gen actually makes fifth gen better and fifth gen makes fourth gen better.”
says who? Chief of Staff of the Air Force
inside Fiscal 2018 Budget Starts Rebuilding Readiness
and the question is
how "fourth gen actually makes fifth gen better"?
(please note I'm not asking how "fifth gen makes fourth gen better")
I've been hearing for years F35 is quantum leap, revolutionary, game changer, slated to replace several types of aircraft and so on and so forth ... that's why I'm asking
“We’re going to keep fourth generation aircraft into the 2040s,” Goldfein said. “And so what you’ll see in this budget, in addition to buying fifth generation aircraft, is actually modernizing our fourth gen. And here’s what we’ve found when we talk about the fighter inventory; what we found and continue to develop is the ability to fly these aircraft together in a complementary fashion so that fourth gen actually makes fifth gen better and fifth gen makes fourth gen better.”
says who? Chief of Staff of the Air Force
inside Fiscal 2018 Budget Starts Rebuilding Readiness
and the question is
how "fourth gen actually makes fifth gen better"?
(please note I'm not asking how "fifth gen makes fourth gen better")
I've been hearing for years F35 is quantum leap, revolutionary, game changer, slated to replace several types of aircraft and so on and so forth ... that's why I'm asking
TerraN_EmpirE
Tyrant King
Fourth Generation platforms can be looped with fifth gens to serve a number of ways.
First since Fifth gens are targeted as First phase ( I hate when they say Day) of conflict machines they would be used to break down enemy air defences with fourth gens coming in to bat cleanup. That is strike and operate in a manor to eliminate any remaining enemy assets that could have hidden or survived behind the fifth gens strikes. By operating behind the fifth gens the fourth gens take strain off the fifth generation maintenance and flight stress hours.
Fourth gens can also be networked with long range missiles. That would significantly push the air to Air kill range of the F15 those F15 would use the radar and sensors of F35 and F22 via network to probe for them, the F22 and F35 would target designate and the F15 fire the missiles and make the kill. Because the F15 is not stealthy well the fifth gens are stealthy the enemy on the receiving end would not be able to engage the F15 from such a long range well not seeing the Fifth gens.
If you note a lot of the Squadrons with F22 are Also equipped with F15.
Fifth gens can serve as escort for fourth gen strike packages. the stealthier platforms in Air to Air roles picking off Bandits looking to intercept F16 and FA18's on bomb runs. So if you have an enemy air defence zone with Fulcrums or Flankers and they detect a flight of F16 loaded down with bombs looking to plaster a runway. When the Enemy deploys their interceptors they suddenly run into a formation of fifth gens.
First since Fifth gens are targeted as First phase ( I hate when they say Day) of conflict machines they would be used to break down enemy air defences with fourth gens coming in to bat cleanup. That is strike and operate in a manor to eliminate any remaining enemy assets that could have hidden or survived behind the fifth gens strikes. By operating behind the fifth gens the fourth gens take strain off the fifth generation maintenance and flight stress hours.
Fourth gens can also be networked with long range missiles. That would significantly push the air to Air kill range of the F15 those F15 would use the radar and sensors of F35 and F22 via network to probe for them, the F22 and F35 would target designate and the F15 fire the missiles and make the kill. Because the F15 is not stealthy well the fifth gens are stealthy the enemy on the receiving end would not be able to engage the F15 from such a long range well not seeing the Fifth gens.
If you note a lot of the Squadrons with F22 are Also equipped with F15.
Fifth gens can serve as escort for fourth gen strike packages. the stealthier platforms in Air to Air roles picking off Bandits looking to intercept F16 and FA18's on bomb runs. So if you have an enemy air defence zone with Fulcrums or Flankers and they detect a flight of F16 loaded down with bombs looking to plaster a runway. When the Enemy deploys their interceptors they suddenly run into a formation of fifth gens.
Jura The idiot
General
not sure if you're referring to the question I asked right above Today at 7:18 AM
but if you were, I couldn't get your answer anyway ... I can be only guessing (I don't want to 'distort' your post or nothing) like ... did you perhaps mean a higher payload of older aircraft as compared to F-35??
maybe just my reading comprehension failed