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The present drones are not capable to engage in swarm formation. They are basically bomb jockeys at the moment.
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Right now UAV do only strike missions in fact mainly CAS in permissive area vs terrorists coz they are not considered safe for A2A combat, you imagine a UAV destroyed a Boeing-747 ...
Too vulnerable to SAM don't have or almost ECM, coz cheaper but don' t need for her missions.

Right no plans for a UAV with radar, AAM, guns.

And UAV need again long time before to be able for A2A combat, pilot/human need to be present in the loop and i am for.

Only planned when UAV are more mature mixed formations fighters-bombers and armed UAV for strike. But later 2030 ?
 
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antiterror13 said:
well ... actually you are the one ... and I didn't respond to your posts ..... so pleaseeee
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Have you got any news, data or anything else that's related to this topic in any meaningful way? The same as in the Taiwan topic - many had posted some info on the accident and all you could contribute was 'imagine if it was China - everyone would laugh lollololollolol'. What's your point?
 
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Janiz said:
Have you got any news, data or anything else that's related to this topic in any meaningful way? The same as in the Taiwan topic - many had posted some info on the accident and all you could contribute was 'imagine if it was China - everyone would laugh lollololollolol'. What's your point?
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This is off topic .. and the last time I will respond to you :p
and what actually your contributions apart from attacking other senior members? :) how many you have posted and how many really meaningful ? ... and how many likes you have? welll everybody will know the answer ... but you
 
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taxiya said:
If I understand you right, your point is that F35 steps in for F4 for the striking role. F-3 replaces F-2 (which somewhat failed its requirement) to add air superiority, essentially for F-15's role.

But my gathering from my reading (not my own conclusion) is that F-35A is only behind F-22 in air superiority task. So it appears to me that F-3 is another effort to develop an air superiority fighter close or equal to F-22 after U.S. refused its selling to Japan. That is a very high ambition (not saying Japan can't achieve it), but does it worth it than focusing on F-35? After all, if F-35 is as good as it is claimed it is already a top-tear in the class, and most importantly, the development cost has been covered by many countries, the unit price would be much lower than F-3.

So I will have to wait for further details to be revealed before I make up my conclusion.
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F-2 are not old can serves easy again 20 years expensive ! but very good airframe in more soon all the fleet able to A2A BVR combat with AAM-4 and new variant of radar much better as the first right now only 50/90. Get JDAM now also

The F-3 is for replaced the 200 F-15J/DJ delivered on 10 years about 1982/1992 not modernised not able for BVR combat as Chinese Su-27 and J-11 not the A capable.
Except Israel F-15 modified for A2G combat all F-15 don' t talk ofc for E or export variant SG, i etc... are only able to be armed with free fall bombs of 1000 lbs, 2, a limited capacity for strike.

I add F-4EJ modernised " Kai " get ASM-2 AShM also but less capable than F-2 for the mission.
 
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Japanese Destroyer or Frigates since WWII
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I have add the new 25 DD in construction to Mitsubishi, Nagasaki shipyard.
Based on Akizuki, main differences less expensive, look a little different, 4 AESA radars only on the fore superstructure, Akizuki on the outside corners of the fore and aft superstructures which is also high and not pretty.
And a VLS with maybe only 16 cell's vs 32.

After two DDG 27 DD successor of Atago in service for 2020 replace Hatakaze.

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Right now UAV do only strike missions in fact mainly CAS in permissive area vs terrorists coz they are not considered safe for A2A combat, you imagine a UAV destroyed a Boeing-747 ...
Too vulnerable to SAM don't have or almost ECM, coz cheaper but don' t need for her missions.

Right no plans for a UAV with radar, AAM, guns.

And UAV need again long time before to be able for A2A combat, pilot/human need to be present in the loop and i am for.

Only planned when UAV are more mature mixed formations fighters-bombers and armed UAV for strike. But later 2030 ?
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I add not enough safe and mainly a true right country not NK or others... don' t envisage right now employed armed UAV for A2A combat, police of the sky ; for behavior, rules and mainly law matters. It is a robot.

Yet actual UAV are not very welcome in " her countries " mainly used in war areas, now begin in her countries with great caution.
 
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Japanese Destroyer or Frigates since WWII
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Pretty good article but writing that
Japanese designers also mimicked the FORREST SHERMAN's use of steel for the hull, and weight saving aluminum for the superstructure.
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made me look like this o_O The author should know that Japanese constructors were the first ones who introduced aluminium as a material for superstructure to save weight with the massive bridges of the Takao class cruisers.
FORBIN said:
I have add the new 25 DD in construction to Mitsubishi, Nagasaki shipyard.
Based on Akizuki, main differences less expensive, look a little different, 4 AESA radars only on the fore superstructure, Akizuki on the outside corners of the fore and aft superstructures which is also high and not pretty.
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I would say that the biggest project in the JMSDF for now is projected mass production of Japanese LCS equivalent called DX.
 
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