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From what I know, the Brigjen Teddy case is him redirecting and misappropriating our own funds and its not a bribe or kickback case where you have an OEM bribing officials here so we would prefer their products. Corruption is corruption, but misappropriating funds and bribing are 2 different...

How the hell is there kick back in a US FMS acquisition, US FMS are hard to be corrupted or bribed since its the most transparent way of acquisition there is, the whole reason a DSCA notification exists is to provide transparency for FMS acquisitions, thats why they always state the overall...

IMO, I would rather we go initially go with F-35A since its cheaper and has more payload and range, unless we actually have clear ambitions to have VTOL jets onboard LHD's which I doubt, even if we do have those ambitions though we could probably get F-35B's in another batch like what some F-35...

IMO, we should get F-35's once the F-16 A/B MLU's airframe hours wear out since they're already quite aged anyway, F-35 prices should be more affordable by then in terms of acquisition and maybe even CPFH. Unless we want to extend their life and upgrade to or buy more F-16V's if thats still even...

Is there any plan on getting the AGM-114L variant?

Mostly stuff like equipment that is specific to that aircraft, simulators, engines and armaments as well as training. Rafale is a western jet but they can only use French armaments like Magic, MICA, Meteor, MBDA Apache, etc which we currently don't have and would have to buy. Rafale can't use...

Tough choice if it comes down these 2, you have the Su-35 that has the range, payload, maneuverability, some established infrastructure from current Flankers (armaments stock mostly) but average and some say mediocre sensors and avionics as well as lack of networking and datalink with existing...

For the 2 domestic built OPV's, is this one of the contenders? I got this from an FB group btw

Its pretty normal, since how else do you gently disembark the amphib vehicles? if they don't do that the AAV's would have to dip into the water like this and you need to submerge the well deck deep enough in order to allow AAV's to smoothly embark too like this

Depends on the package, based on Qatar's recent purchase of their F-15QA, they bought 36 F-15's for $6.2 billion so that means each jet including support, equipment, training and armaments cost around $172 million. But keep in mind, this is the first time Qatar operated a US fighter so that...

2020-2030 timeframe is more suited if we want the Advanced F-15, but the F-35 is going to a lot more affordable after mid-2020's and especially beyond 2030's, if we want 5th gen we should work on it by then. Neat comparison I found for reference, may not be entirely accurate:

Unfortunate accident, thankful that the pilot survived, but how about the people in the house and neighborhood that got hit though? hope they are all okay

Theres no certain payload and weight specs for the KFX yet, but based from the general specs i found, the F/A-18E/F has a bit of an edge with more payload and weight capability than what is projected for the KFX We get what we pay for, have we been paying though? And who said that KFX is...

lol isn't this what a lot of people here have been saying too? and with this kind of attitude, some people still insist we get Su-35's and even say we can get MRO and everything?? :omghaha:

T-50 and Legacy Hornets uses F-404, Superbugs use the F-414, but from what I read the later blocks of the T-50 might have potential to use the F-414 as well.

RIP If we already have KFX, I don't see any reasons for getting F-18's because their in the same class, regardless that they both use the same F-414 engine unless you want dedicated EW in the form of the Growler and personally what I find lacking in the F-18 is its lack of speed to be an...

You don't think the Su-35's wouldn't cost billions either? Whole thing cost more than $1 billion for 11 jets, so theres not much difference when it comes to that. If we're talking about the F-15 you don't need to add much more when it comes to supporting infrastructure, weapons, spares, training...

I was referring to a photo I posted before this one (page 2020), I posted that one for comparison. me and everyone was referring to this: @Raduga

Most people on the forums are saying its likely an Aster-MICA combo, if thats the case, I hope at least we can have Aster-30

I thought that was the Terma Scanter 4603 It's from shipbucket, based on available info, Iver Huitfeldt-class always had their VLS in the middle, it doesn't have the VLS on the bow like most ships