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For the F-5 replacement or the Hawks? I'd agree with you on the Hawks but the F-5 is a whole different story. Also, someone please tell me I'm being an idiot for bothering to post on local formils and expecting anything but stupid replies.

Aight, I'm calling bullshit if they say they can't afford the F-15 or F/A-18 while simultaneously claiming they can buy the Rafale. For one, French equipment is much more expensive due to economy of scale. And two, the entire support infrastructure would have to be built from scratch to the...

Kaplan isn't on the next MEF IIRC.

I mean, its the only one Pindad can produce. Until you have a reliable source of 155mm shells, you'd basically see limited readiness all the time.

Pretty sure it's mostly a lack of ammunition issue.

This is really why you shouldn't give control of HIMAD (or really anything beyond VSHORAD) to the Army. Compared to the other 2 branches, the Army is very bureaucratic and political, and the amount of ego stroking is insane. You can already see how interoperability with the different branches...

Wacky Hot Take: Apart from the planned ASuW oriented OPV. The future OPV's should have a variant oriented towards local/fleet/tanker AAW defense. I'm thinking a Cheaper S-Band and a smaller X-Band with quadpacked CAMM's on either a 8x SYLVER A43 or 8x Mk41 + CIWS.

At this point, it's better to just yank the Exocet's off the KCR's and place them in newly built Martadinatas. They are inherently useless in anything beyond a patrol role. If anything we should refit the Martadinatas with ASROC's and place them in the Anti-Sub role and have the incoming Iver's...

I think the biggest argument in support of Nike's argument that KCR's are inherently obsolete in today's world is due to the fact that's it's really easy to track ship movements through satellites now. It's a big reason why Singapore ditched the Missile Boat idea in the late 2000's as hit and...

Personally I don't think the budget allows for 2 different HIMAD systems being operated simultaneously. The amount of infrastructure and networking that needs to be implemented would add up on top of the initial order for the system itself. If anything, I think it's a done deal that the AU...

The Mistral is a big meme to be honest.

Keep in mind whether one is called a "Frigate" or "Destroyer" is subjective. A lot of the Frigates in European navies can be classified as Destroyers under the US Naval system in terms of size and capabilities. Also, the trend with global power navies is actually moving towards bigger ships. The...

Personally, I'm more inclined to have 1-2 LHD/flat tops for rotary ops and having smaller HVSS/EPF type ships for the landing role. We really don't need to have a lot of big ships since we have zero interests abroad. It's not like we're France. Personally I'm more inclined to believe that the...

Ahem... https://militaryleak.com/2018/08/29/spearhead-class-expeditionary-fast-transport-epf/

As a side note, if we want to see a better armed Iver, a good start would be to slash the Army budget and give it to the Air Force and the Navy.

Neither of those two is even much of a factor. The government knows any country can embargo them, US, Russia, EU, etc. And Rahasia Negara is a smokescreen. The biggest reason is just kickbacks and corruption. They don't like how the US is very transparent when it comes to FMS sales and FMF...

I don't know. Why do our politicians feel the need to award contracts to companies/countries that have less transparency in their dealings?

The Danish Iver-Huidtfelt is cheaper because the weapons fit-out isn't made by MBDA and THALES. European manufacturers are going to be noticeably more expensive then their US counterparts because of Economy of Scale.

We will never know... The new squadron is needed to train up more pilots for the incoming fighters. More line fighters = more LIFT frames to train up pilots faster.

I love it when people don't realize that US equipment is generally quite cheaper than their EU counterparts and the only reason we don't buy from them as much is because EU deals are easier to corrupt then US deals so they use the smokescreen of "eMbARgO" to scare people into not wanting to buy...