Qatar Signs $12 Billion Deal for U.S. F-15 Jets Amid Gulf Crisis

[Avicenna]

LOL. Its a tech demonstrator. Pretty sure the final product will be polished and smokeless.

 

[wiseone2]

Lol..

Save your protestations of innocence. I do not see other than Turkey where ISIS rebels in Northern Syria get their weapons from

 

[Airdef95]

I'm amazed how the world is blinded to this hypocrisy. Blaming Qatar for sponsoring terrorism and telling others to isolate it on one side and giving the same country military equipment on the other.
I remember in Pakistan's case they denied us military equipment by saying we sponsor terrorism.
No wonder this whole thing is going towards regional instability. Cunningly they are equipping countries against each other for future.

 

[dani191]

they are with 340 bilion in reserves so they dont care

 

[EpiiC]

Price for F-35 went down earlier this year, $8.2 Billion for 90 planes... Arab countries making big mistake buying more expensive and older 4th gen planes.

https://www.ft.com/content/56873591-6148-3ecf-a31d-5c922999f3ce

http://edition.cnn.com/2017/02/03/politics/f-35-lockheed-martin-cost-reduction/index.html

 

[Indus Pakistan]

Should have bought Muslim Jf17 Tuonder. Halal not haram.

 

[Kabira]

Price for F-35 went down earlier this year, $8.2 Billion for 90 planes... Arab countries making big mistake buying more expensive and older 4th gen planes.

https://www.ft.com/content/56873591-6148-3ecf-a31d-5c922999f3ce

http://edition.cnn.com/2017/02/03/politics/f-35-lockheed-martin-cost-reduction/index.html

Maybe F35 are off the table for Qatar.

 

[EpiiC]

Maybe F35 are off the table for Qatar.

Should have Lobbied for it..... What is the point in getting old 4th gen planes? When the world is moving onto 5th Gen.

 

[Tshering22]

Should have Lobbied for it..... What is the point in getting old 4th gen planes? When the world is moving onto 5th Gen.

The world has only select few countries either keen on or having the capability to move towards 5th gen.

Middle East won't be engaged with an enemy like USA anytime near. Therefore having 5th generation fighters is of no use for them.

 

[The SC]

I'm amazed how the world is blinded to this hypocrisy. Blaming Qatar for sponsoring terrorism and telling others to isolate it on one side and giving the same country military equipment on the other.
I remember in Pakistan's case they denied us military equipment by saying we sponsor terrorism.
No wonder this whole thing is going towards regional instability. Cunningly they are equipping countries against each other for future.

You should understand from this that Qatar is their tool..nothing more..nothing less!

In the red flag, F-35 has show its advantage in front of 4th generation fighter jets.
Qatar should have bought F-35s.It is relatively reasonable price for F-35.
The feature of stealth matters the most in today's airborne combat. No matter how advanced and maneuverable F-15 SQ is , it cannot counter a real stealthy fighter, cause it would be shot down before its might's put to practice.
A blind martial art master could not beat a common people.

That is why it has an IRST now.. it got some passive eyes..