Singapore to decide Rafale or Eagle by September!
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aluminium frame to composite frame indicate at least 1/3 weight reductionOriginally posted by storm_freaky13:okay fair enough... but how much more can you change? its radar signature is almost as much as it is only reduced by the RAM. Fuel still burns alot because it is a very big and heavy plane. AESA radar according to some other forum bros say can be integrated into Rafale( the thales and dassault thing?) no intention to flame hor
IMO i think there is a limit that what you can change to a plane/airframe. I still believe the Rafale has more room for modding. =) besides not many people know what techies can do to a rafale since it is not common. So in that sense it can be our silver bullet against other foes.
70's suitcase size to 21 century notepad size avionics mean further weight reduction and more empty space in aircraft for addon stuff
more thrust from the same engine package profile means better thrust to weight ratio or need not so much fuel to cut through the air
new airframe material means even a 747 might has smaller radar signature than a common bird
In economic sense, the more you produce, the less you pay per item. An fully loaded F-15E cost USD28 mil a piece and that is a steal compare to USD40 mil basic Typhoon.
Thus I quite sure 70% chance we will select F-15 T variant and the final figure should be around 20-25 for a squadron. -
Err......i doubt the US would even release for sale the F22Originally posted by LRRP:Still gutted that RSAF gave up on the Typhoon...With F22 looming as a replacement for the F5..can you imagine how our air force would be in 7 years time? Operating a fleet of ultra moderns..Typhoon, F-16 (with Wild Weasel) and and F22.. No one would be able to touch us..
Anyway,..would go for the next best .. I think F15 should be the one. Combat proven..0 losses..
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Actually there is an export version of the F-22A proposed by Boeing for export to countries like Japan, South Korea and Saudi Arabia... Not as advanced as the full version but still very capable nevertheless. Perhaps Singapore could acquire some in the future?Originally posted by |-|05|:Err......i doubt the US would even release for sale the F22
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The F35 is earmarked as the replacement for the F5 lah. I seriously doubt if we will ever see F22s in our skies unless it's USAF planes.
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I hope we decide on the Rafale, and we should not try too hard to 'americanise' the Rafale by shoving it with all-american weapons. For example, the AMRAAM, in my opinion should not be integrated into Rafale, should we ever get it. We are already cleared to buy the Meteor, which although not combat proven, has the potential to be the most advanced BVR air-air missile at this time. Meteor has a range of at least 100km. AMRAAM has a range of about 50km max.
http://www.mbda.net/site/FO/scripts/siteFO_contenu.php?lang=EN&noeu_id=123
http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/missile/aim-120.htm
So from this example, we should try to get a mix of french and american weapons, as this would let us get the best of both worlds. Doing this, we could then standardise our weapon fit for the whole airforce. Eg. Our Rafales and F-16 able to carry Meteors, Sidewinders, Harpoons, Storm Shadow, blah blah blah.
Integration would also give ST kinetics more things to do and will definately give them experience. Expensive? Of course lar! But knowledge gained will definately be worth it. Who knows? Knowledge gained from such an experience could let to development of local products in the not so distant future.