Anyone knows why RSAF chose F15 SG over Typhoon or Rafale ?
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you have basically sum up of what i want to say......Originally posted by Shotgun:I think u need to correct your facts.
The Strike Eagle is a Strike version of the Original Eagle. Its optimized for flying Strike missions and other ground attack sorties such as interdiction. It however retains the air to air capability of the Eagle. Its heavier weight with Strike ordnance LIMITS its air to air performance. However if configured as a Strike Escort, with air to air ordnance, it can out perform the MiG-29 EASILY in the BVR arena.
Given the AIM-9X capability, the agility of the aircraft has become a lesser issue. The missile will always be more capable in manuevers than the aircraft, so the Strike Eagle does not need to OUT turn the Fulcrum to shoot it down.
The MiG-29s "legendary" manueverability is overrated. It can only manuever like that at lower altitudes and lower airspeeds, mainly <350kts. That means nothing in BVR, and much lesser in WVR given helmet targeting systems and off boresight missiles. So what if the MiG can make 9gs @ <350 kts? Its a slower target thats all.
New systems like Helmet targeting systems and Off boresight missiles changes the approach WVR fight. Instead of getting into turning fights, trying to out manuever each other, pilots would be trying to get into launch envelops, and leaving it in a hurry, aka boom and zoom. They are not gonna wait around in side the enemy's launch envelop and wait to get shot.
some ppl comments just make me puke.... 
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Guess which side came out first with the super maneoverable plane, off boresight missile and HMS ? Answer - the Russians with the Mig 29 , R-73 & HMS. That's the reason why the rest came later with the Python , ASRAMM, AIM 9 X , HMS etc later - the West was merely playing catchup.
You cannot fight all air battles with BVR. Actually, most current ROEs in a lot of actual combat today require WVR. Again, one needs to be good at both BVR and WVR. The West has only recently caught up with the Russians where WVR is concerned. They were ahead or on par with the Russians in BVR. -
Yes the Russian military technology is not as bad as it seems. The Western media which controls much of the world's media tends to manipulate the facts to serve their own objectives.Originally posted by glock:Guess which side came out first with the super maneoverable plane, off boresight missile and HMS ? Answer - the Russians with the Mig 29 , R-73 & HMS. That's the reason why the rest came later with the Python , ASRAMM, AIM 9 X , HMS etc later - the West was merely playing catchup.
You cannot fight all air battles with BVR. Actually, most current ROEs in a lot of actual combat today require WVR. Again, one needs to be good at both BVR and WVR. The West has only recently caught up with the Russians where WVR is concerned. They were ahead or on par with the Russians in BVR. -
We shud never look down on Russian aircraft.
In the hands of well trained competent pilots, they can be a match or superior to Western aircraft.
Has everyone forgotten the Korean & Vietnam Wars. MIG 15s , 17s and 21s
shot US and Allied planes out of the skies on a regular basis when fighting one on one. With a competent enemy it is never a piece of cake even when you have a superior weapon. The man behind the machine is still king. -
well said
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some ppl comment jus waanna make me puke!!
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I thought we already using it on F-16
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Not that I know of... heh.
However, what it does mean is that we can recieve information via link 16 from from US forces. -
Thought our F-16 is using links from Iseral not US
