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Forum: Military Aviation

14th Jan 2016, 18:38

Replies: 159

Tornado Replacement

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Posted By LowObservable

AIM-120 has some HOBS capability, but not as...

AIM-120 has some HOBS capability, but not as you'd understand it on (for instance) AIM-9X, IRIS-T or Python 5. Kinematics and the sensor are fundamentally different.

Forum: Military Aviation

14th Jan 2016, 14:03

Replies: 159

Tornado Replacement

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Posted By LowObservable

OK: I accept your statement that I'm correct...

OK:

I accept your statement that I'm correct on item 3. Of course I and other skeptics have been saying this for years, based on physical comparisons to other aircraft, with the enthusiasts and...

Forum: Military Aviation

14th Jan 2016, 11:32

Replies: 159

Tornado Replacement

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Posted By LowObservable

To expand: Stealth: JSF is susceptible to...

To expand:

Stealth: JSF is susceptible to detection and tracking by IRST and VHF radar, which in turn permits cued search in higher radar bands. Unless its own LPI/radar technology is magically...

Forum: Military Aviation

13th Jan 2016, 12:41

Replies: 159

Tornado Replacement

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Posted By LowObservable

As for the need for agility - your adversary has...

As for the need for agility - your adversary has a vote. If the opposition intends to fight into and through the merge, you will need (a) pre-merge dominance so he never gets there, (b) a magic...

Forum: Military Aviation

9th Jan 2016, 17:28

Replies: 159

Tornado Replacement

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Posted By LowObservable

Wrt F16 lease, the rumour I heard was that...

Wrt F16 lease, the rumour I heard was that Portillo offered a wing of F16s to replace the Jaguar force but the RAF brass turned him down as they feared it would put Typhoon numbers (and their future...

Forum: Military Aviation

8th Jan 2016, 12:25

Replies: 159

Tornado Replacement

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Posted By LowObservable

I'm sure Germany's northern neighbor would be...

I'm sure Germany's northern neighbor would be open to a discussion about doing with JAS 39E systems and technologies what M Dassault did, when he grew the Mirage III into the IV.

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