Timmymagic wrote: ↑29 May 2023, 20:37
Norway's F-16 have already been sold, principally to Romania.

Oops, did not realise they had actually been sold.

Is the kf 21 a more advanced fighter than the typhoon offering to Poland,more stealthy I'm guessing so able to survive better in the Russian environment? Or is it cheaper than typhoon?,I'm sure someone above my pay grade will tell me It definitely has a stealthier form than Typhoon but no internal ...

Poland looking to acquire 2 additional squadrons of multi-role aircraft...in a fairly short timeframe.... Time would have to be of the essence for Typhoon to get a look in. Poland is interested in going down the KF-21 route. KF-21 is scheduled to enter production 2024 with deliveries to the South K...

Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) said on May 10 that the Biden administration will respect his informal veto of a sale of Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 70/72s to Turkey, and warned that he will retaliate if any deal is made with Ankara. The remarks at a conference in Washington about Cyprus show that Menend...

Turkish foreign minister is asking for money back on F-35. This could inject extra tensions into an F-16 deal with US, raising the chances of Turkey buying something else (eg Typhoon) to cover requirements up to the time TF-X is integrated into the Turkish air force. Indian source: https://idrw.org...

Turkish foreign minister is asking for money back on F-35. This could inject extra tensions into an F-16 deal with US, raising the chances of Turkey buying something else (eg Typhoon) to cover requirements up to the time TF-X is integrated into the Turkish air force. Indian source: https://idrw.org/...

WASHINGTON, April 17 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's administration notified Congress on Monday of the planned sale to Turkey of avionics software upgrades for its current fleet of F-16 fighter aircraft, a deal valued at up to $259 million. The deal, first reported by Reuters earlier on Mond...

SD67 wrote: ↑17 Apr 2023, 16:38 click settings in youtube and you can get auto translate

random thought - name the F1 car or performance motorbike that's not British Italian or Japanese

Matra from way back driven by Jackie Stewart?

KSA becoming more likely to place a further Typhoon order?

https://breakingdefense.com/2023/04/aft ... -approval/

India may be a flawed democracy but it IS a democracy, they're not invading anyone and they're China's number 1 long term competitor in Asia. Frankly I think we should give them everything they ask for, even if it's just to keep the bad guys out. I think that RR spends $1,000 million or so each yea...

Some Indians seem to believe they will be able to have an indigenous engine for the AMCA. It took China some 20-25 years to catch up to Russian power plants in terms of performance. Just look at WS-10, in the early 2000's it was a terrible engine both in terms of performance and reliability. Only n...

https://www.firstpost.com/world/big-step-for-indias-amca-programme-as-rolls-royce-confirms-export-licence-for-combat-engine-technology-transfer-12422472.html "In a major boost for the Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative of the Indian government, Rolls-Royce has confirmed an export license from the U...

The world is changing: 2000 India GDP per capita ~$500 2020 India GDP per capita ~$2000 Source: World Bank India GDP predicted average annual growth rate to 2030 >6% Source: S&P India’s GDP is likely to more than double from current levels by 2031. Source: Morgan Stanley It is on the cards that ...

Point with KSA is they already fly Typhoons supplied and maintained by us so if Typhoon for KSA is a no no well we’re long past that point. Countries buy expensive weapons systems in the expectation that they’ll be able to use them.- if you start putting conditions on arms sales then you’re out of ...

Did you disapprove of US, Sweden, UK and France offering fighters to India for its MMRCA competition 15 years ago? I don't see how the UK will maintain a fighter development capability if it rules customers out as easily as you do. Sure, there won't be a security risk to UK industry when we don't h...

The effect of opting for the 98kN GE F414 to power the AMCA is that it will have insufficient power to supercruise and it looks like it will perhaps lack the electrical power required for modern systems. If the newspaper report is accurate, the AMCA project may not get the go ahead due to Indian Ai...

It can be useful to keep an eye on how plans for other 'western' projects are progressing: KAI KF-21 - several prototypes flying - weapons integration has started (Iris-T, Meteor) TAI MMU (TF-X) - rolled out March 2023 - maiden flight targeted for end 2023 HAL AMCA - not yet given go ahead for devel...

Potential Orders...in order of probability.. 50 (up to) x Typhoon Tranche 4 to Germany to replace non-nuclear Tornado - Moved to potential as unclear what Germany is up to...the impact of inflation on the German budget increase has caused issues, still highly likely though.. 48-72 x Typhoon Tranche...

This talk about France going alone: didn't the FCAS partners sign an agreement a month or so ago?

For now India is just buying the Rafale-M https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2023/mar/22/cabinet-committee-on-security-likely-to-seal-rafale-m-deal-today-2558326.html Filling French treasury and giving them the (wrong) idea that they can go alone. How do you mean 'giving them the (wrong) idea ...

Would India be allowed the F35? Wouldn't the TF-X be a better solution for them? I presume GCAP would also have "export" versions, which are a little less state of the heart. I can't imagine India is particularly secure if you need to keep your radar absorbing features safe. Yes, not cert...

By the way, India's parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence yesterday said: "The government should consider buying state-of-the-art fifth generation fighter aircraft over the counter..." In 1983 India set out to design a light combat aircraft intended to start replacing hundreds of MiG...

The big challenge is making a sale off the shelf and not getting them involved in the development. Also, the antagonistic relations that exist between Italy-India and Sweden-India are a big drag on the hopes of making such a sale. It would have been ideal if this was just a clean development betwee...

We need the current government to sign up to some Gordon Brown style Carrier contracts to be sure of that.... I hope they do..... The looming UK general election must be a slight concern to the Japanese government, in this critical moment when the embryonic corporate structure of Tempest is being f...

At the DSEI Japan exhibition in Tokyo, the national industry champions for advanced defence electronics representing Japan, the UK and Italy have announced the signing of a collaboration agreement, the next formal step towards a permanent industrial construct. The companies: Mitsubishi Electric rep...