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Posted: March 23, 2006 04:49 pm
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There is no clear definition but here is an "unofficial" sheme
http://www.aerospaceweb.org/question/history/q0182.shtml
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Posted: March 24, 2006 08:30 am
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AFM and CA gives this month as sure thing the 150m deal to buy a 2nd hand F16 squadron from Israel. I wonder what a squadron means.24 planes?
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Posted: March 24, 2006 10:37 am
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This day i received two mails from aviatia.ro (a romanian aviation forum, in romanian language-for who don't know yet about this one) with this "header": "Will Israel's New Trainers Come From Romania?"

This two links say much better what is the subject:

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/2005/1...srael/index.php

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/2005/1...dated/index.php

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Posted: March 24, 2006 04:52 pm
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Iamandi we are not that lucky....
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Posted: March 24, 2006 05:59 pm
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Lucky in which way? JSF? Gripen? Because the article leads to some 2nd hand F16.
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Posted: March 27, 2006 09:00 am
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About selling trainer planes to Israel...
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Posted: March 29, 2006 12:08 pm
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QUOTE (AlexC @ Mar 23 2006, 01:26 PM)
And if we really have to buy F-16s then it should be the block 60 that are far more capable than any Israeli upgraded F-16A with the highly capable APG-80 AESA radar but on the other hand those are very expensive.

According to a December article of edefense, the contract to buy and upgrade F16A/Bs will be only a supplement to a later deal to buy F16C/Ds.


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Posted: March 29, 2006 04:59 pm
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Yup, apparently we should accept the idea that there are not so much money to re-equip RoAF. F16 comes in handy and the price is good. Afterall we can still sell these 29s to make an extra buck. I wonder what are the rationales behind the decision to preserve them? I know few countries eager to buy them for good money smile.gif
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Posted: March 30, 2006 06:33 am
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For example Venezuela, if US let us to sell to them...

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Posted: March 30, 2006 06:44 am
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QUOTE (Iamandi @ Mar 30 2006, 06:33 AM)
For example Venezuela, if US let us to sell to them...

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They shouldnt make any objection, since others do business with Venezuela too:

http://www.edefenseonline.com/default.asp?...3_28_2006_OM_01


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Posted: March 30, 2006 09:42 pm
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Tomcat, what do you think about the F/A-18E Block II (AESA) Super Bug? it's projected to cost just 40mil $

"Predictably, Boeing foresaw the prospect of a JSF loss, and has been improving the F/A-18E/F program as much as possible. It is adding a new active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar into the design, and implementing a cost-cutting campaign. In September 2001, it announced a redesign of the forward fuselage to accommodate the new APG-79 AESA radar and other new systems while simultaneously reducing production costs. The objective price of a Block 2 F/A-18E/F with AESA is now $40 million, a reduction of over $10 million from today’s price."

http://www.aiaa.org/aerospace/Article.cfm?...chiveIssueID=23

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Posted: March 30, 2006 09:51 pm
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user posted image

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More here: http://photos.airliners.net

And the block III Super Hornet is supposed to be stealthier than the EF2000 or Rafale.

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Posted: March 30, 2006 10:55 pm
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Source: http://photos.airliners.net

With its AN/APG-79 AESA radar it should be second to none at BVR, it's a true 4.5 gen aircraft and it also carries an imense a2g and a2a payload and all of this at just $40mil!

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Posted: March 31, 2006 06:17 am
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AlexC, the excessive posting of images from one website is forbidden according to the forum guidelines. Those who want to see more photos can follow your link and see them at the source, especially since they are very large.
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Posted: March 31, 2006 07:01 am
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AlexC ...now you[re talking .. smile.gif

It would be one of my first picks. I always liked Naval Planes . Also twin engine ..we won't lost many planes to bird ingestion in the only engine.

SO the new plane must be US made (sorry but most advanced weapons came from US, european weapon integration can be done in US planes , EU is wiling to provide support for that, US usually don't )

Also Eurofighter might be handy.
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