Clark Griswold
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This is probably either not necessary (or been done) but as a lot of these aircraft are two seaters, is it possible to fly the aircraft with one pilot (on an independent O2 system) and have a sample(s) drawn from the other seat's OBOGS station to directly sample under the operational conditions when these symptoms have been reported, what exactly this system is producing? O2 with particulate contaminants, O2 with oil fumes or laced with carbon monoxide, directly capture what would have been inhaled by the crew and analyzed... Not just testing the masks, filters and system itself pre/post flight but the product supplied directly to the aircrew?
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When it is more profitable to advocate buying / building for the future versus selling us the best technology to win yesterday's war. We keep looking back and getting ready for round 2, equipping / training for previous wars so we can fight them even better. Good idea except our adversaries watch and learn from our fights and will not fight us that way as they see what happens when you do that. http://publications.armywarcollege.edu/pubs/2163.pdf My hope is that a generation used to technology shifting constantly and needing replacement / update every 3-5 years will shift away from huge, once in a generation procurements and organizational restructuring will be way less verboten when they come to leadership.
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Wise words. I would expand on Hi / Lo mix to a Hi / Medium / Lo mix with 5th Gen / 4+ Gen / LAAR. The idea of a modular but semi-common fleet for 4+ Gen platforms IMO is more feasible going forward based on the financial / technical realities of 5th Gens. Trying to get the usual suspects and some new ones to buy into a EF 2020 or Silent Eagle with advanced capabilities and survivability may be a viable COA if the F-35 family doesn't grow (Germany, Canada, Aussies, SK, etc...)
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Yup that checks with what the AF taught me... Changing the channel... Referencing @Lawman's comment above, "lasers" may be on fighters relatively (2021 or so for testing) soon: https://www.wired.com/story/lockheed-martin-fighter-jets-lasers/ My druthers and with billions of TP dollars... Give the Eagle an encore career with a role as a super duper 4+ gen fighter armed to the teeth (bajillion missiles, laser turret, etc...) An operational version of this tactical laser Adapted into an advanced Eagle Easier I suspect than trying to integrate it into the 35 and can work out the kinks prior to integration into new 5th / 6th gen
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No argument that they need to up their game on domestically sourced hardware, that vaporware fighter could be a chance to break that paradigm (looks good but in reality...) Your comments are not the first time I have heard that the EF is lacking in the Air to Ground game and it puzzles me why the EF operators would let ostensibly their premier fighter lack in the mission that is done operationally 99% of the time by a fighter. Losing the French in the consortium hurt the Typhoon program but aside from just giving up on building their own jets, if the EU + UK nations don't band together, they just can't / won't put enough of their own money on their own solo projects to actually get them done but just my opinion, collaborative aircraft projects can work, you just have to agree to the minimum amount of collaboration required to get the costs down to what everyone can afford and agree to then with a modular design let each country add whatever capabilities they feel they need.
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I think that was his best point. Seems like common sense but mil / civ leadership believe it can all be done with flat budgets, just honestly admiring we will not do certain missions any longer could in theory allow us to focus resources but then that would be admitting things like we are not actually going to send 4,000+ tanks into the Fulda Gap
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Valid critique but... they have improved and evolved the Gripen (ref Gripen NG and E) and the EF is finally getting an AESA. They get some stuff right, Meteor and PIRATE EO/IR sensor but I see your point. Just a WAG but at best this new jet could be ready to test in 5 years (if you started today and worked like crazy) so a collaboration would be a moot point as the F-35 will be x hundreds of airframes delivered by then
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Relight on thread: Another interview with Prof Farley - https://warroom.armywarcollege.edu/podcasts/2462/ Worth a listen if sitting SOF, filling out airline apps or both... Thought his comments on reorganizing the military was interesting, going away from the idea of domains as the principle factor in defining a service but to the overall goal / mission to define a service (a strategic deterrence, a territorial defense, an expeditionary service, etc...) allowing these new branches to operate across multiple domains but focused to their mission without the parochial fight over intrusion into the exclusive domain of another branch...
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FIFY
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Agreed but the not missing is up to the missile. Break Break.. New stealth eurofighter: http://www.popularmechanics.com/military/aviation/a26933/airbus-planning-next-generation-european/ Since the F-22 restart is in the rearview mirror forever probably, join in with them to have a viable option to the F-35?
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But Merry Christmas too... ;-) Copy both and that was not a perfect graphic for what I was thinking of, more of an engagement at something greater than the proverbial knife fight in a phone booth, greater than WVR but less than a stand off 30 NM BVR fight and definitely not the cheesy movie out running a missile or doing 69 turns and then defeating said missile by dumping your external tanks or some other bullshit. My clumsy idea poorly communicated was to get out of a bad situation by changing one aspect of your energy state (velocity) but should have been caveated if time and conditions permit.
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Non-fighter pilot asking: Is it the fighter's EM that matters more now or the EM of the weapon that really matters? With late generation AAMs and the capabilities of the cueing sensors (AESA radar, JHMCS, etc...) is that really the EM battle that matters more now? Just from this open source graphic of a Python 4's capabilities, it seems to me that a fighter still needs maneuverability but with the capability of the missiles/sensors, I would really want the capability to defend/disengage/countermeasure and reposition for round 2. That defensive move might be a high g turn or from my perspective it would probably be better to have really good transonic acceleration to separate from the bandit and his weapon while giving me time, distance and energy to fix the glitch..
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http://www.popularmechanics.com/flight/a17968/skeleton-pilot-doesnt-have-a-scared-bone-in-his-body/
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Not law yet but if the SLAP Act makes it, some preening politicians might get orange jumpsuits for Christmas.... http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/12/05/gop-rep-todd-rokita-proposes-slap-act-fine-imprison-sanctuary-city-officials
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We're at Stage 3 based on that desperate idea.
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I️ was also surprised by the verdict - manslaughter in this non-lawyer’s opinion was the provable crime and my cynical side says the SF DA’s office new that but went for murder to quell conservatives nationwide knowing they would not get a conviction The Sanctuary Cities movement and now CA as a Sanctuary State is an insult and threat. Build the security systems (walls/fences/patrols/surveillance) Increase enforcement on illegal aliens and their enablers Sanction govs that refuse to accept their deported citizens back Rinse lather repeat
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PI went ahead and put a ring on it @Lawman http://alert5.com/2017/12/01/philippine-air-force-orders-six-a-29s/
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Agreed They want to treat the symptoms not the disease
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Not saying that or implying that military pilot training is the only way to become a great pilot What I am saying is that it is PATHETIC that a military institution historically based on airpower with a 132 billion dollar budget, 12,600 pilots, 5 bases dedicated to pilot training and over 1,000 training aircraft and access to enormous amounts of data that was foretelling this problem can not figure a way out.
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Just the sad final end of years of mismanagement or a cynical strategy to "disaster signal" to get Congressional approval of policy / manpower changes to allow Big Blue to kick the can down the road...
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Another article on OA-X: https://warontherocks.com/2017/11/oa-x-strikes-back-eight-myths-light-attack/ Don't agree with Myth 5 but more grist for the mill...
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Yup - everybody needs to be 5th gen / LO in the truly contested environment if you want to have sustained ISR, precision strike, etc... to implement complex ROEs. Inherently impractical for a host of reasons and not necessary. If it is that kind of fight, there's not time for the 2 hour mud hut watch while it is debated on whether to strike or not. The Saudis maybe the first one to take it to a non-permissive environment and test it's ability to operate their: http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/15757/saudi-arabia-puts-textrons-scorpion-light-attack-jet-through-the-paces Article says they could possibly be looking at the Yak-130, an apples to oranges comparison IMO. The endurance and design (integrated sensor stations, open architecture, mission bay, etc..) of Scorpion just make it unique among ISR / Light Strike, as cheesy as it is, game changing is true to say. Another article from The Drive, USMC wants some light strike aircraft partnered with its F-5 aggressor program: http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/8837/marines-want-more-second-hand-f-5-aggressors-and-a-light-attack-aircraft
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What? It was awesome...
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B-1 at Oshkosh
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I wish Partially Out of Phase II (which IMO should be a tad longer sts) studs would track one of three ways with the guys/gals tracked for fighters going to T-X at Bases X,Y and Z. Dudes going to track ACC heavies, AFGSC bombers, RPAs, etc... based on the economic realities we face need not be trained in an expensive to buy, fly and maintained AB jet. If this were the mid-80s where the JP was cheap, the DoD budget was fat and the mission(s) more clear then sure T-X for all the studs but it is not. We face high ops tempo, flat budgets, aging equipment and a genuine need to have people with a breadth of experience in several missions (or at least a basic exposure to them) so that a greater portion of our pilot force is more flexibly assignable during their career
