Clark Griswold
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Yet here we are so we have to play the hand we're dealt. If we do this right (acquire a new design 4+ gen fighter) to compliment and enhance the capes we wish we had in the existing 5th Gens then we have a better overall package (sts). More missiles, more range/station time, more sensors, ea, etc... while not altering the LO of the F-22 or hampering the delivery of the F-35, that camel is about 1 straw from failure... What the hell is it that drives us to buy white elephants? Every time I buy a car I don't demand it has to get mileage 3x better, go 3x faster and be self-aware. Now I get I don't use my car in life or death battles but the point is there, not every soldier needs to be Delta and not every fighter needs to be Firefox.
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Whoops... https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/07/world/spanish-fighter-jet-accidentally-fires-missile-estonia/index.html
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Best thing on the Internet for 2018.
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Bingo. We can't be the force we used to be plus the new capes, the money is just not there. Ultimately we have to decide what kind of AF we want/need to be and somehow Jedi mind trick Congress into letting us reform into that.
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That's a safe bet (unfortunately) but one can hope. I'm not sure if the idea of an all 5th gen fleet has finally impacted with the brick wall of financial reality but it appears to be getting closer. The only critique or input I would offer and it is likely addressed in details in the actual proposal but why not specifically design a 4th gen compliment to the 5th gen fleet and keep the Industrial Base dynamic (can't just all be LM)? That is use the same sub-system, engines, landing gear, tires, seat, etc... as your 5th gen to the maximum extent appropriate to minimize cost for both fleets? Additionally dff load to the 4th gen compliment fighter the capabilities you want in the 5th gen but are too costly too add after the fact, still get them in the strike package just not on the 5th gen aircraft Aerial Warfare is changing but it is not changing so much that we don't have an overriding need for a relatively affordable, new & modern 4+ gen multi-role platform to perform the traditional mission set(s) while being valuable to the new Night 1 fights.
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More on F-15XXX... https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/22372/exclusive-unmasking-the-f-15x-boeings-f-15c-d-eagle-replacement-fighter From the article: "Still, next to nothing is known about this initiative, including where it came from and what it entails exactly. Although it has been framed as a Boeing solicitation to the USAF, the opposite is actually true—the USAF began the discussion over a year and a half ago." Very interesting that this is not the Boeing Good Idea Fairy trying to coax the AF into something but the AF making an inquiry.
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New capabilities for the U-2: https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/22469/usaf-plans-to-test-a-system-called-symphony-inside-an-irascible-pod-on-a-u-2-spy-plane
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Yeah they leave a lot to be desired compared to other carrier based jets (max weight at carrier launch) but it’s just the point that a land aircraft design if rugged enough can be made carrier suitable. The Sea Gripen is probably not a bridge too far due to original design for STOL & dispersed basing. What kills them (MiG and Su) in naval ops is the lack of a catapult system.
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Yup, I think Boyd would have loved it and adapting a land design to naval is not crazy, ref. MiG-29 and Su-27 to MiG-29K and Su-33 and the yet to be built Sea Gripen... Not a Marine Aviator but I've always thought the Sea Gripen would be a good steed for an amphibious military force with a doctrinal slant towards expeditionary, austere ops with limited logistical support... Operate from the boat then establish the land base, roads as a runway are acceptable... VSTOL gives you that but comes with such a cost in performance and dollars that IMHO, a STOBAR / STOL would effectively achieve at a fraction of the cost and way less risk.
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Understand the critique but the physics / logistics of operating off the boat necessitate size / performance expectations (sts)... Sea Eagle stuff: https://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/the-sea-eagle-how-americas-f-15-fighter-almost-became-18051 https://tacairnet.com/2015/04/15/f-15n-sea-eagle/
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Don’t follow - are you saying the Hornet/Super Hornet are useless?
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Would have to be a recessed weapons pod like the Super Duper Hornet has...
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An initial opinion on the RAF Tempest concept: https://hushkit.net/2018/07/19/project-tempest-6th-generation-combat-aircraft-assessed-by-former-british-technical-liaison/
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Might be I suppose but if this was ever built it would likely have a pretty good IR signature due to small size with likely major increase in avionics/mission systems to add 4.5/5th gen capabilities (AESA radar, datalink, satcom, EW suite, integrated EO/IR sensor, sensor fusion, etc...). Now that comes with the assumption that if you remade a 3/4 gen design to incorporate LO or reduced signature you would necessarily incorporate all of those features, someone might just want a reduced signature capability to give them an advantage over regional rivals, not to go toe to toe with the USAF / USN
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I know A particularly good vaporware airplane
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Stealth A-4
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Yup The French have an economy slightly smaller than the Brits and managed to build their own 4+ fighter for their AF / Naval Air to meet their requirements - just takes the will to go your own way and keep it real.
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Brits wanna build an LO fighter.. https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/22190/the-u-k-s-new-tempest-stealth-fighter-project-already-faces-serious-challenges
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Relight on thread. https://nationalinterest.org/feature/why-america-still-defending-europe-24957 and https://www.defensenews.com/flashpoints/2018/05/29/poland-offers-up-to-2-billion-for-a-permanent-us-military-presence/ Good articles and worth the read. NATO 2.0: Reduce our forward presence by half (at least). Redeploy from Germany to Poland. Do not expand NATO to new members. Walk away from existing alliance and be wiling to from new one with Central Europe if no reform is seen with 2 years of upcoming summit.
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Saw that. Now they have enough data to decide whether or not to go to an OA-X evaluation because you know this is so new and cutting edge... Rope a dope continues
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Very interesting interviews with former pilots of various aircraft, mostly military but some civil. Good technical details, training philosophy, there I was stories, background, etc... https://www.youtube.com/user/Aircrewinterview/videos?view=0&shelf_id=1&sort=dd Watched the F-111, F-14 and MiG-29 videos and worth the time.
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Cool - if the Dems / Progressives want to show their sincerity (using your words as a proxy) then they should at the state level show the red states how to get 100% photo ID done along with other vote integrity assurance technology / procedures, then you guys win points in the national debate by removing this legitimate point of contention. Photo ID is only one part of a well defended, high integrity voting system. Include bio-metric/video recording of voters and compared to other voting facilities to prevent double dipping, no electronic tallying machines - physical ballots only, and a law enforcement presence (to include ICE) at all voting facilities to ensure no intimidation by any side and I as a conservative would have no problem with liberal ideas on increasing voter participation (same day registration, weekend voting, etc...).
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Carrier Hangar Catapults... https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/11821/the-crazy-aircraft-carrier-hangar-catapults-of-world-war-ii
