Comments by "verdebusterAP" (@verdebusterAP) on "Tempest: What the next-generation fighter could mean for UK air power" video.

Canada wasted so much time with the CF-18 replacement, they literally don't have the time Australia is shifting away from European made to US made as EU assets have been lacking So neither not happening
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If they don't run into the normal drama with European joint programs, this could be a very good plane
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@1chish In order for SELEX to be a "world leader" with AESA, they would have had to deliver same amount and diversity as the Northrop, Raytheon and ELTA Those 3 have delivered the same amount and diversity , Selex has not No Typhoon is 3rd in radars and sensors The F-15EX beats the Typhoon because it can simultaneously carry SNIPER XR, LEGION and DRAGONEYE pods in addition to its own systems
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So will history repeat itself is the question
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@1chish Its not the first time, Japan has turned to someone else besides the US, its first time that Japan has embarked on such a massive endeavor outside of Japan Kawasaki Heavy Industries Aerospace Company , Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Japan goal has always been indigenous weapons systems So its interesting to see them get involved with multi national EU project considering the EU track record However you are correct, Germany and France bickering is literally what everyone has come to expects from multi national EU projects
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@1chish Europe or EU, same difference , I believe you are referrring to European Union but for US its, European union or Europe, dont really see much difference There are two projects in Europe or EU , the FCAS and Tempest SAAB is still fielding JAS-39E/F right now so they wont be buying anything for a while Like I said earlier The F-35 crushed the 5th gen market so the FCAS and Tempest goal is for 6th to be an open market The Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) formed with UK, Japan and Italy is interesting development none the less Japan has only committed a handful of the F-35s to replace the F-15J so its interesting to see what happens with GCAP The US has the lead with NGAD as its flown a prototype and entered the Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) phase while FCAS , GCAP , PAK DP trailing The FA/XX hasnt officially kicked off yet
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@1chish Russia is not part of Europe its part Eurasia Secondly its called Americas US and Canada in the North Everyone else the South
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The Tempest will replace their Typhoons and F-15Js
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Its not about building your own, its about offsetting the cost 6th gen aircraft will be very expensive and even countries like Sweden which can build their own is doing partnership vice solo The F-35 crushed the 5th gen market and has put a lot money in the US hands The EU is aiming for the 6th gen to be an open market but going solo is a 10 percent chance given the complexity of the 6th Joint programs gives all the benefits with minimal risk and money back The US , Russian and China honestly dont have to do joint programs as they can easily shoulder the cost but for everyone else the increasing cost and complexity of aircraft make joint program the preferred option
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@Mullah Poster ' Boeing hasn't fallen behind Lockheed has the F-35 while Northrop has the B-21 Boeing the T-7, E-7 , P-8, AH-64, MV-22 and very long list of other programs bringing in cash both new purchases and sustainment The NGAD has already flown and the USN is not expected to commit to the FA/XX till the NGAD moves forward some more The key factor about the F-35 is that the US is committed to it As for leaning on patents Granted the F-22 ALR-94s, F-35 ASQ-239, MADL ,AAQ-37/40 and HMD as well ADVENT engines will likely be 'borrowed", there is still room for them for their own unique tech You have to remember that F-35 needed an incredibly powerful engine for the F-35B Secondly the Eurojet EJ200 has growth option for increased power
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Germany, Spain, Canada, Australia, Korea, Norway, and even Poland will declare an intention to become customers and component manufacturers. Yeah, literally not happening Germany and Spain have already through their hat in with the FCAS program Canada literally wasted so much time with CF-18 replacement ,they literally don't have the time Australia is shifting from EU to US made due to fact its EU equipment has not enjoyed the constant upgrading as US made Korea KAI KF-21 Boramae program is own path to indigenous weapons systems, they are looking to make their own not buy Norway is very much satisfied with its F-35 as well as its support from Lockheed Poland is only country's position is ambiguous however they have expressed interest with the KAI KF-21
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@Clickathon The reason why the US dominates is because they don't have the problems the EU does The EU and joint programs have very nasty track record If the EU could learn to lay off the constant bickering, they would easily complete with the US
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@Clickathon Its them simply not argeeing to path and sticking to it No it did not at first, however the F-35 righted itself in the end India bailed because the Su-57 failed to meet its deadlines Russia plan was fly by 2008, fully operation by 2010 and market by 2012 with India IOC by 2015 Lets just say , what actually happened and the fact that as of 2022 only 7 production Su-57 exist was reason enough
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@1chish So you what you are saying to dont include the French
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@1chish that makes the competition in the EU so much interesting to see France on side and everyone else
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@1chish Neither side has the time if they want to the 6th gen market to be open
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@1chish Meeting member needs is easy but export is potentially more money back in your pocket as well possibly lower unit cost among members There are still many countries with 4th gen inventories that are still looking to upgrade that can't buy F-35 for what ever reason or are still buying 4.5th gen Greece, Qatar, Portugal, Thailand and the UAE are few of them. Taiwan would anger China but also operating an aircraft that close the China is too difficult Same with Ukraine. Turkey may show interest. There is a lot of potential RR was part of the USAF ADaptive Versatile ENgine Technology (or ADVENT) program between 2007-2012 so its very likely they will leverage that tech for the Tempest The ADVENT is designed for power generation for supporting DEW The fact that RR was part of the ADVENT gives them advantage of the Safran and MTU
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@1chish RR has both the F-136 and ADVENT already at their disposal so that massive savings in time and money which just leaves design Japan's experience with AESA tech is another gain for the Tempest radar who is developing there rest of the sensors ? Leonardo S.p.A.,helped with the IRST for the Typhoon but Tempest needs both IRIST and EOTS but like I said, neither has time, they need to move fast. They need to borrow pages from the US play book and get the individual tech rolling separately instead of waiting
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@1chish The CAPTOR-E sacrifices too much for the sake of being steerable. As SELEX being a world leader, thats abit of a reach Northrop, Raytheon and ELTA are the leaders as far airborne systems, Selex hasn't fielded munch
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@1chish No you just like to twist facts SELEX (aka Leonardo) is similar to General Dynamics , a company that covers a wide array of defense programs , Like the GD, they have a hand in defense but not a world leader The F-15EX uses two Advanced Display Core Processor (ADCP) II which can process as high as 87 billion instructions per second of computing throughput Whats under the hood of the Typhoon again, nothing nowhere near that The PIRATE IRST is built into the airframe is its limited both in size and capability The Legion pod has vastly superior resolution and range and already has planned roadmap for increasing both resolution and network centric capabilities The DragonEye's pod which is AESA has allows the F-15EX simultaneously to look in multiple directions. The pod can survey the ground allowing the main radar to maximize its search capability for aerial threats vs allocating T/R modules. In sense it gives the WSO his own radar to use but by all mean continue with the pointless quotes that amount to nothing FYI The Air Force originally asked for funding to buy 33 F-35As in 2023, which was lower than the 48 the service asked for in 2022. Secretary Frank Kendall said the Air Force wanted to use the money freed up by buying fewer F-35s to develop the Next Generation Air Dominance platform, work on a new, advanced engine for the F-35 and more quickly bring on the F-15EX Eagle II Dec 7 Trying quote actual facts not months old garabage The USAF is not walking back on the F-15EX as they need it for the ANG units and if they walk back, it would mean they would have divest precious F-35 and NGAD to ANG which they are not keen on doing From the Sec Def Dec 3 Austin laid out some of the efforts the U.S. military is undertaking to strengthen that deterrence, including that on land, air and at sea. In the fiscal year 2023 budget, he said, the Defense Department requested more than $56 billion for airpower. That is focused on the F-35 Lightning II, the F-15EX fighter, the B-21 Raider and other systems.
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Its not huge it simple math. The F-35 completely crushed the 5th gen market for the West. There is literally no point trying to compete with the F-35. The 6th gen is differently from F-35. Specifically, EU countries are aiming for it to be an open market not cornered like the 5th gen so its no surprise that so many countries are banding together Trying to get all benefits with minimal risk but potential billions back
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