Internationale fighter ontwikkelingen

[walter leever]

Wat denk je dat het kost om die oude zooi vliegwaardig te houden!? Ontwikkel dan in Europa een nieuw CAS toestel met de A10 als voorbeeld.

Kijk dat 't niet meer de jongste is weet ik ook,maar om 't nou gelijk als "ouwe zooi" te bestempelen gaat me wat ver.
Is in mijn ogen nog altijd 't beste voor laag over de grond,langdurig,precies en een "goddam hell of firepower"(er is bekend dat de "baardaapjes" niet zo gelukkig worden als ze deze horen aankomen,oftewel 't loopt heel hard heel dun door de broek. ,de andere kant,de onze wordt er weer heel gelukkig van)

Misschien zijn er wel oplossingen voor,de kosten bedoel ik dan;
-gezamelijk met de USA die dingen upgraden(wat zowiezo gaat gebeuren)
-Misschien is de USA wel gecharmeerd van deze "niche"binnen een Europese luchtmacht en valt er wat te regelen(prijs,onderhoud,onderdelen) dat weet ik dus niet maar vragen staat vrij.
-In de tussentijd,dus zolang die "ouwe meuk"  nog vliegt zou 't verstandig zijn daar als Europa eens goed over na te denken(als dat al niet gebeurd)

[Zander]

Kijk als je dan toch in de "niche"sector wil opereren(binnen Europa)  waarom (zoals al eens aangehaald)kopen wij ook niet een squadron van die "knallers" kunnen we "echt"meedoen met de grote jongens en de mensen op de grond(van de goede zijde  ) zullen er zeer blij mee zijn.(zal wel weer ijdele hoop zijn.  )

Kijk dat vindt ik dan weer wel geyld waard voor de KLU(je ziet ik misgun ze echt niks.  )

Wat denk je dat het kost om die oude zooi vliegwaardig te houden!? Ontwikkel dan in Europa een nieuw CAS toestel met de A10 als voorbeeld.

[walter leever]

USAF keeping A-10s until 2021, eyeing future 'family of systems' approach

Daniel Wasserbly, Washington, DC - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly - 08 February 2017


The USAF will mull a 'family of systems' approach to CAS as it hopes to begin retiring its A-10 fleet from about 2021. Source: US Air Force

The US Air Force (USAF) expects to keep its full fleet of Fairchild-Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II close air support (CAS) aircraft for at least another four years, and then may explore a 'family of systems' approach, according to USAF Chief of Staff General David Goldfein.

"We're going to keep them until 2021, and then as a result of discussions we'll have with Secretary [of Defense Jim] Mattis and the department, and a review of all our budgets, that's what will determine the way ahead," he told reporters during a 7 February breakfast meeting.

Gen Goldfein noted that while the A-10 is a key close air support (CAS) platform, the overall CAS mission is addressed in varying ways and so replacing the A-10 is not as simple as keeping one aircraft type or replacing it with another.

For example, he noted that at the height of US operations in Afghanistan, each regional command there had different objectives and schemes of manoeuvre, so were best supported by rather different CAS platforms. In the east the USAF deployed General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc MQ-9 Reapers for endurance in mountainous terrain, in the south deployed A-10s for open fields and rolling terrain, in the north deployed Rockwell B-1B Lancer bombers for rapidly traversing longer ranges, and at times deployed Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcons where needed.

"We'll get this right if we can move from a platform discussion to a family of systems discussion," he said, adding that the family could include everything from B-1s to US Army AH-64 Apache attack helicopters and High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS). "The job of the air component commander is to knit these together" to provide CAS, the chief said.

The USAF in 2014 sought to fast-track retirement for hundreds of A-10s in order to save money for other priorities while staying within legally mandated budget limits.

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Argentina looks to keep A-4ARs flying in lieu of replacement

Santiago Rivas, Buenos Aires - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly - 08 February 2017

Key Points

• Officials said at least 12 A-4ARs could be made operational for another five years

• Argentina suspended its efforts to replace the Fightinghawks for financial reasons

The Argentine government has begun contract discussions with an undisclosed company to get 12 to 14 of the air force's Lockheed Martin (McDonnell Douglas) A-4AR Fightinghawks back into operational service for at least five years, the Ministry of Defence's (MoD's) secretary of logistics Walter Ceballos announced on 7 February.

Argentine minister of defence Julio Martínez a week earlier revealed that the government decided to suspend purchasing a new fighter aircraft to replace the Fightinghawks.

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http://www.janes.com/article/67565/argentina-looks-to-keep-a-4ars-flying-in-lieu-of-replacement

Kijk als je dan toch in de "niche"sector wil opereren(binnen Europa)  waarom (zoals al eens aangehaald)kopen wij ook niet een squadron van die "knallers" kunnen we "echt"meedoen met de grote jongens en de mensen op de grond(van de goede zijde  ) zullen er zeer blij mee zijn.(zal wel weer ijdele hoop zijn.  )

Kijk dat vindt ik dan weer wel geld waard voor de KLU(je ziet ik misgun ze echt niks.  )

[Sparkplug]

USAF keeping A-10s until 2021, eyeing future 'family of systems' approach

Daniel Wasserbly, Washington, DC - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly - 08 February 2017


The USAF will mull a 'family of systems' approach to CAS as it hopes to begin retiring its A-10 fleet from about 2021. Source: US Air Force

The US Air Force (USAF) expects to keep its full fleet of Fairchild-Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II close air support (CAS) aircraft for at least another four years, and then may explore a 'family of systems' approach, according to USAF Chief of Staff General David Goldfein.

"We're going to keep them until 2021, and then as a result of discussions we'll have with Secretary [of Defense Jim] Mattis and the department, and a review of all our budgets, that's what will determine the way ahead," he told reporters during a 7 February breakfast meeting.

Gen Goldfein noted that while the A-10 is a key close air support (CAS) platform, the overall CAS mission is addressed in varying ways and so replacing the A-10 is not as simple as keeping one aircraft type or replacing it with another.

For example, he noted that at the height of US operations in Afghanistan, each regional command there had different objectives and schemes of manoeuvre, so were best supported by rather different CAS platforms. In the east the USAF deployed General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc MQ-9 Reapers for endurance in mountainous terrain, in the south deployed A-10s for open fields and rolling terrain, in the north deployed Rockwell B-1B Lancer bombers for rapidly traversing longer ranges, and at times deployed Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcons where needed.

"We'll get this right if we can move from a platform discussion to a family of systems discussion," he said, adding that the family could include everything from B-1s to US Army AH-64 Apache attack helicopters and High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS). "The job of the air component commander is to knit these together" to provide CAS, the chief said.

The USAF in 2014 sought to fast-track retirement for hundreds of A-10s in order to save money for other priorities while staying within legally mandated budget limits.

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Argentina looks to keep A-4ARs flying in lieu of replacement

Santiago Rivas, Buenos Aires - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly - 08 February 2017

Key Points

• Officials said at least 12 A-4ARs could be made operational for another five years

• Argentina suspended its efforts to replace the Fightinghawks for financial reasons

The Argentine government has begun contract discussions with an undisclosed company to get 12 to 14 of the air force's Lockheed Martin (McDonnell Douglas) A-4AR Fightinghawks back into operational service for at least five years, the Ministry of Defence's (MoD's) secretary of logistics Walter Ceballos announced on 7 February.

Argentine minister of defence Julio Martínez a week earlier revealed that the government decided to suspend purchasing a new fighter aircraft to replace the Fightinghawks.

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http://www.janes.com/article/67565/argentina-looks-to-keep-a-4ars-flying-in-lieu-of-replacement

[ridivek]

Dus 90 toestellen produceren op een productie lijn voor meer dan 200 toestellen per jaar. Terwijl de software ontwikkeling en systeem testen ruim vier jaar achter lopen op schema. Deze toestellen worden Block 3F met beperkingen.
Wat kunnen ze wel?
Waarschijnlijk is er nog zeker 10mln nodig per kist om ze op block4 te brengen. Die mag er dus nog bij.
Bron: nationalintrest.org gerekend met 300 toestellen.
In lot. 11 zitten weer Nederlandse toestellen toch?

edit: twijfel over de correctheid van de kosten voor de toestellen: flightglobal
' The office estimates the total contract value for just the air vehicles at $8.2 billion. Pratt & Whitney previously received a $1.5 billion contract in July for F135 engine procurement for lot 10 and a $157 million contract the previous year for long-lead components. That adds up to $9.8 billion for airframes and engines in Lot 10, or about $950 million more than the $8.9 billion value available in the JPO's news release. The JPO could not immediately explain the discrepancy. '

[Sparkplug]

Agreement Reached on Lowest Priced F-35s in Program History

February 03, 2017

The U.S. Department of Defense and Lockheed Martin have reached an agreement on the next lot of F-35 aircraft (LRIP 10). This lot includes 90 aircraft total - 55 jets for the U.S. services and 35 jets for international partners and foreign military sales customers. Lot 10 reflects a $728M reduction in the total price when compared to Lot 9 and marks the first time the price for an F-35A is below $100M. The bottom line is unit prices, including jet, engine and fee for all three variants. went down.

"The LRIP-10 contract is a good and fair deal for the taxpayers, the U.S. Government, allies, and Industry," said Lt. Gen. Chris Bogdan, F-35 Program Executive Officer. "We continue to work with Industry to drive costs out of the program."

The supersonic, multi-role F-35 represents a quantum leap in air dominance capability. It combines next generation characteristics of radar evading stealth, supersonic speed, and fighter agility with the most powerful and comprehensive integrated sensor package of any fighter aircraft in history. The F-35 is unmatched in its capability by any other tactical fighter aircraft in the world delivering unprecedented lethality and survivability.

The F-35A variant comprises approximately 85 percent of the program of record. The F-35A unit price in LRIP-10, including aircraft, engine and fee, is roughly seven percent lower than the previous LRIP-9 contract. Over the past two procurement lots (LRIP-9 and 10), the price of the F-35A has dropped 12 percent.

"With initiatives like Blueprint for Affordability and the natural learning curve, we are substantially bringing the cost of each aircraft down and at the same time the F-35 program will continue to add thousands of additional jobs to the U.S. economy as we increase production year over year," said Jeff Babione, Lockheed Martin F-35 Vice President and General Manager.

Currently, the F-35 program supports more than 1,300 suppliers in 45 states, directly and indirectly employs more than 146,000 people. There are also hundreds of suppliers around the world supporting the F-35 program, creating thousands of international jobs. By the 2020s, at full rate production, direct and indirect job growth is projected to be more than 260,000, with a majority of those jobs in the U.S.

In addition to procuring the air vehicles, this contract funds manufacturing support equipment and ancillary mission equipment. Deliveries of 90 aircraft begin in early 2018. To date, more than 200 operational F-35s are operated by eight different nations including Australia, Italy, Israel, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, United Kingdom and United States. In total, the F-35 program today plans to produce more than 3,000 aircraft with approximately 600 of those aircraft presently planned to be procured by our international allies.

F-35 Low Rate Initial Production 10 (LRIP 10) Fact Sheet

90 Jet Breakout:

The LRIP 10 contract includes 55 jets for the U.S. Services and 35 jets for international partners and foreign military sales customers:

44 F-35A for the U.S. Air Force

9 F-35B for the U.S. Marine Corps

2 F-35C for the U.S. Navy

3 F-35B for UK

6 F-35A for Norway

8 F-35A for Australia

2 F-35A for Turkey

4 F-35A for Japan

6 F-35A for Israel

6 F-35A for South Korea

F-35 Costs:

The Lot 10 contract represents a $728 million reduction in total price when compared to Lot 9. The approximate per variant unit prices, including jet, engine and fee are as follows:

F-35A: $94.6 million (7.3% reduction from Lot 9)

F-35B: $122.8 million (6.7% reduction from Lot 9)

F-35C $121.8 million (7.9% reduction from Lot 9)

Economic Impact:

The F-35 provides economic stability to the U.S. and Allied nations by creating jobs, commerce and security, and contributing to the global trade balance. Current low rate production supports more than 1,300 suppliers in 45 states, directly and indirectly employing more than 146,000 people. In addition it employees thousands of military and civil service positions at U.S bases both home and abroad making it the single largest -job generator in the Department of Defense.

Projections indicate those employment figures could more than double in the next four years following a quadrupling of production from the current 45 a year to more than 160 in 2020. For the decade 2011-2020, the F-35 program will create more jobs than any other Department of Defense initiative. In just this decade alone, the F-35 will infuse $60 billion into the economy. This will turn into hundreds of billions of dollars as the program is schedule to last more than 50 years. Along with the American economic impact, the program will provide billions of more dollars in U.S. exports.

In the 2020s, at full rate production, direct and indirect jobs will be more than 260,000.

https://www.f35.com/news/detail/agreement-reached-on-lowest-priced-f-35s-in-program-history

[ARM-WAP]

Ik ben er zeker van dat ik nog een en ander gelezen had over de eventuele aankoop van de Kfir.
Maar dat is blijkbaar ook stil gevallen, "geld" een groot (zoniet hét) struikelblok...

[Ronald Elzenga]

Was de laatste strohalm voor die lui. Defacto defunct dus.

Ja..en weer een land met een verkeerde doch politiek makkelijke vorm van bezuinigen...

[Sparkplug]

Argentina officially suspends fighter replacement programme

Santiago Rivas, Buenos Aires - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly - 03 February 2017

Argentine minister of defence Julio Martínez announced on 1 February that, following discussions with President Mauricio Macri, the government decided to suspend purchasing a new fighter aircraft to replace Lockheed Martin (McDonnell Douglas) A-4AR Fightinghawks.

The Argentine Air Force (Fuerza Aérea Argentina: FAA) Fightinghawks are planned to be retired before 2018 due to lack of spares and their age. The FAA's Dassault Mirage fleet was retired in November 2015 without a replacement.

The decision made due to Argentina's economic problems and, according to Martínez, there will be no new aircraft procurement in the short term, at least until the fiscal situation improves.

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Up close and personal with the first Saudi F-15SA, the most advanced Eagle ever built

By David Cenciotti - Feb 01 2017

This stunning air-to-air video shows the most advanced variant of the Eagle recently delivered to the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF).

The Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) has officially received its first Boeing F-15SA multirole jets in a ceremony celebrating the 50th anniversary of the King Faisal Air College in Riyadh on Jan. 25, 2017.

Equipped with the APG-63V3 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar, a digital glass cockpit, JHMCS (Joint Helmet Mouted Cueing System), Digital Electronic Warfare System/Common Missile Warning System (DEWS/CMWS), IRST (Infra Red Search and Track) system, and able to carry a wide array of air-to-air and air-to-surface weaponry, including the AIM-120C7 AMRAAM (Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile) and the AIM-9X Sidewinder air-to-air missiles, the AGM-84 SLAM-ERs, the AGM-88 HARM (High-speed Anti-Radiation Missile) and the GBU-39 SDBs (Small Diameter Bombs) on 11 external hardpoints, the F-15SA, derived from the F-15E Strike Eagle, is the most advanced Eagle variant ever produced.

Back in 2010, the RSAF requested 84 new-built F-15SA jets and upgrade package for 68 existing Saudi F-15S fighters for a total of 152 multirole advanced Eagles through a Foreign Military Sale: a contract worth 29.4 billion USD that included logistics, spares, maintenance support and weapons was eventually signed on Dec. 29, 2011.

Therefore, instead of the 5th gen. F-35 Lightning II, Saudis (that already operate the 4th gen. Eurofighter Typhoon) opted for a 4.5th generation jet able to perform several missions, including SEAD/DEAD (Suppression/Destruction of Enemy Air Defenses), OCA (Offensive Counter Air) and Air Interdiction with precision guided munitions from stand-off distance.

The newest aircraft's predecessor, the Saudi F-15S, have taken part in the air strikes in Yemen, as part of Operation Decisive Storm, the Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen, since Mar. 26 2015. A RSAF F-15S crashed in the Gulf of Aden during the opening day of the air war; its two pilots ejected safely and were recovered from the sea by a USAF HH-60G rescue helicopter. Although Houthi and Iranian sources stated that the Eagle was shot down, Saudi and Arab coalition authorities denied such reports.

The first F-15SAs arrived at King Khalid Air Base (KKAB) in Saudi Arabia via RAF Lakenheath, on Dec. 13, 2016, the day after the Israeli received their first 5th generation F-35I.

The first aircraft were assigned to the 55th Sqn at KKAB.

The following epic footage (produced by Combat Aircraft's editor Jamie Hunter and Bob Hayes) shows the first F-15SAs, flying in Saudi Arabia.

Enjoy.

https://theaviationist.com/2017/02/01/up-close-and-personal-with-the-first-saudi-f-15sa-the-most-advanced-eagle-ever-built/

[Harald]

Canada Plans Interim Buy of 18 Super Hornets, with 2019 Delivery

The Trudeau government has begun talks with Washington about the sole-source purchase of up to 18 Super Hornet jet fighters.

The measure, intended as a stopgap solution to ease pressure on the air force's aging fleet of CF-18s, could cost taxpayers between $5 billion and $7 billion over the lifetime of the aircraft, according to data circulating within the Department of National Defence and shared with CBC News by sources who insisted upon anonymity.

The figures are only preliminary, but they are backed up by U.S. congressional budget information.

CBC News was granted rare, extraordinary access to officials and facilities belonging to Boeing, the U.S. manufacturer of the Super Hornet, and to the U.S. Navy's principal air base where the fighters operate and train. During that visit, Boeing officials confirmed Canada has begun talks with the Pentagon to buy the planes.

The decision to buy 18 warplanes in a sole-source deal, originally announced last fall, is meant to address what the Liberal government describes as an urgent "capability gap."

But it also lands Canada squarely in the middle of the Trump administration's showdown over the future of the Super Hornet's rival, the oft-maligned F-35.
1st delivery by 2019?

There are questions about what kind of deal Canada will get on the Super Hornets, especially with the new U.S. administration.

A final agreement, which requires congressional approval, will take about a year to negotiate, but CBC News has learned the Liberal government has already signalled it would like to see the first aircraft arrive in 2019, which would coincide with the next election.

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/article-view/release/180752/canada-plans-interim-buy-of-18-super-hornets%2C-with-2019-delivery.html

[walter leever]

Blijf 't een errug mooi toestel vinden,maar dat ben ik.   (vind Volvo's ook schitterend,oeps  )

[Ace1]

[Harald]

Textron selects LiteHUD for for Scorpion jet (Ben benieuwd of deze ook in het OA-X programma mee gaat doen ? )

BAE Systems will supply its LiteHUD head-up display for Textron AirLand's multi-mission Scorpion jet, the company announced on 30 January.

The initial order will support the Scorpion's robust flight test programme. The jet has been designed for multi-role operations including intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, close air support, armed reconnaissance, maritime and border patrol, and jet training missions.

LiteHUD has been designed using BAE Systems' optical waveguide technology to be 60 percent smaller by volume and up to 50 percent lighter than conventional head-up displays. The system enhances situational awareness in day and night conditions, improving flight safety and reducing pilot fatigue. Its modular design includes a built-in colour camera.

Andy Humphries, director of advanced displays at BAE Systems, said: 'This award marks the second new platform order for LiteHUD, further validating it as the future of head-up display technology.

'With its revolutionary optics and high-resolution display, LiteHUD will provide Scorpion pilots with the 'head-up, eyes-out' capability they need, no matter the mission.'

https://www.shephardmedia.com/news/digital-battlespace/textron-selects-litehud-scorpion-jet/

[Harald]

Russia and India to Develop BrahMos Light Cruise Missile for PAK FA 5th-Generation Jet

REUTOV, Russia --- The BrahMos light cruise missile will be mounted both in submarines' torpedo launchers and on Russia's fifth-generation T-50 PAK FA (Prospective Airborne Complex of Frontline Aviation) fighter jet, CEO and General Designer of the Machine-Building R&D Consortium Alexander Leonov said on Friday.

"We are working on the missile's light version. It should fit the size of a torpedo tube and be almost 1.5 times smaller by its weight. It will be possible to mount our airborne missile on a wide range [of aircraft]. Of course, we'll be developing it, first of all, for the fifth-generation plane but, possibly, it will be mounted on the MiG-35 fighter, although we have not carried out such developments," he said.

The BrahMos supersonic cruise missile is the product of Russia's Machine-Building Research and Development Consortium and India's Defense Research and Development Organization, which set up BrahMos Aerospace joint venture in 1998.

The missile's name comes from the names of two rivers: the Indian Brahmaputra of and the Russian Moscow river. The missile has a range of 290 km and carries a warhead weighing from 200 to 300 kg.

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/180710/russia%2C-india-to-develop-lightweight-brahmos-missile-for-t_50.html