My bud ELP has an article out on the possibility of F-35 sales to India. Read it here but the juicy bits are below...
Looking at the news and there is all the sudden there is a lot out there about India and the F-35.ELP!
One word: desperation. As in desperation of the U.S. government and lockmart (one in the same) to keep the F-35 program alive by any means necessary.
There is desperation.
But it doesn't reside with anyone associated with the F-35 program.
It definitely must live in the hearts of the executives running the Typhoon and Rafale programs!
It must definitely reside in the hearts of the critics of the program. If suddenly the Indians decide on the F-35 then that will be another loss for the Typhoon ... first rejected by the Japanese and then decided against by India would be a couple of body blows that would effectively knock the Typhoon, Rafale, Gripen and lets be honest --- F-16 and F-18 out of any further competitions.
I think the F/A-18 has a pretty good shot at the F-X competition in Japan, as it will be the only contender that has been battle tested. While the F-35 is great aircraft, it will not be able to handle the anti-shipping role which the Japanese will take VERY seriously.
ReplyDeletei disagree.
ReplyDeleteremember this. Singapore had a competition that i quite frankly forgot about. it pitted the F-15 against the Typhoon in a similar type competition and the F-15 won.
when it comes to anti-shipping its not about the airplane as much as it is the weapon system. if thats the case then the F-35 wins hands down.
ELP cracks me up. He's like a less intelligent version of BS.
ReplyDeleteExactly which anti-shipping missile can the F-35 carry internally?
ReplyDeleteNorway's NSM, JSOW, JASSM (IIRC). And why does it need to be internally given that the F-35 has something like 17,000lbs+ external weapons capability?
ReplyDeleteEric? He's hilarious. He quotes Goon as a master engineer, master businessman, pyschologist, philologist, pilot, battle commander and lately video game expert...
ReplyDeleteThese fruitcakes are priceless. The funniest thing I've seen in years, that these retards actually think they have a clue.