What type of fighter jets should we choose ?

[Jimbuna]

[Wolferz]

OMG!!!
You Basum!!!
My EYES My EYES!!!!

[mapuc]

Thank you for your reply, even the funny ones they gave me a good laugh.

As I said, it's best it isn't me who's going to make this decision.

Day before yesterday DoD program office sends out "Request for Binding Information"
to the four participating manufacturers
The decision will be made medio 2015 and expected arrival of first fighter plane about 2020.

Have been reading many of the comment's on the Danish homepage "Nytkampfly.dk" = new combat aircraft

Many say that the F-35 is so expensive Denmark wouldn't have enough money to have them. Advanced fighter indeed, but to expensive.



Markus

[kraznyi_oktjabr]

Originally Posted by mapuc

Denmark are about to make a decision on their next generation of Fighter Jets to the Danish Airforce.

The backbone in the Danish airforce F-16 has served Denmark since the late 70s and now it's time to send this aircraft at the museum. Therefore, Denmark needs a new fighter jets to replace it.

Nothing wrong in F-16. I would have considered modern variant (F-16E/F Block 60 or later) as good (relatively) low cost alternative option. As you have already decided thats not good for you...

Originally Posted by mapuc

Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet one or two-seat, do not know which.

This my favourite. I would buy combination of single seat F/A-18Es and two seat F/A-18Fs. Single seaters would be used for air superiority etc. missions while two seaters would handle strike missions or ofcourse you could buy all single or two seater fleet aswell. Advantage of this aircraft is that you could order F/A-18Fs with Growler wiring preinstalled as Australians did. This would allow upgrading some airframes to EA-18G Growler electronic warfare aircraft when needed/funds are available.

Originally Posted by mapuc

Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II one or two-seat do not know which.

There are three variants available of which none has two seats. These are:
F-35A Air Force CTOL variant
F-35B Marine's STOVL variant and
F-35C Navy's CATOBAR variant
Although F-35 may eventually become great fighter its simply far too expensive. What will you do with aircraft you can't afford to lose?

Originally Posted by mapuc

Saab JAS 39 Gripen E / F (Next Generation) same here

Second best option in my opinion. Affordable aircraft with reasonable performance.

Originally Posted by mapuc

Eurofighter Typhoon

Good aircraft but a bit pricy. If you decide you really need two engine aircraft then this is good option.

Originally Posted by krashkart

I highly recommend the F-35. Somebody's got to help us pay for that flying metal coprolite.

Oh the joys of corporate wellf... ehh investments to sustain industrial base!

[Wolferz]

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[Jimbuna]

They buy the F35 and they'll not have anything left to purchase the fuel needed

[vanjast]

funny how no one has mentioned this..

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukhoi_PAK_FA

[Stealhead]

Originally Posted by Admiral Halsey

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True it may not be as fast as modern jets but how well could a heat seeking missile track them? After all its got no jet exhaust

Very easily actually a heat seeking missile sees a difference in infrared signatures anything that produces heat above the atmospheric temperatures can be seen.Modern IR can even lock onto the heat signature of the friction of airflow across the fuselage.

Heck the early AIM-9 and AIM-4 very often took down remote flown WWII stock a modern IR missile would have a much easier time.Some US drones have been killed by Taliban using MANPADS it just does not make the news and they have a lower IR signature than a P-51.

The appearance of the SA-7 in Vietnam in 1971 put a fairly rapid end to the career of the A-1.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by vanjast

funny how no one has mentioned this..

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukhoi_PAK_FA

Most likely because the winning candidate will be announced mid 2015 and the Sukhoi is not expected to become operational in Russia until a year later.

[Oberon]

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Most likely because the winning candidate will be announced mid 2015 and the Sukhoi is not expected to become operational in Russia until a year later.

That and I can't see a member of NATO buying anything Russian in the current climate...

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Oberon

That and I can't see a member of NATO buying anything Russian in the current climate...

Oh I don't know...I hear the Russians have some Ukrainian aircraft going for a bargain basement price

[Wolferz]

I think you'd be better off spending the money on anything other than fancy military hardware.

[nikimcbee]

Originally Posted by Oberon

That and I can't see a member of NATO buying anything Russian in the current climate...

...so I guess buying MiG-21s is out then?

[nikimcbee]

Originally Posted by Wolferz

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Is there a discount if we buy in bulk? Does Costco carry them?

[Wolferz]

Originally Posted by nikimcbee

Is there a discount if we buy in bulk? Does Costco carry them?

Only on the website to be delivered from the warehouse. If you wish to discuss a bulk rate purchase, call 1-800 COSTCO