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Mirage III kill in a Harrier is a good kill.

And they still haven't agreed a price and the number is down from 126 to 36. Clearly the Indians are very confident in the product.

So here's the infamous video and apparently they're in the process of developing an application of this with conformal radar.

That's pretty much their claim and the bit that irks me. Like they've done something so special that nobody else has done it. Something that makes stealth redundant etc. Interesting to know that it's possible though.:thumbup:

The claim that it reduces the Rafale's effective RCS to that of an F-22. And add to that the French claim that it is above and beyond that of other NATO fighter EW.

So have the US completely wasted their time with materials research and shaping via supercomputer, when all they needed to do was set up a relatively simple EW scheme to send out emissions 180deg out-of-phase with those received? I find that really difficult to believe. I also struggle to understand how active cancellation works for parts of the aircraft where no EW emitters are present. For me the real question is why the hell the French are developing Neuron with a VLO design, if they can basically just throw out a non-VLO design and let Spectra hide it. There's a lot that doesn't add up. Then you have the question of technology transfer to the Middle East, NATO would surely be really happy if France was giving Middle Eastern nations the technology to turn any aircraft into a VLO aircraft.

So there's been some claims that the Rafale's Spectra system reduces its effective RCS to that of an F-22. Here is an example, although far from the only one: http://indiandefence.com/threads/the-flying-white-mmrca-deal.55719/page-3#post-484624 I even read the same stuff on keypubs. Am I wrong on thinking these people are complete idiots? Have I missed something?

That's not what it actually says. It says the test wasn't designed to test for operational capability but that a few issues were noted, which were likely sorted out during the interim period.

Found that once before, a good read.

Somehow this seems like an appropriate time for an F-14 tribute video.

He peaked in the '90s.

I thought the TM was cancelled??

Voodoo magic.:megalol:

Hope they were as good at swimming as flying... umm, no that's not gonna work.

Most stats from Desert Storm used 10nm.

Ironically I think the wing profiles would be better off swapped. The Vulcan has too much wing area for a bomber and the Lightning has too little for a fighter.

You're right about navy pilots based on historical data. In Vietnam, Navy pilots were 6:1 with F-4s vs 3:1 for USMC and USAF pilots. The data is somewhere on the old militaryphotos.net site, I had the archived link and my old computer. I'll test how strong the force is in Google..... Da da! http://web.archive.org/web/20121031043534/http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?180731-Modern-fighter-combat-records For anyone surprised by the hilarious crap that can happen in training exercises, listen to this video at 30:50. Tornado F3s and Hawks vs F-14s. All about tactics. http://www.aircrewinterview.tv/episode-6/ A very interesting WVR opponent is actually the Mirage III. Very good ITR, but poor rate. 400:69 combat victory:loss ratio. http://web.archive.org/web/20121031050311/http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?180731-Modern-fighter-combat-records&p=6337406&viewfull=1#post6337406

Yep, on the inside. In Top Gun terms, it's what happens when someone like Viper goes up against Hollywood.

That bit was actually correct, there's a picture of one with Raptor kill markings somewhere.

You beat me to it.:D