PanAm_DC10 From Australia, joined Aug 2000, 3987 posts, RR: 93 Posted (7 years 8 months 3 weeks 19 hours ago) and read 3334 times:
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Dassault have issued a press release stating that Singapore has chosen the F-15 over the Rafale. Singapore refused to respond but have just announced that they have entered final negotiations with Boeing.
How many airplanes were Singapore looking to procure?
Lumberton From United States of America, joined Jul 2005, 4708 posts, RR: 21 Reply 1, posted (7 years 8 months 3 weeks 15 hours ago) and read 3243 times:
Reuters reports "about 20".
"When all is said and done, more will be said than done".
CX747 From United States of America, joined May 1999, 4385 posts, RR: 5 Reply 3, posted (7 years 8 months 3 weeks 12 hours ago) and read 3181 times:
Where will the South Korea's and Singapore's F-15 pilots be trained? Will an oepration like Luke AFB has be set up at Seymour Johnson with the USAF's F-15E training wing?
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Lumberton From United States of America, joined Jul 2005, 4708 posts, RR: 21 Reply 4, posted (7 years 8 months 3 weeks 9 hours ago) and read 3117 times:
Have there been any "finalized" export orders for the Rafale? I know there was a thread here way back when discussing a possible sale of 96 (?) to Saudi Arabia. Has this sale been confirmed?
Reason I ask is the language in this Reuters article: "dashing hopes for the first export order for the Rafale"
AirRyan From United States of America, joined Mar 2005, 2529 posts, RR: 6 Reply 5, posted (7 years 8 months 3 weeks 7 hours ago) and read 3086 times:
I'd like to see the Rafale have success in Saudi Arabia and I wouldn't mind even a few squads of tandem seat Navalized variants so we in the USN don't have to put all of eggs in one basket in the Super Hornet.
Aboiut the F-15 sale, are these to be GE powered as like the ROKAF models? AESA radar? What a shame these countries are buying new and better variants of our own weapons and we're wasting our taxpayers dollars fighting for AIDS in Afirca and subsidies like Egypt.
LMP737 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 6, posted (7 years 8 months 3 weeks 7 hours ago) and read 3082 times:
Quoting AirRyan (Reply 5): I'd like to see the Rafale have success in Saudi Arabia and I wouldn't mind even a few squads of tandem seat Navalized variants so we in the USN don't have to put all of eggs in one basket in the Super Hornet.
Given the cost of adding another type aircraft to the fleet I doubt that would happen. Don't forget the money would have to come from somewhere and it's unlikely the Navy will give up funds for the "Super Hornet" or JSF. Then of course there's the politics.
CX747 From United States of America, joined May 1999, 4385 posts, RR: 5 Reply 8, posted (7 years 8 months 3 weeks 4 hours ago) and read 3020 times:
It would be nice to see some better equiped F-15Es given to the front line squadrons. The older F-15Es could then be rotated to Reserve or National Guard squadrons and increase the punch that they pack.
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Greaser From Bahamas, joined Jan 2004, 1081 posts, RR: 4 Reply 9, posted (7 years 8 months 2 weeks 6 days 9 hours ago) and read 2850 times:
and that's more bad news for the raphale...but rest assured the RSAF has got one of the best as their choice, the F-15 is by no means a long shot at taking down some bogies...i mean lotsa bogies.
Pyrex From Portugal, joined Aug 2005, 3538 posts, RR: 28 Reply 11, posted (7 years 8 months 2 weeks 5 days 17 hours ago) and read 2717 times:
Hi,
I understand that, in the case of South Korea, the Rafale actually won the fly-off but the F-15 was a political decision (not wanting to stir any pot, that's just the way military contracts go). Do you know if the same thing happened in Singapore?
It really is a shame, the Rafale is probably the most beautiful aircraft flying today and I am a really big fan of Dassault.
Miguel
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AirRyan From United States of America, joined Mar 2005, 2529 posts, RR: 6 Reply 12, posted (7 years 8 months 2 weeks 5 days 11 hours ago) and read 2673 times:
Quoting Duce50boom (Reply 10): Quoting AirRyan (Reply 5):
we're wasting our taxpayers dollars fighting for AIDS in Afirca
Damn straight! We should be using our tax dollars fighting against AIDS. Not for it. LOL
The point I was trying to make was that i$40b in context to nearly $1 TRILLION in debt they have is nothing that will solve Afirca's problems - a crummy bandaid at best. $40 billion is a lot of money and can buy a whole lot of F-22's.
I understand that, in the case of South Korea, the Rafale actually won the fly-off but the F-15 was a political decision (not wanting to stir any pot, that's just the way military contracts go). Do you know if the same thing happened in Singapore?
It really is a shame, the Rafale is probably the most beautiful aircraft flying today and I am a really big fan of Dassault.
Miguel
That must have been from the French papers because as I understood it the F-15K was selected because it was using proven tech on a proven airframe and the ROKAF could not afford to gamble on uncertainty. The F-15K's will serve very well in the ROKAF.
Pyrex From Portugal, joined Aug 2005, 3538 posts, RR: 28 Reply 13, posted (7 years 8 months 2 weeks 4 days 15 hours ago) and read 2575 times:
Quoting AirRyan (Reply 12): That must have been from the French papers because as I understood it the F-15K was selected because it was using proven tech on a proven airframe and the ROKAF could not afford to gamble on uncertainty. The F-15K's will serve very well in the ROKAF.
If you consider multiple editions of Flight International magazine as French newspapers then yes, it was...
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LMP737 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 14, posted (7 years 8 months 2 weeks 4 days 13 hours ago) and read 2556 times:
You have to wonder what the future holds for Boeing's St. Louis facility. Unless there are other fighter competitions where the F-15 will be included once the last F-15's for the ROKAF and Singapore roll off the line that will be it. In addition once the last F/A-18E/F is delivered to the USN manned fighter aircraft production in St. Louis will be no more. Maybe the future for the St. Louis facility is in UCAV's.
Quoting AirRyan (Reply 5): What a shame these countries are buying new and better variants of our own weapons and we're wasting our taxpayers dollars fighting for AIDS in Afirca and subsidies like Egypt.
I for one do not view it as a "waste". If the money we spend on fighting AIDS slows the spread or comes up with a cure then it's money well spent.
CX747 From United States of America, joined May 1999, 4385 posts, RR: 5 Reply 15, posted (7 years 8 months 2 weeks 4 days 10 hours ago) and read 2526 times:
Who says there won't be another fighter produced after the F/A-18 E/F? No one really knows what the future holds. Maybe St. Louis will produce an actual A-10 replacement! Crazier things have happened.
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LMP737 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 16, posted (7 years 8 months 2 weeks 4 days 9 hours ago) and read 2519 times:
Quoting CX747 (Reply 15): Who says there won't be another fighter produced after the F/A-18 E/F? No one really knows what the future holds. Maybe St. Louis will produce an actual A-10 replacement! Crazier things have happened.
Given the current state of the budget I doubt the DOD is going to spend the money to develop a replacement for a specialized aircraft such as the A-10. Especially for one that would have a limited production run.
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