Wouldn't really believe what that article's saying without it mentioning primary source. Besides, Korea's the last place you'd expect the GCAP consortium to supply those core components for obvious reasons. Also no way in hell they do so with Taiwan as well.
UK will offer GCAP subsystems to India, Korea, Taiwan, and Indonesia. No mention of Turkiye. The UK probably lost hope after seeing our subsystem development programs.
It will not supply. It will possibly offer subsystems for the Korean project that follows KFX or the later KFX block that will be really different than the current KFX. The KFX project is already in an advanced phase and Korean MOD decided on all of the subsystems so there is no space for discussion.
That as well, but I'm talking about Korea-Japan relationship. There is no chance that Japan sells/purchases advanced military equipment/components to Korea and vice versa. It simply cannot happen. It's like an Indian new paper reporting that Aselsan could potentially supply BURFIS radar to Greece.
I don't think Japan will a big say on most of the subsystems. Brits are running the show.
So far only Indian sources, not credible IMO.
True, but what can the Japanese say if Brits offer ECRS Mk2 radar? Tempest radar will be based on ECRS Mk2 similar to Murad AESA and Burfis. RR can offer engine cooperation. You see when countries like UK and USA say equal partners what they mean is they are first among equals. That is why we are strict with companies like RR and BAE.
First prototype flight is in 2027 and first service entrance in 2035.
From many expert from here , I understand that changing engine especially twin engine configuration same as designing new plane. If we do that, we have to imaginative. I mean we have to change exoskeleton of the plane too. To competitive at market we can make light class 5th gen aircraft like downscaled version of the MMU . At these point we can use both MMU sub system and also Hurjet sub system to reduce cost also developing time. With very low Radar signature, lightweight, light internal hidden payload but has 1.5 - 1.8 mach speed and down scaled Murad Ease radar also low operating cost it can be new F16 - Mig29 for many countries.
The idea reminds me of the Шах и мат(Checkmate).
Yes concept true but Checkmate still has big questions for me ? After Ukraine war many thing will be evaluated about russian weapons. For example for ur country if u say "we do that " , I say yes absolutely they do that but counter part of it for Russia and also for Chiana. I want to listen their claim and show me some proof.
Well, I think that's a good idea. Because not everyone can have a high-end fighter.
We still don't know anything about any of those, but just to give some context, BÜRFİS will have more T/R modules than AN/APG-81, it will use GaN and probably more power
You see the issue here is, neither TFX nor f35 can uses its radar as freely as you think against each other in head to head mode.
Just one thing, F-35 doesn't have a supercomputer, nor any of the aircraft flying today except some research aircraft probablyYou see the issue here is, neither TFX nor f35 can uses its radar as freely as you think against each other in head to head mode!
because there is a good chance opponent's EW suite will pick you up!
That is the very reason why world's first stealth aircraft F117 didn't have any radar in the first place.
But with the introduction of f22 Raptor, a new generation of radar technology was put into its nose cone of the aircraft.
AESA was very decisive when it first came, because no contemporary RWR or EW system could pick it up at that time because of its very low probability of interception characteristic.
for example, APG-77 can change its frequency bandwidth thousand time per second.
However, one decade later with introduction of f35, we got highly evolved PROCCESING POWER and true SENSOR FUSION technology.
which again, somewhat changes the game in favor of the 'LISTENER' (passive detection) over 'SEEKER' (active detection)
because now, not just today's 5th gen EW systems are far more sensitive than the previous generation, but also, unlike past, now with the sensor fusion capability it got directly integrated with main SUPER computer of the aircraft!
Thus, giving it enormous and unprecedented capability.
And that is why in a test in2009, f35 superior EW system was able to pick up Raptor's APG-77s transmission even though it has very good LPI characteristic as i mentioned before.
China’s Stealth Aircraft Program Will Face Advanced Defenses
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With that being the case, in todays air domain stealth fighters primary sensor is its highly sophisticated and super sensitive ELECTRONIC WARFARE suite and electro optical suite, not its FCR even if it is LPI AESA!
for example, that is how BAE system describe AN/ALR-94s capability and implication.
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"BAE Systems’ AN/ALR-94 digital electronic warfare system geolocates potential threats by detecting adversary radars at significant ranges, ALLOWING THE F-22 RAPTOR TO LIMIT ITS OWN RADAR EMISSIONS, ENABLING IT TO BETTER CONCEAL ITS LOCATION WHEN OPERATING IN HOSTILE TERRITORY"
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AN/ALR-94 F-22<br /> Electronic Warfare System
The AN/ALR-94 protects the F-22 with advanced electronic warfare technology.www.baesystems.com
Today, against a possible near-peer adversary f35/f22 will use its APG-77/APG-81 in highly selective and limited manner and PRIMARILY rely on its passive detection and sensor fusion capability.
And that is also one of the core reason why the MUM T concept becoming with 5th gen and 6th gen platform becoming more and more critical, as an somewhat expandable drone or wingman carrying sensors on board can ACTIVELY SEARCH for enemy contact while the main expensive manned aircraft like f35 or TFX can remain passive and undetected while listening for the hostile radio transmission.
CONCLUSION-
So in my opinion, sensitivity of the TFX's EW system, EOTS and DASS, plus the degree of it SENSOR FUSION ability would be more decisive against a near-peer adversary than its AESA radar's active detection effort.
I didnt mean it in the literal sense, just to exaggerate f35s computing capability.
