Recent content by Spitfire9

I don't know, so I ask: from what distance can Typhoon AESA and Rafale AESA detect an aircraft with (say) a 0.1 sq m RCS? Any answers welcome. PS More pertinent to Turkiye, from what range can Typhoon detect Rafale and vice versa?

From what I have recently read, GIGO (3 government GCAP organisation) is in advanced negotiations with Edgewing (3 country GCAP development and production company) to finalise a development contract. I assume a development contract will be announced this year. I am not sure how many the partner...

Different aircraft. GCAP is a 6G project. It is expected to be a large fighter with extremely long range. It will be much more expensive than KF-21. Yes, I expect KF-21 to sell in much larger numbers than GCAP.

This analysis sees the war lasting for a long time unless sanctions on Russia are strengthened... https://edition.cnn.com/2025/12/20/business/russia-economy-struggling-ukraine-war-intl Unfortunate but the longer this lasts, the more damage Russia will inflict on itself. Since that report was...

Nothing to do with my country's interests. Attacking your neighbour and killing its inhabitants is wrong. That is what Russia did in February 2022. Yes, Russia's invasion of Ukraine was seen as threatening Finnish and Swedish security enough for them to hurriedly join a mutual defence pact. As...

Great news! So kick off should be 2026. I wonder how long it takes from CSS approval being given to funds being made available. I recall that with GE F414 a condition for funds to be released was that an agreement for 100% TOT was required. I hope the CCS do not impose any such conditions with...

Rivalry does not interest me. My attitude would be the same if Ukraine had invaded Russia, hoping to topple Putin. Invading other countries is illegal. I would support action against Ukraine if it had invaded Russia. Some news about the Russian coal and home building industries ...

I don't follow the war on the ground closely because I don't think that 5km or 10km advances or retreats will make much difference to the outcome. Both sides have had time to build robust lines of defence, have they not? Ukraine can fall back to a strong defensive line if need be. If anyone...

I don't completely understand what you wrote. My family in 2 European countries were invaded by Nazi Germany in WW2 for the same reason that Putin invaded Ukraine. Hitler wanted to control their counties and impose a repressive regime on them just as Putin wants to control and impose a...

I don't think Ukraine needs to win on the battlefield. A controlled retreat while inflicting heavy losses on the advancing enemy is sufficient to me. The longer the war goes on, the more the civil sector of the Russian economy should deteriorate along with Russian state finances until it...

How do sanctions make Russia stronger? Apart from weapons and munitions, what products does Russia produce in greater quantities than it did before the sanctions?

In July the GCAP partner governments agreed to try to make a contract with Edgewing by the end of 2025. There has been no announcement of this. Could be the partners cannot reach agreement and never will. Could be the partners cannot reach agreement yet. Could be the partner countries are in...

I think that the responsibilities of the different partners are clear. Very little info about the GCAP aircraft design has been released - dimensions, weight, payload, range, speed, engine thrust etc have not been revealed.

The groundwork to proceed with GCAP has been done. Development company Edgewing was set up mid-2025. While I have no special insight into the programme, as far as I know GCAP is ready to launch into full scale development. Japan is very keen on an aircraft to enter service 2035 to allow it to...

When FCAS would be delivered is very uncertain. GCAP still sounds possible for 2035. I do not think that F-35 users UK and Italy would have any interest in KAAN. If full GCAP development were never agreed, I think that the UK and Italy would buy more F-35 unless the US administration's behaviour...