for cost to benefit approach I think the Arrowhead program most suitable for us if the price competitive enough, build based on IH frigate, flexible based on user requirement, I guess the system not much different with current IH program,
but I hope we can get FREMM with Italian specs with...
from my asumsion,
we try to reduce our share in kfx to ~15% from 20% because the US not share their tech to Indonesia, they only share it to Sokor, and we try to develop our own version in assistance from france, but the korean not agree to reduce our share and negotiation still deadlock but...
if china want to control Malacca, they have to neutralize natuna first, but actually there is a cheaper option rather than fight at sea for logistics, they can use Burma as their vassal state to delivery goods from middle east to their mainland bypassing our sealine, if they choose this option...
some of the poster said we don't have link16, but Afaik f16id has it, isn't it? j20 claim over 4.5gen fighter but suggest us to maximize the sutuc, t50, cn235 for patroling but seems against anything from buying 4.5 gen fighter, he/she stated we never have a change against j20 because we don't...
i'm reading some quora stuff, ended like: wow, some poster seems very know what he/she's doing but there is some mistaken if my memory serve well, about f15ex and rafale procurement, Link-16 in TNI,, at first i think he/she writing it with comprehensive, but eventually some mistake and...
that's reasonable if french don't want to loose their industrial capacity in their home, maybe if we persue them spare some offset production in Indonesia and India only for limited capacity for both country, that made production faster than centralized in france
maybe rafale choosed because french can provide better credit scheme than the US? and don't forget rafale is french state of art tecnology, having them with their meteor are better card than having f16v even f18, not mention embargo history still linger in top brass thinking, imo
Since we still talk about rafale, we should cooperate with India about rafale supply chains, we can co-op with them in production line, for example if india build the wings then we should build the airframe as ToT scheme, this will make diversity on supply chain not to depend to french...
sorry for my ignorance, but for billions dollar project something smart must be on their mind how to get this contract as soon as possible rather than thinking about top brass health insurance
both rafale and f35 are CV STOL capable, my guess LHD will be in order 2024-2029, rafale or f35 can fill the air fighter wing in our LHD,
it reasonable if MoD choose rafale if LHD already in his plan
while Mr prabs push his agenda on airforce, opung push his part on navy,
it will be problematic for logistics, and very unwise decision, perhaps unless the Europe give us access for 6th gen fighter
i think MoF known between procurement cost and operational cost, but perhaps the operational cost included in lifetime sustainable cost as whole package, but somehow this urge of situation in north natuna made MoF have to agree with MoD