You got me wrong, bro...
All these while I am not talking about fighter jets performance comparison. I am also not a sales guy to any manufacturers. The bottom line of my brainstorming is about the true transfer of technology, just like in the BJH's era.
The South Korean KF-21 is their 40...
This PDF below is good example of a Road Map of SK aerospace industries(It's already shared on old thread before), it's an old document around 2006. At that year, they already have over 7,000 of highly qualified best talent pool of the nation. Kind of crystal clear road map for every programs...
If you think to buy (or built locally, if we want) latest F-16 Viper with all that glitters technology is that stupid, you can ask why Taiwan keep adding its F-16 fleets against the more frequent PLAAF air raids?
If we have 6 squadrons of full package vipers with conformal fuel tank spread...
And do you think SK will give you all the expertise and knowledges? do you really believe they will give it all that we ask, only by adding more shared budget and buy more units ?
SK has gone thousand miles of journey since 4 decades ago for them to get where they at as the fighter jet maker...
Yeaahh....for a country which love to buy "ketengan" like us....any vendors countries will always offer the "basa-basi" package for ToT
Well...what to do??...just scratch the balls and watching the others get it
Still can get it though......only in my wet dream
It's similar to what I said on the old posting, if we want to get more than a technology offset, I mean a true technological transfer, we should aim higher rather than just to follow another country's program : get the abandoned India's F-21 program belongs to us.
If either Rafale or F-15 EX...
https://www.gelora.co/2021/09/tni-ungkap-alasan-sering-kalah-duel.html
Perhaps it's the time for Indonesian Army to have specialized troops division for high terrain with mountaineering skills . Just like the Germans with its Gebirsjagger/Gebirgs-Division (1st Mountain Division) during WW2...
With the AUKUS suspicious stance in which building long range attack capabilities and nuclear technology introduction to Australia at our backyard, All of our Defense policy makers and think tank should be able in developing opinion for Indonesia to get the most sophisticated air defense system...
https://www.airspace-review.com/2021/09/02/pilot-pilot-militer-rusia-menangi-trofi-kompetisi-aviadarts-2021/
PLAAF pilots won the Aviadarts competition for air warfare category using J-10...(against Russian SU-35)
Lets brace for the most anticipated "emak-emak" whom will "buka lapak" again...
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And this is sounds like the "oblique order" tactic that Napoleon was used against the much larger enemies division. Just type "oblique order" in youtube to see how it's work