I know sometimes the ideas people find can sound stupid or outlandish, or like the idea sounds simple but the real feat is obviously actually doing something for real. Nonetheless, I had this idea I wanna brain storm about. We have seen these semi submersible usv designs. What if we made a...
I mean this doesn't mean S80 is true, but we have been speculating about working with Navantia for MILDEN especially where AIP is involved for a while.
Ground platforms are the ones I understand the least. Does anyone have a good video or analysis about current state? Also what's the current status on YN ZMA and Leo 2 modernization?
AFAIK wing radars are supposed to be L band on KAAN like SU57 supposedly has, to detect stealth fighters which have most significant return at that band.
KAAN is a really big and really sophisticated platform. It won't be cheap. Even the fuel consumption would be double that of F16, and that adds up to several hundred million usd a year.
Eurofighter has superior characteristics to F16 in certain ways rather than different roles, but being a twin engine, high thrust to weight ratio fighter should make it particularly good for A2A. Plus Tranche 4 is supposed to have real modern radar and avionics.