Yup, I knew that too and I also ever watched that. "Leak" that I meant here is "the list", the list after that RAPIM 2021. What is written on the list is just "MALE Drone" without stating the name of the drones. Gitu....
The writer must be living in a cave all this time. The AH-64E Guardians have been participating in Garuda Shield Exercise and recently in Kartika Yudha Exercise.
Well he did live in a cave (figuratively) But then again what do you expect from an entitled & privileged white guy, particularly a journalist
A quick look at his writings, and his biography where he used to live in Priok, I've noticed he tends to play religious card, and there is always an undertone that if something were done by non white is always bad. It also seems that yellow journalism is in his blood, and also in his daughter (whose interviewed Assenge, who walk out from the interview on screen). His wife is also a journalist. Anyway he did seem to fly around the South East Asia region a lot before this great plague. He live in Bali (very typical)
That and the US benefits a lot from Israeli companies doing alot of the R&D work for technologies that they eventually co-opt and produce with their own prime contractors.
The Russian electro-optic/electronics industry is around 20-15 years behind the United States, and they are 10-8 years behind the Chinese.
It's just a Blackhawk with the new intake filter system and mount for a FLIR camera.
Wah ngorek2 nya udah kayak orang reserse ni wkwkWell he did live in a cave (figuratively) But then again what do you expect from an entitled & privileged white guy, particularly a journalist
Taiwan seems to have a problem regarding operating US and French fighter at the same time.
Taiwan’s Air-to-Air Missile Shortage: A Critical Vulnerability
The acquisition or development of more air-to-air missiles is a small but highly important measure to improving Taiwan’s self-defense for the decades ahead. In May 2005, Taipei-based journalist Wendell Minnick sounded the alarm in an articlesentinel.tw
could F-15 EX launch MICA or Rafale launches AMRAAMs?? this could spell trouble.
The ROCAF has always had a troubled history with their Mirages, not on just operational readiness, but the fact that they've often had shortages of spare parts.
www.flightglobal.com
www.taipeitimes.com
this is one reason why I always prefer US jets, it's the US that have bipartisan issues with China. they will support us even as we have political incident with PRC.
The ROCAF has always had a troubled history with their Mirages, not on just operational readiness, but the fact that they've often had shortages of spare parts.
Taiwan's AIDC proposes future fighter
Taiwan's Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC) is studying the development of a successor...
"Upgraded and new fighters are essential for Taiwan's air force, with its Northrop F-5s in need of replacement and around half of its Dassault Mirage 2000s grounded due to a lack of spare parts."
Also, Taiwan's Mirage fleet was only upgraded to the latest standard in 2018. For comparison, the UAE's fleet of Mirages were all fully upgraded in 2003. Pretty sure a country with an economy like Taiwan wouldn't have problems upgrading their fleet even with the corruption that takes place.
Deals inked for Mirage parts, training - Taipei Times
Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan
It's gotten so bad, that their MinDef is considering scrapping their fleet and going for a full F-16V fleet.
Keeping in mind that China was never happy with Dassault selling the Mirages in the first place.
Chinese Angered by French Arms Sale to Taiwan (Published 1992)
www.nytimes.com
Point is, don't think the French won't sideline us just to appease the Chinese. Yes, the ROCAF do overuse their Mirages due to their strict operational requirements, but a country like Taiwan shouldn't have any problems buying large stocks of spares with their economy, unless someone is deliberately lobbying against it.
They're going to sell us the Rafale now to make a buck, but think twice if you think that they would help support our fleet in the case of a political incident with the PRC.
if they stop Rafale (and any other weapon) support to us and India because of PRC pressure, Isn't that going to paint them as unreliable supplier?
who knows, if they think that the advantage of doing so is better, than who could stop them anyway??
Considering that's what happened with Taiwan, they're already an unreliable supplier in this context. People keep saying how France doesn't care what you do with their stuff unless you're literally bombing Paris when in reality they have very likely caved under Chinese pressure. It has happened before, to think that we'd be an exception in this scenario is foolhardy.
Still better than the initial plan(sukhoi 35 and f16 viper) lmao
Considering current geopolitical situation, that is indeed the case. For the time being, at least. If we still insist to go with Su-35, China is operating 24 of it, so they're already familiar with its strengths and quirks.
