Armies uses today MBTs which cost 5 million USD ( as same as Bayraktar TB-2)per unit for what? To be destroyed by ATGM? 5millionusd MBT hunts T72 tank where the battle field is full of ATGMs.
So stop producing Expensive MBTs just buy Bayraktar TB-2? Would it be logical?
This is completely nonsensical. Yes, tanks are destroyed by atgms, just as they were destroyed by anti-tank guns and rockets before that, why is so radical about that? Just because a system has a countermeasure it doesn't mean you stop using that. If that were true, infantry would've been deleted from the battlefield ages ago. Ukrainians destroyed numerous Russians tanks using javelins, which is an expensive system but not expensive as the tank itself and certainly wouldn't be as expensive as making a light attack jet fighter.
Regarding EW , there is not just Datalink jamming. İf you jamm GPS signals over your country, any drone could not fly autonomously. BTW Jamming TB-2 is always possible. they can't autonomously find the own and target position.Thats why modern armies also need manned attack aircrafts.
Sure, but did I say "we should ditch the planes completely and go broke on drones!"? No, I didn't. Sure, jamming might work against drones but multiple other threats work against a plane that flies low and has to go into range of enemy air defences to do its work.
Why EF typhoons(150million USD and manned) are loaded with Brimstone missiles? What is the range of Brimstones? You wouldnt use UMTAS on F-16s but Brits do it
Eurofighter has never fought within a war where it faced an enemy that had a functioning air defence systems or manpads. And Brimstones range is more than twice of UMTAS, 20 km vs 8 km, and that is if they haven't started producing the new version which was going to improve the range even further, but I don't know what happened with that. But still, I would *love* to see them try to use Brimstones against anyone with functioning air defences, it would make for some hilarious videos seeing them get into that range.
My dream light attack jet wouldnt cost more than two or three Korean MBT.
So, you're dream light attack jet would cost somewhere between 16 to 24 million dollars, which would have to somehow survive against an enemy with air defence and so many manpads that they can shoot drones with it. While we already have systems that can kill tanks and can be adopted into other platforms for much cheaper. Okay then, let's agree to disagree and you keep dreaming mate.
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