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To: sukhoi-30mki

“Lockheed describes the addition of Northrop Grumman’s APG-83 Scalable Agile Beam Radar as delivering “a quantum leap in capability” for the F-16”

Sensor and weapon technology has far out paced advancements in air frames and that’s where our focus should be.


4 posted on 10/21/2015 5:17:21 AM PDT by ryan71 (Bibles, Beans and Bullets)
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To: ryan71

>>Sensor and weapon technology has far out paced advancements in air frames and that’s where our focus should be.
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Almost all combat today is BVR. Which is why these airframes can last almost forever while the F-35 Flying Political Anvil can’t get traction.

Dogfights are last generation.


9 posted on 10/21/2015 6:13:17 AM PDT by freedumb2003 (Don't mistake my silence for ignorance, my calmness for acceptance, or my kindness for weakness)
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