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Taiwan's IDF fighters to serve in 'Wild Weasel' role
Taiwan News ^ | 2018/03/12 | Keoni Everington

Posted on 03/13/2018 7:53:37 PM PDT by sukhoi-30mki

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) -- Taiwan's Air Force on Friday (March 9) announced new upgrades are in the works for its Indigenous Defense Fighters (IDF, 經國號), including the addition of radar-seeking missiles to enable them to play a role as "Wild Weasels" to destroy enemy anti-aircraft defenses.

In a video released on Friday, Taiwan's Air Force announced that it will upgrade all of its IDF A and B models in its Third Wing to IDF C and D models, which will enhance aircraft management as well as strengthen air defense and anti-aircraft warfare capabilities to improve overall operational efficiency of the the fighters. The Air Force also pointed out performance improvements to the IDF the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and technology (NCSIST) is developing, including long-range air-to-surface missiles as well as anti-radiation (radar-seeking) missiles to strengthen its air-to-ground attack capabilities.

Also in the video, the Air Force announced the results of its research program on improving the domestically-made war plane to C and D models, including improvements to its core avionics, radar, flight software, and a whole new range of precision weapons designed by the NCSIST. The Air Force plans on using these improvements as a foundation for research and development of the next generation of advanced fighter jets.

The Air Force said that the upgrades to the IDF will not only lengthen the lifespan of the fighter jet, but it will also increase equipment availability and solve logistical problems, while simultaneously improving avionics, fire control and weapons launch systems. According to the Air Force, these improvements will enhance both its air-to-air and air-to-ground combat capabilities.

Once the IDF fighter jets are outfitted with the new anti-radiation missiles, they will be able to serve as "Wild Weasels," which is a U.S. Air Force code word for fighter jets that specialize in taking out radar and surface to air (SAM) installations of enemy anti-aircraft defenses.


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aerospace; idf; taiwan; wildweasel

1 posted on 03/13/2018 7:53:37 PM PDT by sukhoi-30mki
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To: sukhoi-30mki

What airframe is that? It’s not an F-16 or F-18....


2 posted on 03/13/2018 8:01:37 PM PDT by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel.)
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To: Rummyfan

It’s their own - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIDC_F-CK-1_Ching-kuo


3 posted on 03/13/2018 8:03:58 PM PDT by RightGeek (FUBO and the donkey you rode in on)
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To: RightGeek

Wow. Good for them.


4 posted on 03/13/2018 8:04:33 PM PDT by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel.)
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To: Rummyfan

Said to be a kind of hybrid F16/F20.


5 posted on 03/13/2018 8:10:01 PM PDT by jjotto ("Ya could look it up!")
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To: sukhoi-30mki

Somebody’s gotta spoof the target....


6 posted on 03/13/2018 8:26:38 PM PDT by G Larry (There is no great virtue in bargaining with the Devil)
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To: Rummyfan

F-104 Starfighter style wings, F-4 Phantom type tail.


7 posted on 03/13/2018 8:36:29 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: Rummyfan
What airframe is that? It’s not an F-16 or F-18....

That looks like the bastard child of an F-5 and an F-16.

8 posted on 03/13/2018 8:36:49 PM PDT by OldMissileer (Atlas, Titan, Minuteman, PK. Winners of the Cold War)
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To: sukhoi-30mki

Looks like an F-18 and an F-20 got together and had an asian baby.


9 posted on 03/13/2018 9:03:00 PM PDT by gaijin
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To: sukhoi-30mki
I thought this was a Wild Weasel:


10 posted on 03/13/2018 9:20:33 PM PDT by bkopto
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To: bkopto

A “Wild Weasel” is a role, any aircraft can perform it with the right mods. The F-105 used to do it before the Phantom.


11 posted on 03/13/2018 9:32:32 PM PDT by Mr. Blond
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To: sukhoi-30mki

Seems like an odd capability for a defensive force.


12 posted on 03/13/2018 9:33:02 PM PDT by Mr. Blond
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To: jjotto

Looks more like an old T-38.


14 posted on 03/14/2018 3:53:21 AM PDT by Dusty Road (")
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15 posted on 03/14/2018 3:55:56 AM PDT by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: Dusty Road

“F-20” was a development of the F-5/T-38 airframe.


16 posted on 03/14/2018 3:56:51 AM PDT by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: sukhoi-30mki
IIRC Taiwan tried to buy F16's from us, but the Chinese strongarmed the US Congress to disallow the sale.
Because China wanted them helpless, no country in the world would sell planes to Taiwan.

So they built their own.

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To: Mr. Blond

I would imagine that Taiwan’s fighters patrolling the strait are regularly painter by PLA SAM radars. If the brown stuff we’re to hit the fan, those SAM batteries would have to be neutralized


18 posted on 03/14/2018 9:35:20 AM PDT by Tallguy
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