tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384856123558926763.post2712831379165242839..comments2023-07-11T09:57:54.828-03:00Comments on BEST FIGHTER FOR CANADA: Saab bails out of Denmark.Doug Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10504832466775445050noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384856123558926763.post-41332616204480693972014-07-30T10:05:13.305-03:002014-07-30T10:05:13.305-03:00Now it's clear why they prefer the Gripens.Now it's clear why they prefer the Gripens.Doug Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10504832466775445050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384856123558926763.post-30463128924685422692014-07-30T05:37:38.752-03:002014-07-30T05:37:38.752-03:00A irony and parody about using Hornets http://rt.c...A irony and parody about using Hornets http://rt.com/news/swiss-fighters-office-hours-514/ in regards to someone's references about Gripens in the Baltic. <br /><br />Not trying to start a discusion but isn't it fun?Doug Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10504832466775445050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384856123558926763.post-9666904546509391652014-07-30T05:36:11.871-03:002014-07-30T05:36:11.871-03:00Well, they looked at the gripen then but made a po...Well, they looked at the gripen then but made a political decision on the EFT. <br />Bulgaria, Norway and Denmark is on top of my list for countries that will have the F35 as their hangar queens. Their pilots will be drinking coffee in their lounge as the Czechs, Hungarians and Slovaks flies highDoug Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10504832466775445050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384856123558926763.post-77013652162936818412014-07-30T00:04:42.654-03:002014-07-30T00:04:42.654-03:00Don't forget the so symbolic action of a russi...Don't forget the so symbolic action of a russian sub deposing a mini-russian flag on the see floor Under the Artic ice. That someting that US , Canada and Danemark have still in mind.<br />A the same time , russian air forces restart massively to penetrate sovereign air space of this countries (+japan ).<br />For Canada , the first work is not to participate in any NATO opperation but it's intercept and escort russian bombers and fighters out o his sovereing air space. Idem for Danemark and i would not be surprised to find Danish planes working from Canada or Alaska in the futur.<br />Is it determinant in the choice for the f-35 ? I don't think so. But it's sure that US make big pressure and have a lot of "offsets".Doug Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10504832466775445050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384856123558926763.post-90801579318334277922014-07-29T17:32:37.256-03:002014-07-29T17:32:37.256-03:00Why would the Danes suddenly be wiser than the Nor...Why would the Danes suddenly be wiser than the Norwegians and the Dutch ?Doug Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10504832466775445050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384856123558926763.post-67092802657514749062014-07-29T16:10:13.398-03:002014-07-29T16:10:13.398-03:00If the Danish were clever they would buy Advanced ...If the Danish were clever they would buy Advanced Super Hornets and Growlers.<br /><br />This is from today<br /><br />http://news.usni.org/2014/07/29/chinese-russian-radars-track-see-u-s-stealthDoug Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10504832466775445050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384856123558926763.post-87705761729898291302014-07-29T14:45:33.055-03:002014-07-29T14:45:33.055-03:00I wonder if in the end there will be pilots for th...I wonder if in the end there will be pilots for the F-35s for the non-US operators or if it will be the same situation as in Austria which has 15 EFs tranche 1 but only can afford 12 pilots but was supposed to buy 18 tranche 2 EFs.<br /><br />Not discussing possible corruption in the deal but maybe the Austrians would be happier if they chosen the Gripen with its low operating cost instead and maybe there will be others that will regret their choice in the future.Doug Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10504832466775445050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384856123558926763.post-62226435299591291032014-07-29T14:04:33.027-03:002014-07-29T14:04:33.027-03:00Makes you wonder about the utility of NSA. Surely ...Makes you wonder about the utility of NSA. Surely any serious organisation uses analog means of communication.Doug Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10504832466775445050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384856123558926763.post-23487074014491126402014-07-29T13:24:29.283-03:002014-07-29T13:24:29.283-03:00Seems like Saab's running out of options. The ...Seems like Saab's running out of options. The way I see it Brazil is the best they got if everything turns out well and they will be fine for sometime, then they'll have to content themselves with tenders from countries who can only afford to buy a squadron of 12 or less. Even at that level they'll have to compete with EDA f16's.<br />Too bad fighter procurement is not a national security decision. If only Sweden is a geopolitical powerhouse.Doug Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10504832466775445050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384856123558926763.post-73862338269175033372014-07-29T12:06:39.515-03:002014-07-29T12:06:39.515-03:00SAAB might have a case if it decided to sue the Da...SAAB might have a case if it decided to sue the Danish government for organizing an unfair competition.Doug Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10504832466775445050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384856123558926763.post-670811335832300362014-07-29T11:24:51.462-03:002014-07-29T11:24:51.462-03:00An update on the possible Slovak order on Gripens ...An update on the possible Slovak order on Gripens is that both the Swedish Defence and Security Export Agency FXM and Slovak Defence Department denies that anything is agreed on. The news has created a bit of a stir in the media.Doug Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10504832466775445050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384856123558926763.post-46677136001131756702014-07-29T10:17:59.393-03:002014-07-29T10:17:59.393-03:00lol. Don't forget the go pro cam!lol. Don't forget the go pro cam!Doug Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10504832466775445050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384856123558926763.post-79924840084532123252014-07-29T10:06:40.969-03:002014-07-29T10:06:40.969-03:00air defense over the Greenland? Indeed that must b...air defense over the Greenland? Indeed that must be a logistical and technical challenge!Doug Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10504832466775445050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384856123558926763.post-16115258283496328562014-07-29T10:03:22.469-03:002014-07-29T10:03:22.469-03:00I agree : Western countries are maybe going too fa...I agree : Western countries are maybe going too far on the technological side of military hardware (not only for combat aircrafts). In addition, the massive standardization is industrially and financially interesting but a single failure could endanger the security of the whole NATO alliance. If F-35 doesn't perform as expected, what is the back-up plan?<br /><br /><br /><br />Battlestar Galactica is a very inspiring example in fact : you have to know what you are fighting and adapt your forces accordingly. If your enemy is a master of electronic attack and cyberwarfare, it can't be a good idea to go fully-digital and fully-networked.Doug Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10504832466775445050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384856123558926763.post-52263482183273962632014-07-29T09:34:22.504-03:002014-07-29T09:34:22.504-03:00Good on Saab! Standing up for its airplane and sh...Good on Saab! Standing up for its airplane and showing how unfair the proposals are being written, even though if it come out in some newspaper in a small article in some small corner.<br />The have an aircraft only supply a two seater when the F-35 does not even come with one. Doug Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10504832466775445050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384856123558926763.post-78407139162260826682014-07-29T05:30:58.126-03:002014-07-29T05:30:58.126-03:00Indeed Canuck, buying the F-35 is a farce.
De Cr...Indeed Canuck, buying the F-35 is a farce. <br /><br />De Crem, Belgium's former minister of Defence, hoped that promising to buy the F-35 would make him Chairman of NATO. It didn't work out. Now they insist that Belgium really needs the F-35 to collaborate efficiently with the Dutch airforce. As if it was not possible to fly different types of aircraft...<br /><br />Regarding the cost, you're 200% right. This is particularly true for countries with a large debt and/or high taxe rates.<br /><br />Last but not least, they all seem to forget the "tanker issue". Probe and drogue or the other stuff. Refueling with tankers that are not stealthy... Shoot the tanker out of the sky and the "oh so stealthy" f-35 will run out of gas and crash.Doug Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10504832466775445050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384856123558926763.post-56467155247230352082014-07-29T02:26:35.129-03:002014-07-29T02:26:35.129-03:00I think US can propose some help for the air defen...I think US can propose some help for the air defense over the Greenland . Something that Sweden and France can't do.<br />Since Russia show clearly interest for this part of the globe , Denemark and Canada need a strongest union with the US.<br />I don't know exactly what is on the offer (state to state i mean, not industrial ageement) but it could certainly explain the obstination of Denmak and Harper for the F-35. F-35 contrat is just a part of the story.Doug Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10504832466775445050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384856123558926763.post-74072228409037242392014-07-29T00:11:49.190-03:002014-07-29T00:11:49.190-03:00Maybe a small but positive news for Saab http://en...Maybe a small but positive news for Saab http://en.rsi.rtvs.sk/clanok/rubriky/news/top-deal-of-the-slovak-army-goes-to-sweden?currentPage=1 but as always it is not a deal before the contract is signed.Doug Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10504832466775445050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384856123558926763.post-26571007225871654812014-07-28T23:20:35.823-03:002014-07-28T23:20:35.823-03:00The west is possibly to techno. We need to get pra...The west is possibly to techno. We need to get practical again with weapons systems that are actually affordable and cost effective to operate.<br />The SU35 is nothing more than an evolution of the Su27. The exact same evolution can happen and has to an extent with the F-18 and F-15. If we called the latest ASH18 a F-28 and the latest 15SE a F-25 people would be all goo-goo ga-ga over them.Doug Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10504832466775445050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384856123558926763.post-85135923263931852252014-07-28T23:12:31.043-03:002014-07-28T23:12:31.043-03:00It's definitely a mutant aircraft. One that wi...It's definitely a mutant aircraft. One that will swallow the capital and operating budgets whole.Doug Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10504832466775445050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384856123558926763.post-44413454571670684342014-07-28T22:14:48.702-03:002014-07-28T22:14:48.702-03:00I said I would never go there but what the hey. F...I said I would never go there but what the hey. First I am not a total SIFI nut. Are the countries that are not buying the F-35 licking there chops? Basically, countries with Russian equipment. There I go, in Battlestar Gelatica the Machines blow the hell out of the Battlestar because they, the enemy, corrupted there newly installed software, except one ship the resisted the upgrade.<br />I keep thing that the west is going so techo that they forgot to fly and that once all these countries spend all this money for junk, the SU35's of the world will stomp on them.Doug Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10504832466775445050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384856123558926763.post-87940400751748738012014-07-28T20:47:19.065-03:002014-07-28T20:47:19.065-03:00Take a look at this one.
https://medium.com/war-i...Take a look at this one.<br /><br />https://medium.com/war-is-boring/how-much-does-an-f-35-actually-cost-21f95d239398Doug Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10504832466775445050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384856123558926763.post-84435773388275994582014-07-28T20:35:51.553-03:002014-07-28T20:35:51.553-03:00Aside from the usual political pressure and bribin...Aside from the usual political pressure and bribing, the problem that Denmark, Netherlands, Belgium, and Norway have is the whole F-16 nostalgia thing.<br /><br />They are blind to the fact that the development method is different, that the manufacturing deal and work-share is different, and that the F-35 by its nature is way more expensive than the F-16 to purchase and operate. They need to wake up and understand that they aren't buying an F-16 but a mutant F-16/AV-8/F-18 and all the associated problems and costs that come with it while their defence budget keeps on shrinking.Doug Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10504832466775445050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384856123558926763.post-68206167881732220252014-07-28T20:15:31.230-03:002014-07-28T20:15:31.230-03:00The whole Denmark, Netherlands, Belgium wanting th...The whole Denmark, Netherlands, Belgium wanting the F-35 has never made any sense to me. Even if the F-35 did everything it says it can do, what mission needs would these countries have to want an F-35? The price is a whole other farce. Small countries, with small budgets interested in a plane that cost anywhere from 2x to 4x more than other available fighters, most of which could be labelled as gen 4.5+ planes.Doug Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10504832466775445050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384856123558926763.post-49108624921804579112014-07-28T19:19:30.354-03:002014-07-28T19:19:30.354-03:00Lol.Lol.Doug Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10504832466775445050noreply@blogger.com