BEST FIGHTER FOR CANADA

F/A-18E Super Hornet I am sure by now many of you have seen the report stating that the Super Hornet is the only aircraft being considered by Canadian government officials as a true alternative to the F-35 Lightning II.  This would seem to indicate that the "Eurocanards" (Typhoon, Rafale, and Gripen) were only included for appearances. First of all, I would remind everyone to take "reports" like this with a grain of salt. This would not be the first time a major bombshell dropped out of Ottawa only to fizzle out a short time later.  There has already been plenty of false starts in the CF-18 replacement caper, there is bound to be a few more before all is said and done. It should also be noted that these "leaks" come out intentionally.  This is a means to gauge public reaction before a controversial decision is made.  There is a good chance the current government is "testing the waters" before coming to its decision. So why all t...

Looks impressive, but it's missing a few very important things... I am glad "Fighter Jet Fight Club" is getting some attention!  Many of you don't agree with me, and I totally understand that.  I started the idea to promote discussion, not to generate a consensus. As I mentioned early on, I consider similar systems to be equally effective.  This is so the discussion doesn't get bogged down in minutiae.  The Rafale's SPECTRA suite may in fact be overwhelmingly better than anything else out there, but without hard evidence, I cannot present it as such.  Also, discussion in this area is often the most liveliest, so I will leave it to you guys to decide which individual systems are best. Also, comparisons are done with no regard to pricing and costs.  This is done for two reasons:  1) There are simply too many variables in this department.  2)  It dispels the argument that "Our military deserves the best, regardless of cost."  As we ...