Those SAM sites are sitting ducks because they will be taken out first in any conflict no?

Of course, but it's extremely dangerous. Imagine trying to kill something that solely designed to kill you. Get something wrong, and it's essentially a suicide mission for any attack airplane.

well went your dominate air power， just time mater to taken out ...
jet fighter can flight close to your missile/radar base to release missile ( anti-radiation missile) or air-ground missile about 100-120km than leave the area, and your missile still not able to attack enemy jet fighter, your only can fire if jet figther close to half missile range. so after detect enemy missile depend how many missile your have to kill in coming missile. usually need fire 2 to counter each missile coming.

Very well-planned air defense coverage can nullify even a powerful air force. In 1973 Yom Kippur war Egyptian SAM system very effetively limited IDF air force ability to launch attacks. While the IDF still dominated the air-to-air battle due to its superior US-made fighters, but found it very hard to launch ground attacks in the face of Soviet-made SAM and AA gun batteries.

From some sources I read said out of IDF 303 aircraft lost in battle (not counting accidents and crashes), only about 12 were lost to air-to-air combat while the the rest were lost from SAM and AA fire.

that is in 197X ...
technology change now huge different compare to 30 year ago. even 10 year ago.
as expert said went dominate air power you dominate all.
your can have good SAM defense, but depend how many stock missile your have, specially cost SAM now ....
anemy even can fire even empty warhead missile to reduce your SAM quantity. 
just time matter.

Tiba2 Rusiya manyak jilat UK and yahudis

"Abandoned warehouse" my ass, sounds like Mossad just scored another covert win... wonder what was inside

It's not like air defense tech also stayed still from the 70's. Fighter tech moved hand-in-hand with anti-aircraft tech. It's kinda inevitable. Any advantage each side has will inevitably be countered by the other.

Back then the Phantoms and Skyhawks were state-of-the-art fighters and still they got shot down by the SAMs of their generation. So it's not outside possibility today's latest-generation fighters can still fall victim to the latest-generation SAMs.

well went your dominate air power， just time mater to taken out ...
jet fighter can flight close to your missile/radar base to release missile ( anti-radiation missile) or air-ground missile，even GPS/satelite precision guided glide bomb。 about 100-120km than leave the area, and your missile still not able to attack enemy jet fighter, your only can fire if jet figther close to half missile range. so after detect enemy missile depend how many missile your have to kill in coming missile. usually need fire 2 to counter each missile coming.
If have stealth figther more better，they can coming untill 80-90km release missile.

yes,  technically latest-generation SAM can take down modem aircraft.
but is not easy compare to last time, aircraft much easy to take down SAM from far distance,
SAM just take a beating, deplete war, depend how long can sustain. 
compare technology, aircraft have more improvement in technology in aircraft also to air-ground missile, more type and more range
also jamming from aircraft.
if no have choice between defense SAM/ Jet fighter i will choose Jet fighter.

yes,  technically latest-generation SAM can take down modem aircraft.
but is not easy compare to last time, aircraft much easy to take down SAM from far distance,
SAM just take a beating, deplete war, depend how long can sustain. 
compare technology, aircraft have more improvement in technology in aircraft also to air-ground missile, more type and more range
also jamming from aircraft.
if no have choice between defense SAM/ Jet fighter i will choose Jet fighter.

Little Bird Contract Signed

Marhalim Abas
December 7, 2015
1Malaysia

SHAH ALAM: IN my post “When November Comes” I wrote that the contract for the MD Helicopters MD-530G aka Little Bird will be signed during the ASEM summit with US president Barack Obama in attendance. Actually, the contract signing for the light scout attack helicopter did took place during that week alas without the presence of the POTUS.

Despite the best efforts they could not slot the contract signing during the busy ASEM weekend. Both sides had wanted Obama to witness the signing as this was to be the most significant arms deal between the US and Malaysia, since the Hornet procurement in 1993.

Yes we did bought other stuff from the US in the intervening years like the M4 Carbines but nothing really significant like the Hornets.

Details of the direct commercial deal is expected to be made public at DSA 2016. The number of MD-530G signed was six, I was told and not eight as I had reported.

As mentioned previously, the Little Birds will be deployed in ESSCOM once delivered and fully operational. For the weapons package, its likely the standard suite like the Dillon Aero M134D minigun, HMG and rocket pods and guided rockets will be procured as shown by the picture below.

It is unlikely for the moment that we will be buying the Hellfire ATGM – cleared for the Little Bird – as this will need to be procured through the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) programme. A future buy is still likely though for the rather pricey ordnance.

It is expected that the Little Bird version that was contracted was the same as the example displayed at LIMA 2015 earlier this year. Among others, the MD 530G displayed at LIMA featured the 650 shp Rolls Royce 250-C30 engine, longer main-rotor blades, high-capacity landing gear, the Moog Stores Management System (SMS), Harris Corporation’s RF-7850A-UA tactical radio and the Thales’ Scorpion helmet-mounted cueing system.

On Saturday, Baghdad described the move as "a serious violation of Iraqi sovereignty," since it had not been authorized by Iraqi authorities.

"We may soon ask Russia for direct military intervention in Iraq in response to the Turkish invasion and the violation of Iraqi sovereignty," Iraqi lawmaker al-Zamili said.

Photographs released by North Korea’s state-run news agency show that Kim Jong-un’s oratory leaves a lot to be desired.

Almost everyone in the room seems to be quietly nodding off, during a speech he made to officers from the Korean People’s Army.

While a few are diligently taking notes on their leader’s wise words, others have taken the opportunity to catch up on some shut-eye. Some even seem to be trying to disguise their bowing heads as a sign of concentration, rather than reveal that they are sleeping.

The pictures were released by North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), of the North Korean leader delivering a speech at the 4th Conference of Korean People’s Army (KPA) Artillery Personnel.

The Israeli air force is set to shutter a squadron of F-16C fighter jets in early 2017, once the first batch of F-35 planes arrive from the United States.

On the flip side, the Israel Defense Forces is planning to add another battery of the Iron Dome system – which intercepts short-range rockets – in the coming years. In addition, it will introduce the Magic Wand system (also known as David’s Sling), which is designed to intercept medium-range rockets.

Other F-16C squadrons may be closed in the future, but according to a senior IDF officer, this will depend on the receipt of additional F-35s.

azrielNice pics. I think we should get Caesar rather than those Paladins, I know its not under armour but how capable is the Paladin of crossing our roads, fields and plantations?