Agreed, the loiter times are just unbeatable and air power has just about done all it can already. Reaper is doing a fantastic job in Iraq. These guys just wanna push their own pet ideas.

Rafale is not bad, at present more mature than Typhoon though I still wish for the UK plane, its a fine craft and we should be seen to be working with our Commonwealth/FPDA partner. But as UK is not buying new Typhoons per SDSR 2015 as some had hoped, choosing to extend the life of its older variant, its unlikely we will consider the Typhoon...

Dunno if this is supposed to be implying he will consider nuclear option to prop up Assad

I used to buy the army hard tack from pasar malams for hiking. They make good trail snacks and are less crumbly or prone to break compared to Lexus biscuits which my friends liked to eat.

I had Brahims packet curry, rice and instant noodles for mains. This was for a couple of 4-5 day hikes in Tmn Negara and 1 week-plus going up Tahan. I quite liked the biscuits, they're slightly sweetened as well which is great.

Not sure what kind of "attack helicopter" you guys are asking for, but I sort of wish we could get those APWKS (sp?) guided Hydra rockets or a 20mm cannon of some kind. Need some kind of high explosive firepower to complement the machine guns.

This post has been edited by KLboy92: Dec 11 2015, 04:37 AM

Only time I saw an Apache in life was when it was flying overhead in Singapore. Yes it looks so badass, I just stopped and stare until it was gone and totally forgot to amik gambar

Which is why some people say PAK FA is dead.

IMO Putin wants to court the Kurds away from the US and use them to annoy Turkey too, as Kurdistan is what Turkey absolutely does not want. In the long term a Russia-friendly Kurdistan can together with Syria block NATO's access to the Mid East region, maybe even topple Turkey's government.

That will leave NATO with even less influence in the Mid East if they allow it to happen, or suck them into a proxy war against Kurdistan and Syria. All according to plan

Graphic artist: photoshop F35 head B2 tail, job done

You considered construction boots? I know its heavy but if you're willing to go tactical boots you can consider this option too. May be cheaper depending. Brands like Iron Steel, Red Wing...

UAV operators at base would have even more options than jet fighter WSOs. Because of the long loiter time they can check and double-check with other UAV assets, spec forces OPs, Rivet Joint, etc whereas a jet burns loads of precious fuel for every minute they're up there... and have to go home after anything over 30 to 45 mins max.

Its all about an integrated strike complex rather than just 1 asset. The Jihadi John mission is a great example.

Their new aircraft? Pilot error maybe?

Every new aircraft will have this kind of problems. Doesn't mean it sucks, though those with an agenda will try to use it to promote their cause.

Yeah it means the yindians are unreliable

With a new aircraft it could be anything. Past errors include pilot tertekan wrong switch, because in the new model its on the left side not the right side, pilot terlupa stall angle, terlupa climb rate, etc.

On the technical side, maintenance crews unfamiliar with the aircraft, terlupa buka dono what, maintain it improperly, left something open/shut, this thing jam that thing blocked.... with the new glass cockpits and fly by wire, electronic faults and system error or refresh or blue screen...

Apalagi during acrobatic manoeuvre. Really no point in pointing fingers in such a case.

This post has been edited by KLboy92: Dec 21 2015, 10:15 AM

Mai gott... We've sunk down to buying Pakistani planes... to go with our top of the line F18s, SU30s and (fairly acceptable) Hawk 208s...

cukur ekonomi masih baik

No, we should continue investing in ATGMs and put aside money for medium SAMs. The way its going, no offence but we can't rely on TUDM for air cover. And Syria and Yemen has shown that tank armour (well, excepting the full spec NATO/Russian armour) just can't beat ATGMs.

Speaking of tokok show... when I was in Beijing I had a look at their military channel... brainwash more than RTM mang

Really what? *brace for impact*

Bbbbut.... India Mindef says Rafale and Typhoon deal lebih kurang same price, when support etc all included...

I wants my Typhoons

Typhoon Tranche 3 compared to Tranche 1 is like FA18 and F18, different beast. Anyway I'm joking, just fanboying over Typhoon... maybe we really should go Rafale its more developed and quite sexy too

Its ok tu kira not Pakistan... like iphone is not Chinese its just that Paki plane look weird next to these Russian/Western aircraft

Meh.... RT, Sputniknews, Southfront all Kremlin source...

Super Hornet lifetime costs are not much cheaper than Typhoon, Rafale or even yes the mass production F-35. That being said F-35 would be a bad buy for us as its electronic capabilities are potentially even more important than its stealthiness. Edit: and we have no way to utilise that capability.

I begin to think, given the earlier comment about needing to buy a fighter for the next 30 years, we should opt into the Korean or Japanese programs....

This post has been edited by KLboy92: Dec 21 2015, 10:46 PM