yes i know.

There are suggestions to install apg-83 radar into legacy hornet.

iinm, Our government not yet given the green light for the procurement.

The way I see it TUDM want a new fighter with confirm Aesa installed.

no mang.. jilat saud a bit harder maybe can get for free...

jilat all... get all the freebies... best...

also scale down version - APG-79(V)X



Test Flight Confirms Suitability of Latest Raytheon AESA for Hornet Upgrades
A successful flight test of the Raytheon-built APG-79(V)X AESA radar system has demonstrated the functions needed to extend the combat relevance of F/A-18C/D Hornet aircraft for 15 to 20 years. Hornet fleets upgrading to the new APG-79V(X) radar will receive Super Hornet-like capabilities, including:

extended detection ranges
simultaneous air-to-air and air-to-ground capabilities
production of high-resolution synthetic aperture radar (SAR) mapping
industry leading reliability

“We put our latest AESA radar to the test, and it exceeded our expectations,” said Mike “Ponch” Garcia, business development director of Tactical Airborne Systems for Raytheon’s Space and Airborne Systems business, and a former F/A-18E/F Super Hornet pilot/instructor. “Our APG-79(V)X combines the best features of our AESA portfolio to maintain tactical advantage for F/A-18C/D aircraft.”

Since fielding the world’s first operational AESA radar for airborne platforms in 2000, Raytheon has delivered more than 500 tactical AESA radars for F-15, F/A-18E/F, EA-18G and B-2 aircraft. The APG-79 system, a U.S. Navy program of record, flies globally on F/A-18E/F Super Hornets and EA-18G Growlers, and has seen service in four combat theaters since its first delivery in 2006.

“Our experience with AESA radar systems ensures a low-risk transition to the APG-79V(X). Installations require less than 60 minutes,” said Roy Azevedo, vice president for Raytheon’s Space and Airborne Systems business. “In these uncertain economic times, when defense budgets are particularly tight, Raytheon’s APG-79V(X) radar offers a proven, cost-effective solution for Hornet life extension, as well as significant opportunities for in-country manufacturing partnerships.”



http://www.defencetalk.com/test-flight-sui...grades-2-64197/

This post has been edited by waja2000: Mar 27 2017, 10:13 AM

well according to WIKI ....
Kuwait's Hornets is F18C single seat version ... seems our RMAF want 2 seater ...
Kuwait have 7 unit F-18D 2 seater trainer jet.

for me look both also seems not suitable to RAMF... any way good to get other 8-10 F-18C/D to setup full squadron in Penang AB, or get more unit to setup F18 in sabah too.

This post has been edited by waja2000: Mar 27 2017, 11:18 AM

in this age of highly modernized avionics and greater situational awareness has been achieved, do we even need two-seater anymore i wonder....

for ground bombings, i could understand the advantage of two-seater.... 1 can pilot, keeping eyes on the sky.. the other focus on bombing ground targets, SAM suppression and such..

but current avionics should have even the odds for single-seater

the single seat c version can just take over the migs role
though the c version actually have the same capability like the d version

military expert said 2 pair eye still better than 1 pair eye in sea flying. better observation too。

agree, up to Airforce think ...

Five Dead After Ukrainian Military Copter Crash





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hishammudin likes to flip-flop
now says gripen and s.hornet still in the mrca selection

He is a politician who heads Mindef so more pull in more investment to country. For TUDM requirement now is twin engine gen 4.5 fighter. The WSO system start with USN F14 where WSO monitors the long range intercept radar armed with those phoenix missile. So its not just in attack configured plane.
TUDM found that this ease the burden of a lone pilot and also with fighters plane with multi role capability, the practise continue. Mig29 of Tudm was in superiority fighter role therefore they bought the single seats.

Why tudm insist on twin jet? Our neighbours all have a mix of twin and single jet

High end twin jet like f15/sukhoi and mid range single engine f16/gripen

different country got different point of view, doctrine & justification on selecting either single or twin engine

there's no right or wrong in choosing between these two, only benefits over limitation

so farx tudm opted for twin engine..in the eyes of tudm, twin engine are better than single, at least on malaysia territory as we devided into east & west

This post has been edited by keown83: Mar 27 2017, 02:26 PM

i hope they can return to black after their old ceo kicked out recently. juicy stories about BNS Lumut i got from a very important insider. hahaha

Our High-Low mix is supposed to be Sukhoi/Mig/Hornet and Hawk

Twin jet safeguards against loss of the whole jet and pilot in case of single engine malfunction when flying over the sea, and since TUDM in almost any mission is going to be flying over some sea, its a good idea...

http://thaiarmedforce.com/53-taf-military-...-ordered-zbl-09

TLDM preference due to crossing SCC, better flight radius and can still fly if one engine is down. USN also have the same principle but the F35 is kind of force to take. That why now they are lobbing on the Superbug against the F35.