Why we go buy 30 year old planes?

I think you r the one missing the plot. 30 years old used planes. And not from America directly. Hmmmmm.

I don't know much about weapon tech, but 30 to 35 years old tech is like getting the best Jap zero fighter of ww2 planes in 1980 (vs 1945) and expect these fighters to be effective.

Some more tech advancement has been accelerating right?

Ops... Incidentally the first version F18 came out in 1970s. If zeroes can be effective vs F18, who knows....

Then again, there are still firms that uses Windows 95 today.
So, I guess tech can last for quite some time.

This post has been edited by Wedchar2912: Jun 16 2025, 05:00 PM

Really? Until there is not much Diff when comparing latest of 2025 vs 1980s?

No wonder USA don't need to develop new fighter jets and allowing others to lead.

And why F14 can beat all fighter jets. LOL.

Either way, I don't know any better since I don't follow weaponry news.
I hope Madani didn't throw money into a hole or into his cronies pocket only. All these will be paid by us the taxpayers.

This post has been edited by Wedchar2912: Jun 16 2025, 05:12 PM

well, I guess it will have to depend on the costing... seems like the plan is to get like 30 of such planes... if we can get them for the cheap, like 10 bucks each, sure makes sense....

But if it is at full price of like 80 million, now that is silly especially as stop-gap. May as well aim for latest and greatest and order like 15 from USA and 20 from China... even things out and long term may be cheaper and more effective. (more from china cos I would guess China's cheaper and better get a few more for parts too)

This may turn out to be a positive....