jakobd1.bsky.social
👤 Joined on 03 October 2023
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@jakobd1.bsky.social20/ That said, we should look at the costs and timelines of this transition first, and then look at whether or not we can afford to use the F35 as an interim capability. With all risks and limitations attached.
Show Post19/ ... ground based fires and drones for ISR predominately. This would require a doctrinal and structural transition in our land forces, and that is the inevitable consequence of this situation anyway. We should not try to fight the US way without the US.
Show Post18/ ... critical shortfall beyond the plane. Building this up takes time and a lot of money. What does this mean operationally? That in case of a 🇷🇺🇪🇺 war, 🇪🇺 would not gain air-superiority soon, and probably only temporary superiority, not air-dominance. 🇷🇺 or 🇺🇦 have adapted to this, relying on ...
Show Post17/ As the advantages of stealth erode anyway, a "Eurofighter ECR" would have similar capabilities and limitations, especially if accompanied by an unscrewed wingman. However, the surroundings: ammunition, deep-strike, space-comms, logistics, AI-data-analysis, etc. lack as well, and this is the ...
Show Post16/ If all 🇪🇺 team up to put pressure on Lockheed-Martin, this may be. If we threaten to withdraw from contracts, maybe. Worth a try, but don't expect miracles. Re-designing the Eurofighter to serve as ISR platform like the F35 would be feasible.
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