Category: Aircraft construction

4 arguments in favor of the development of a new French Mirage fighter

Whether or not it comes to an end, the SCAF next-generation combat aircraft program bringing together Germany, Spain and France will not see the light of day before the end of the 2040s, and probably even at the beginning. of the 2050s, by the admission of Eric Trappier, CEO of Dassault Aviation. It must be said that for the French aircraft manufacturer, but also for its German counterpart Airbus DS, this new date is far from lacking in meaning. It is indeed in 2050 that the replacement of a majority of the Rafale and Typhoon, but also of the F-35A sold recently, will begin to be considered. However, the SCAF Next Generation Fighter…

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Are the Europeans reproducing the mistakes of the United States to 'rationalize' the defense industry?

For several years, the Europeans have spared no effort in trying to give life to a rationalized European defense industry, with the ultimate objective of increasing the strategic autonomy of the old continent. This is how several initiatives have been launched, either at European Union level such as the Permanent Structured Cooperation or PESCO and the European Defense Fund, aimed at providing a framework for cooperation and access to credits for defence, whether industrial or operational, carried out by European countries. Other initiatives, such as the SCAF combat aircraft program, the MGCS next-generation combat tank,…

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F-35 program costs and timelines continue to slide dangerously across the Atlantic

For ten years now, each year, the US Government Accountability Office, or GAO, the American equivalent of the Court of Auditors, has drawn up a report concerned about the budgetary excesses surrounding the Joint Strike Fighter program and the combat aircraft F-35. Thus, on numerous occasions, the GAO experts have pointed out very clear dysfunctions concerning this program, which obviously benefits from privileges and significant support to circumvent the rules of budgetary management established by the American Congress. This year, the new report was no exception to the rule, pointing in particular to a further increase in the program aimed at bringing the hunter from Lockheed-Martin…

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Is the F-35 a budget time bomb for European armies?

In recent years, and with a few exceptions, the American Lockheed-Martin's F-35 combat aircraft has established itself with most European air forces as part of their modernization. Stealth, connected and equipped with high-powered sensors, the Lightning II has convinced, to date, no less than 10 European air forces (Germany, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Italy, Norway, Netherlands, Poland, United Kingdom and Switzerland), while 4 others have announced their intention to do so (Greece, Spain, Czech Republic and Romania), making the device a de facto standard for European hunting. It must be said that the device does not lack an argument to convince. Belonging…

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These technologies which will be able to detect an F35 from 2030

Since the use of the F117 during the first Gulf War in 1991, stealth has been considered the essential characteristic of a combat aircraft, to be able to face the modern anti-aircraft defenses of a determined adversary. . And Lieutenant Colonel Zelko's aircraft shot down by a battery of S-175 missiles (SA-3 in the NATO classification), when it had just opened its ammunition hatch on March 27, 1999 over Serbia did not didn't change much. Stealth had become the holy grail of aircraft manufacturers and the staffs of the world's air forces. From then on, several programs based on this characteristic were developed in…

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Sweden will train Ukrainian pilots on JAS-39 Gripen and would consider exporting the aircraft to Kyiv

In recent days, announcements follow one another around the constitution of the new Ukrainian westernized hunting fleet. Several European countries, including the Netherlands and Denmark, have already announced that they will supply F16 fighter jets to the Ukrainian air force, while Copenhagen and Amsterdam have been responsible for coordinating the training of pilots and technical maintenance personnel to implement these devices by the fall. If, by its wide distribution in Europe, and its American origin, the F-16 has naturally been designated as the most suitable platform for the Ukrainian air forces, especially since several air forces...

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Airbus A330 MRTT tanker could soon fly under Polish badge

With 48 F-16 C/Ds, 48 ​​FA-50s and 32 F-35As in service in 2030, possibly supported by KF-21 Boramae and probably controlled by Saab 340 AEW aerial lookout planes, the air forces will have an operational potential not only more than significant, but also endowed with a high degree of autonomy. However, one type of aircraft is sorely lacking in this fleet, the tanker aircraft capable of increasing the autonomy of combat aircraft, and therefore their operational efficiency. For several years, Warsaw has undertaken to consult the options available, although these are relatively few: the KC-130 from Lockheed-Martin and the KC-46A from Boeing across the Atlantic, and…

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Taiwan looking for options regarding the future of its Mirage 2000 fleet

Like many other air forces using the device, such as Greece or India, the Mirage 2000 is a device particularly appreciated by Taiwanese pilots, and popular with public opinion in the country. Fast, highly maneuverable and equipped with high-performance Magic 2 and MICA air-to-air missiles, the 48 single-seater Mirage 2000-5Ei and 12 two-seater Mirage 2000-5Di acquired in 1992 and delivered between 1997 and 1998 have since largely contributed to to contain the incursions of the Su-27, and later of the J-11, J-10 and other J-16 of the People's Liberation Army beyond the line separating the strait...

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FA-50, ATR-72MP, UH-60, Anca ..: Malaysian Air Force modernizes at LIMA show

Like most countries in the Pacific theater, Malaysia, a country of 33 million inhabitants and 330.000 km, had not, until recently, equipped its air forces a priority. After the withdrawal of the MIG-29 and F-5 in service for several decades, the Malaysian air force can now only rely on a small fleet made up of 8 F/A-18 D Hornets acquired in 2008, and than 18 Su-30MKM negotiated from Moscow a few years earlier. If these devices are still relatively modern and efficient, it was however essential, for Kuala Lumpur, to strengthen the format, and…

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Egypt would like to acquire a dozen Chinese J-10C fighters

After breaking with the Soviet Union in the 70s, the Egyptian air force, then massively equipped with Russian fighters, found itself in a complex situation, awaiting the delivery of the first American F-16s. This is how Cairo turned, in the early 80s, to the Chinese J-7 fighter, an unlicensed copy of the MIG-21 massively used until now by its Air Force. Thus, between 1981 and 1983, nearly 90 J-7s were delivered to Egypt by Beijing, which made it possible to anticipate the withdrawal of the MIG-21s before the first American F-16s were delivered the following year. In fact, if during the…

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