Future Combat Air System (FCAS) - France/Germany

LOL, that's why you post about it.
You simply can't afford to do it by yourself. If you think 5th gen is expensive. Wait till the bill is worked out for 6th gen. Look at the US bill.
 
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Europeans refuse to bow down to your hegemony. Even the Japanese. FCAS/GCAP/Tempest etc. is proof of that.
What are youz talkin bout palooka? They love our hegemnany...noney... whatever! What I'm saying is they love it. They built the Eurofighter was that because they refuse to bow down? Of course not. Same with Tempest. Tempest is a program to keep the Euro Jet Fighter industry going. Japan and the Euros don't want to take on Russia and China without a strong US presence.
 
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What are youz talkin bout palooka? They love our hegemnany...noney... whatever! What I'm saying is they love it. They built the Eurofighter was that because they refuse to bow down? Of course not. Same with Tempest. Tempest is a program to keep the Euro Jet Fighter industry going. Japan and the Euros don't want to take on Russia and China without a strong US presence.

"To be an enemy of the US is dangerous, but to be a friend is fatal."

Guess who made this statement , Bubba J ?

The Europeans are just discovering new layers to this timeless truism. To think they got scammed by an Irishman - Irish Joe . Revenge is sweet , eh Paddington ? @BMD
 
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This fighter is never going to happen and the frogs will be hyping Rafail being better than NGAD. You'll see.


Already they are saying they will fly the Rafale till 2070. That's over 80 years.
The frogs were flying this 80 years ago. the rafale will be just as obsolete.

RoleFighter
ManufacturerBlériot-SPAD
DesignerAndré Herbemont
First flight1933
Introduction1936
Primary userFrench Air Force


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... while, admittedly, the kangoos invented the very first UAVs:
What do you call a boomerang that doesn't come back? Answer: a stick
I think Israel has that honour, to what we consider a UAV.

You could even argue that France did, with a hot air balloon
 
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This fighter is never going to happen and the frogs will be hyping Rafail being better than NGAD. You'll see.
Already Pic is talking 'Super Rafale'' The frogs aren't going to change the shape of the Rafale. It will cost too much in structure and flight testing. It's money they don't have. They will get a next gen shaped aircraft, like Sth Korea. Spend the money on testing the frame. They will probably just put the Rafale sensors in it. They won't have development money to do a proper 5th gen, let alone 6th.,
 
Already Pic is talking 'Super Rafale'' The frogs aren't going to change the shape of the Rafale. It will cost too much in structure and flight testing. It's money they don't have. They will get a next gen shaped aircraft, like Sth Korea. Spend the money on testing the frame. They will probably just put the Rafale sensors in it. They won't have development money to do a proper 5th gen, let alone 6th.,
I have a prediction... The French will join Tempest. The Germans are soon going to realize it's going to be very expensive to start from scratch with the French and will likely buy more F-35's which will be in early block 5 by then and that will be their fighter fleet for the foreseeable future.