AUSA and others feel the F-22 in many respects and especially for stealth is about the best out there. However in many Top 10 lists it's easily in the Top 5. It should be noted that the Russians pretty much round out the rest of the Top 5 in combat maneuverability etc., which I fully can appreciate going back to the MiG-29. However the PAK-FA/T-50 appears from a stealth point of view to not be near as good as earlier reported, even the below is suggesting the same not surprised as the F-35 has fallen a little in this category as well. Bottom-line the F-22 will probably remain the only true 5th Gen fighter for many years to come. Next is one with a different take on the Top 10 list...
http://www.military-today.com/aircra...r_aircraft.htm
http://www.military-today.com/aircra...hoi_pak_fa.htm
We had a question I believe in the British OOB/or APC Threads on transport capability...
http://www.military-today.com/aircra...master_III.htm
You can carry one Warrior. The C-17 has a 48.3 ton cargo limit. Therefore from a cost point of view and the obvious risk factors it's unlikely to be used for that purpose.
The West has only one cargo plane to carry that out and it's the C-5A. The original C-5 can hold
2 x M1A1 tanks/16 3/4 ton trucks or 10 LAV-25 vehicles.
http://www.military-today.com/aircra...c_5_galaxy.htm
Now the real reason I'm here...
Congratulations to the CORPS...yes they are the first ones to deploy the
APKWS II on a fixed wing aircraft the venerable
AV-8B Harrier II (And I take this moment to thank our friends "across the pond" for giving us such a GREAT DEAL on their fully updated almost 100 million dollars spent on the GR.7/9 Harriers.
). The USAF won't be far behind as it ran coordinated tests with,
can you guess (?), you're right the
A-10 WARTHOG. They had some issues with the jets that entailed a modified housing/FIXED. The
USAF F-16 and
USN F/A-18E/F were also used in testing. I have no data on the status with those jets.
http://www.janes.com/article/59175/a...-usmc-harriers
Time to "
wind down" from work. Have a great day!!
Regards,
Pat
Re: Jets & Planes but no UAV's here.
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