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7/19/2025, 10:07:20 PM
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>>64005145
>>64005167
>UAE
No, they didn't sign a MOU for the purchase according to your own source. Hell, it even states they just bought Rafales.
>A tech demonstrator isn't for combat though.
Do you understand how developing an aircraft works? finalize the design as much as you can with software and simulations, then you build a demonstrator/prototype. Test it in the real world and make the necessary corrections then enter LRIP. Then once the production facilities have been fully switched to full rate you have your first batches of deliveries of the end product.
I have no idea what timeline the Saudis have for replacing the Tornadoes, but it still doesn't matter since comparing the GCAP with the KF-21 is like comparing apples to oranges. One will be a 6th gen stealth air superiority fighter, while the KF-21 will most likely not be stealth and it's more set to be a cheaper multirole alternative for countries that cannot afford monetarily or politically to buy western equipment.
If you want to sing the praises of your country first attempt at a frontline fighter jet you should pick realistic comparisons, because even with all the development in the world from how the current production kf21 are they won't really even be close to the F-35 or the F-22 so trying to compare it to the GCAP or other 6th gen programs will just bring you ridicule.
>They are already developing a AARGM equivalent
Which means they don't currently have one, same for the KALCM. What is the point of constantly going "but we might have it in the future!" ?
Dickriding your country since you're patriotic is fine, but at least keep it realistic. Who says Saudis are interested in the unproven version of armaments already available through their usual suppliers? Come back when they have actually placed an order (or you have actually developed the product)
>>64005145
>>64005167
>UAE
No, they didn't sign a MOU for the purchase according to your own source. Hell, it even states they just bought Rafales.
>A tech demonstrator isn't for combat though.
Do you understand how developing an aircraft works? finalize the design as much as you can with software and simulations, then you build a demonstrator/prototype. Test it in the real world and make the necessary corrections then enter LRIP. Then once the production facilities have been fully switched to full rate you have your first batches of deliveries of the end product.
I have no idea what timeline the Saudis have for replacing the Tornadoes, but it still doesn't matter since comparing the GCAP with the KF-21 is like comparing apples to oranges. One will be a 6th gen stealth air superiority fighter, while the KF-21 will most likely not be stealth and it's more set to be a cheaper multirole alternative for countries that cannot afford monetarily or politically to buy western equipment.
If you want to sing the praises of your country first attempt at a frontline fighter jet you should pick realistic comparisons, because even with all the development in the world from how the current production kf21 are they won't really even be close to the F-35 or the F-22 so trying to compare it to the GCAP or other 6th gen programs will just bring you ridicule.
>They are already developing a AARGM equivalent
Which means they don't currently have one, same for the KALCM. What is the point of constantly going "but we might have it in the future!" ?
Dickriding your country since you're patriotic is fine, but at least keep it realistic. Who says Saudis are interested in the unproven version of armaments already available through their usual suppliers? Come back when they have actually placed an order (or you have actually developed the product)
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