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Yes C-17 is better than A400M, if we can still get that then we should go for it...! But why would you say that KC-46 have a higher rank in tender rather than A330 mrtt...? what makes it better..? even the USAF is not too happy with their current KC-46, while the A330 MRTT is already in...

Considering that our navy has always been European centric in their alutsista (missiles, cms, radar, hull, etc), it's actually rather extraordinary if they were to suddenly switch to American naval alutsista... it's possible, but seems unlikely in the short term... even Chinese naval subsystems...

- Fighter : F16V --> Commonality with existing F-16s.. However no complaints from me if Gripen NG is selected.. - Tanker : A330MRTT --> Airbus/DI strategic partnership + general familiarity with the A330... and because KC-46 is a crappy tanker (at least in its current form) ...

This Thorium Nuclear powerplant project really interests me.. a quick google study seems to indicate that it's actually more efficient and safer in power generation compared to uranium plant and it's already in tahap 3..! I wonder what that means and how many more steps are required to be...

Agree... there's really not much point trying to replicate something from old blueprints (unless we are really desperate), at most we can learn the basic idea or architecture of the design for some reverse engineering.. but trying to build it as designed in the blueprint is probably close to...

Well.. AU and NZ are not ASEAN members... More curious are the absence of the navies (or at least the ships) of Indonesia, Malaysia, and Vietnam... I wonder why..?

What do you think are currently the major tech obstacles (other than funding) to us creating a domestic AShM...? Dahana already have its new huge explosives factory in Subang, so I would think the missile propellant and warhead part is more or less taken care of.. So what's left to be...

Whoa! The discussions still going strong here! :laugh::raise: Depends on how the Patriot system is set up and used... If it's a stand alone system (only integrated to our own AD system), 100% under our own control, and is used only to defend our own skies, then it's not much different than...

Ok.. Then can I ask what might be the benefits for us in exchange of getting the brunt of a Chinese missile attack..? I mean those missiles are not targeting us, China is not in conflict with us.. Why should we sacrifice ourselves for the sake of the US then..?

Of course I know that, that's why I previously mentioned that we are not allies of NATO/US and we will never be allies with them or with anyone.. unless we change our constitution first.. So we should stop thinking as if they are.. Reading Chestnut's comment in the previous post makes me feel as...

Well we can always let them hunt in packs with their own kind then... no need to force the wolves and the lions to hunt together at the same time... Especially since both are so far apart and have their own hunting grounds anyway... Or we can simply differentiate their roles, F-16 squads can do...

Duhh... :( Well.. in that case I can only rest my case... I joined this discussion with the mindset that Indonesia is a free and independent state with (at least some) free will, but it seems the majority consensus here is that we are simply just another US underling... with no space to share...

Oh I don't mind us 'leaning' more toward certain nation / supplier.. My problem or worry is if we end up 'relying' or 'depending' too much or even 100% dependent on that 'certain' nation / supplier... How the heck could we be/act independent then?? Anytime we have differences or go against their...

Is all of that true, in planning..? or just a bunch of hopes and wishlist...? Really Link-16s, NATO BMS, F-35s..? Hard to believe really, way too good to be true... Quick fact, we are not their allies, and we will never be allies with them, or with any other nation for that matter.. unless we...

Well... if integration is the concern, do we currently have that 'National Link' today...? or if it's still in development, any idea of the basic specs or architecture it's planning to use...? I mean, is there really any particular reason we can't develop a datalink that could include the...

Does Sukhoi need different LIFT aircraft..? Of course not, generally modern LIFT trainers are never designed to train pilots for one specific Jet only.. LIFT jets are designed to provide trainee pilots with the simulated experience of flying/maneuvering/acrobat-ing in high performance combat...

How unfortunate... So it's just a sightseeing trip afterall... :( well at least they can pick up lots of brochures and goodie gifts there... would've been nice if they get to eat ice cream with Putin and Erdogan too though.. :azn::lol: But let's see... If the situation in Papua does not improve...

https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/china-s-russian-su-35s-vs-taiwan-s-american-f-16v-comparing-the-new-foreign-fighters-in-the-taiwan-strait?fbclid=IwAR3NA3ksNHMgnR4V9fiLSbe7fucTrE-d1iaoAMN2ukTZq4PtcZvz6dWHIzk An interesting article regarding the matter of Su-35 vs F-16V.. A rather long...