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And why is that?
Coz it's old...
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And why is that?
I was bored and decided to estimate airforces strength. I wrote down the list of active aircrafts for each air force and then counted score.
Here is method I used. F-16C I used as base: 1 air-air point/1 air to ground point. For other aircrafts my estimates are follow:
F-16C = 1/1
F-16A = 0.8/0.8
F-16 block 52+ aka F-16I = 1.1/1.2
F-16 block 60 = 1.3/1.2
F-15A = 1.2/0.5
F-15C = 1.3/0.5
F-15E = 1.4/1.5
F-15S = 1.3/1.4
F-15SG = 1.5/1.5
F-18A = 1/1.1
F-18F = 1.3/1.3
F-2 = 1.3/1.2
F-16AM = 1/08
Mirage 2000 = 1/1
Typhoon (MESA radar) = 1.3/1.1
Rafale (PESA radar) = 1.2/1.2
Tornado IDS = 0.5/1.2
Tornado ADV = 1/0.6
F-4 = 0.4/0.7
F-4 Terminator = 0.6/1
Su-27 = 1.2/0.4
MiG-29 = 0.9/0.5
Su-30MKI = 1.3/1.2
Su-30MKK = 1.2/1.2
MiG-21 aka J7 = 0.3/0.4
MiG-27 = 0.3/0.7
JF-17 = 0.9/0.8
AMX = 0.3/0.5
Mirage F.1 = 0.7/0.8
Mirage 3/5 = 0.3/0.4
Jaguar = 0.2/0.6
F-5 = 0.3/0.4
J-10 = 1/1
J-8 = 0.6/0.4
JH-7 = 0.5/1.1
Q-5 = 0.1/0.4
H-6 = 0/1
E-3, Phalcon, KJ-2000, Boeing 737 = 8/0
Saab, KJ-200 = 6/0
E-2C, ZDK-03 = 4/0
jet tanker = 2/6
KC-130, H-6 tankers = 1/4
Here the results:
UK
86 Typhoon
136 Tornado GR4
AEW&C: 7 E-3
tanker: 4 Tristar, 12 VC-10
260 air to air points/354 air to ground points
France
59 Rafale
158 Mirage 2000
AEW&C: 4 E-3
tanker: 14 KC-135
285/313
Germany
55 Typhoon
177 Tornado IDS
45 F-4
tanker: 4 A310
187/328
Israel
25 F-15I
30 F-15 C/D
30 F-15 A/B
101 F-16I
135 F-16C/D
100 F-16A/B
AEW&C: 4 G550
tanker: 7 KC-707, 5 KC-130
487/466=1440
India
146 Su-30MKI
45 Mirage 2000
68 MiG-29
88 MiG-27ML
152 MiG-21Bis
120 Jaguar
AEW&C: 3 Phalcon
tanker: 7 IL-78MKI
430/491
Turkey
213 F-16 C/D
52 F-4 Terminator 2020
110 F-4
87 F-5
AEW&C: 1 Boeing 737 AEW&C
tanker: 7 KC-135
336/419
Korea
60 F-15K
169 F-16C/D
84 F-4E
170 F-5E
AEW&C: 2 Boeing 737
354/399
Japan
82 F-2
180 F-15C/D
117 F-4E
AEW&C: 4 E-767, 13 E-2C
tanker: 4 KC-767
480/294
Saudi Arabia
72 Typhoon
109 F-15C/D
72 F-15S
87 Tornado IDS
24 Tornado ADV
120 F-5
AEW&C: 5 E-3
tanker: 8 KE-3
488/449
China
190 J-10
100 Su-30MKK
189 Su-27 and J-11
180 J-8
280 J-7 (MiG-21)
60 JH-7
180 Q-5
110 H-6 (Tu-16)
AEW&C: 5 KJ-2000, 2 KJ-200
tanker: 8 IL-78, 10 H-6
859/905
Italy
55 Typhoon
78 Tornado IDS
14 F-16A ADF
55 AMX
tanker: 2 KC-767, 2 KC-130
148/214=510
Spain
32 Typhoon
86 F-18A
24 Mirage F.1
tanker: 2 KC-707, 5 KC-130
154/181
Greece
126 F-16C/D
30 F-16C block 52+
44 Mirage 2000
57 F-4E
AEW&C: 4 Erieye
250/246
Pakistan
50 JF-17
45 F-16A/B
18 F-16C block 52+
75 Mirage III
83 Mirage V
144 F-7
AEW&C: 4 Erieye, 2 ZDK-03
224/219
Egypt
40 F-16A
178 F-16C
18 Mirage 2000
32 F-4E
115 MiG-21 & J-7
60 Mirage V
AEW&C: 8 E-2C
291/320
UAE
79 F-16E
68 Mirage 2000
AEW&C: 2 Saab 340
tanker: 3 Airbus 330
189/181
Canada
103 F-18A
tanker: 2 A-310, 5 KC-130
112/145
Australia
71 F-18A
21 F-18F
AEW&C: 4 Boeing 737
tanker: 3 A330
136/123=395
Singapore
24 F-15SG
54 F-16C
20 F-16C block 52+
49 F-5
AEW&C: 4 G550
tanker: 4 KC-135, 5 KC-130
171/177
Sweden
158 Gripen
AEW&C: 4 Saab 340
tanker: 1 KC-130
183/146
Final points I calculated air-air points*2 + ground points
The final results:
1) USA
2) Russia
3) China - 2623
4) Israel - 1440
5) S. Arabia - 1425
6) India - 1351
7) Japan - 1254
8) Korea - 1107
9) Turkey - 1091
10) Egypt - 902
11) France - 883
12) UK - 874
13) Greece - 746
14) Germany - 702
15) Pakistan - 667
16) UAE - 559
17) Singapore - 519
18) Sweden - 512
19) Italy - 510
20) Spain - 489
21) Australia - 395
22) Canada - 356
This estimate is still subjective does not include personnel quality and UAVs.
and one more.Typhoon (MESA radar) = 1.3/1.1
Rafale (PESA radar) = 1.2/1.2
So even future aircraft/capabilities of a few select countries are added.Saudi Arabia
72 Typhoon[
Whats problem here?Dear 500
There are just too many mistakes in this list.
This for example says a lot.
I explicitly wrote that its just aircrafts per se.Not only that, you also compare the countries on the basis of these points, without taking into account[giving points] to so many other factors.
No problem mate, I dont insist that this list is absolute truth. On contrary I know that, it's very rough estimate. But I think its still better than other similar lists, based on "wow this air force is so sexy!". Thanks for criticism.At the risk of sounding a grouch, I would say this list is nothing more than wishful thinking.
Not expected from you.
I did use excel. When I said 2 weeks i did not mean i worked 24/7.To be honest this is just an amateurish time pass attempt made to kill time.
And it took you 2 weeks for that? tried using MS-Excell?
I was bored and decided to estimate airforces strength. I wrote down the list of active aircrafts for each air force and then counted score.
Here is method I used. F-16C I used as base: 1 air-air point/1 air to ground point. For other aircrafts my estimates are follow:
F-16C = 1/1
F-16A = 0.8/0.8
F-16 block 52+ aka F-16I = 1.1/1.2
F-16 block 60 = 1.3/1.2
F-15A = 1.2/0.5
F-15C = 1.3/0.5
F-15E = 1.4/1.5
F-15S = 1.3/1.4
F-15SG = 1.5/1.5
F-18A = 1/1.1
F-18F = 1.3/1.3
F-2 = 1.3/1.2
F-16AM = 1/08
Mirage 2000 = 1/1
Typhoon (MESA radar) = 1.3/1.1
Rafale (PESA radar) = 1.2/1.2
Tornado IDS = 0.5/1.2
Tornado ADV = 1/0.6
F-4 = 0.4/0.7
F-4 Terminator = 0.6/1
Su-27 = 1.2/0.4
MiG-29 = 0.9/0.5
Su-30MKI = 1.3/1.2
Su-30MKK = 1.2/1.2
MiG-21 aka J7 = 0.3/0.4
MiG-27 = 0.3/0.7
JF-17 = 0.9/0.8
AMX = 0.3/0.5
Mirage F.1 = 0.7/0.8
Mirage 3/5 = 0.3/0.4
Jaguar = 0.2/0.6
F-5 = 0.3/0.4
J-10 = 1/1
J-8 = 0.6/0.4
JH-7 = 0.5/1.1
Q-5 = 0.1/0.4
H-6 = 0/1
E-3, Phalcon, KJ-2000, Boeing 737 = 8/0
Saab, KJ-200 = 6/0
E-2C, ZDK-03 = 4/0
jet tanker = 2/6
KC-130, H-6 tankers = 1/4
Here the results:
UK
86 Typhoon
136 Tornado GR4
AEW&C: 7 E-3
tanker: 4 Tristar, 12 VC-10
260 air to air points/354 air to ground points
France
59 Rafale
158 Mirage 2000
AEW&C: 4 E-3
tanker: 14 KC-135
285/313
Germany
55 Typhoon
177 Tornado IDS
45 F-4
tanker: 4 A310
187/328
Israel
25 F-15I
30 F-15 C/D
30 F-15 A/B
101 F-16I
135 F-16C/D
100 F-16A/B
AEW&C: 4 G550
tanker: 7 KC-707, 5 KC-130
487/466=1440
India
146 Su-30MKI
45 Mirage 2000
68 MiG-29
88 MiG-27ML
152 MiG-21Bis
120 Jaguar
AEW&C: 3 Phalcon
tanker: 7 IL-78MKI
430/491
Turkey
213 F-16 C/D
52 F-4 Terminator 2020
110 F-4
87 F-5
AEW&C: 1 Boeing 737 AEW&C
tanker: 7 KC-135
336/419
Korea
60 F-15K
169 F-16C/D
84 F-4E
170 F-5E
AEW&C: 2 Boeing 737
354/399
Japan
82 F-2
180 F-15C/D
117 F-4E
AEW&C: 4 E-767, 13 E-2C
tanker: 4 KC-767
480/294
Saudi Arabia
72 Typhoon
109 F-15C/D
72 F-15S
87 Tornado IDS
24 Tornado ADV
120 F-5
AEW&C: 5 E-3
tanker: 8 KE-3
488/449
China
190 J-10
100 Su-30MKK
189 Su-27 and J-11
180 J-8
280 J-7 (MiG-21)
60 JH-7
180 Q-5
110 H-6 (Tu-16)
AEW&C: 5 KJ-2000, 2 KJ-200
tanker: 8 IL-78, 10 H-6
859/905
Italy
55 Typhoon
78 Tornado IDS
14 F-16A ADF
55 AMX
tanker: 2 KC-767, 2 KC-130
148/214=510
Spain
32 Typhoon
86 F-18A
24 Mirage F.1
tanker: 2 KC-707, 5 KC-130
154/181
Greece
126 F-16C/D
30 F-16C block 52+
44 Mirage 2000
57 F-4E
AEW&C: 4 Erieye
250/246
Pakistan
50 JF-17
45 F-16A/B
18 F-16C block 52+
75 Mirage III
83 Mirage V
144 F-7
AEW&C: 4 Erieye, 2 ZDK-03
224/219
Egypt
40 F-16A
178 F-16C
18 Mirage 2000
32 F-4E
115 MiG-21 & J-7
60 Mirage V
AEW&C: 8 E-2C
291/320
UAE
79 F-16E
68 Mirage 2000
AEW&C: 2 Saab 340
tanker: 3 Airbus 330
189/181
Canada
103 F-18A
tanker: 2 A-310, 5 KC-130
112/145
Australia
71 F-18A
21 F-18F
AEW&C: 4 Boeing 737
tanker: 3 A330
136/123=395
Singapore
24 F-15SG
54 F-16C
20 F-16C block 52+
49 F-5
AEW&C: 4 G550
tanker: 4 KC-135, 5 KC-130
171/177
Sweden
158 Gripen
AEW&C: 4 Saab 340
tanker: 1 KC-130
183/146
Final points I calculated air-air points*2 + ground points
The final results:
1) USA
2) Russia
3) China - 2623
4) Israel - 1440
5) S. Arabia - 1425
6) India - 1351
7) Japan - 1254
8) Korea - 1107
9) Turkey - 1091
10) Egypt - 902
11) France - 883
12) UK - 874
13) Greece - 746
14) Germany - 702
15) Pakistan - 667
16) UAE - 559
17) Singapore - 519
18) Sweden - 512
19) Italy - 510
20) Spain - 489
21) Australia - 395
22) Canada - 356
This estimate is still subjective does not include personnel quality and UAVs.
I counted F-15SG which is similar to F-15SA as 1.5/1.5, compare to 1.3/1.4 for F-15S.I would like to know the score with the F-15SA rather than the F-15S.
Equipment based they are very strong.Well all the scores are correct. But what is RSAAF doing at the fifth spot??
Well numbers are changing all the time. Currently China, India and Turkey are very rapidly growing.India
160 Su-30MKI
50 Mirage 2000
69 MiG-29
120 MiG-27ML
152 MiG-21Bis
120 Jaguar* (With Two Air to Air station on Top of wings also)
7 Tejas Mk1 (IOC) currently in IAF
I counted F-15SG which is similar to F-15SA as 1.5/1.5, compare to 1.3/1.4 for F-15S.
with additional 84 F-15SA and upgrade of 72 F-15S to SA, minus F-5 and Tornado ADV Saudi air force will look like this:
72 Typhoon
109 F-15C/D
156 F-15SA
87 Tornado IDS upgraded
AEW&C: 5 E-3
tanker: 8 KE-3
569/528 = 1666
Equipment based they are very strong.
So we will be the fourth in the world??? I....Find this....Quite surprising.
And our soldiers and population in general are getting more educated and more professional so.... Wait we will be the fourth in the world after USA Russia and China??....