MastanKhan
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But the air frame and engine would be the same, just change in electronics. So wouldn't integration be a lot quicker? Wouldn't existing thunder pilots/technicians be ready to go as soon as block 3 arrives?
Hi,
Change in electronics is everything---. Aesa is a totally different ball game---. First of all---your pilots will have to UN-LEARN their basic combat engagement techniques and then learn the new fighting techniques---.
When the aesa got introduced in the usaf---it was not an easy task for the pilots---.
From a slash and stab in close combat to hitting out like a thief in the dark of the night in the early morning hours---is a totally different combat experience---.
You are switching a close combat soldier to a silent predator---you are switching that soldier to a sniper---a silent killer---.
Watch from a distance---chose your target---launch your strike and be gone to target the next---.
It would be an extensive training and integration programme---.
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