Pakistan Defence
Hi,
A lot of poster are concerned about the speed of the JF 17---and I amongst a few others have stated many a times---that SPEED IS FOR VANITY---SENSORS AND WEAPONS ARE FOR SANITY
So---enjoy the article---click on the thread to read the complete article.
Revealed: Don’t Buy a Fighter Jet for Its Speed | The National Interest
A new report details what aircraft features will be the most valuble in the dogfights of the future.
Michael Peck
December 22, 2015
What can be seen can be destroyed, is an old battlefield proverb. And in the dogfight of the future, victory will go not to the swiftest jet, but the one with the best sensors.
That's where air combat is headed, according to a new study by the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments. And if that forecast is correct, then this is good news for the beleaguered F-35, which has been criticized for mediocre flying performance, but whose stealth and sensors may allow it to ambush Chinese and Russian aircraft.
A lot of poster are concerned about the speed of the JF 17---and I amongst a few others have stated many a times---that SPEED IS FOR VANITY---SENSORS AND WEAPONS ARE FOR SANITY
So---enjoy the article---click on the thread to read the complete article.
Revealed: Don’t Buy a Fighter Jet for Its Speed | The National Interest
A new report details what aircraft features will be the most valuble in the dogfights of the future.
Michael Peck
December 22, 2015
What can be seen can be destroyed, is an old battlefield proverb. And in the dogfight of the future, victory will go not to the swiftest jet, but the one with the best sensors.
That's where air combat is headed, according to a new study by the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments. And if that forecast is correct, then this is good news for the beleaguered F-35, which has been criticized for mediocre flying performance, but whose stealth and sensors may allow it to ambush Chinese and Russian aircraft.