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Luftwaffe Hornets?


Dawes

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So they are going to buy aircraft from a company requiring a 60 billion dollar bailout from the US Government, when they still have the ability (with their European partners) to build aircraft themselves? This seems not altogether well considered.

https://www.chicagobusiness.com/manufacturing/boeing-seeks-60-billion-aerospace-bailout-amid-travel-collapse.

 

If they want a long range strike platform, hang Stormshadow on Typhoon. A lot cheaper a solution I would have thought.

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The US is squeezing the Luftwaffe over the nuclear certification issue. And Airbus has overpromised and underdelivered so much, they have nobody but to blame themselves if customer confidence is eroding.

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How hard its it to get nuclear certification? All you have to do is loft a shape I would have thought.

It can't be too hard, because...Super Hornet doesn't have it.

German plan relies on Super Hornet getting nuclear weapon compability.

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Supposedly, nuclear certification for Super Hornet will be somewhat quicker and less costly than certifying Eurofighter. From what I've read, this process can take years.

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The US will make sure that the Eurofighter will take longer to get the certification than the Luftwaffe can keep the Tornados in the air.

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For better or worse, the US plays hardball in this sector.

 

And why wouldn't they? They want to sell their products, it's totally reasonable.

 

If the Luftwaffe can get a good price, getting the Super Hornet & Growler sounds like a good deal. Who knows if Airbus can ever turn the Eurofighter into a workable strike platform for the Luftwaffe. Considering how these projects were going in the past, the Hornet might be a lot more viable in the long term.

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I suppose one consideration would be their ability (in theory) to be recalled at the last minute should that situation arise. Howver, depending on enemy jamming, equipment failure, etc. that may or may not be reliable.

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I think even the USAF's new B-21 will undergo nuclear certification (although I stand to be corrected on that). Possibly this feature has been with us so long that it's just "part of the landscape" with new aircraft.

 

It's a little early to speculate, but presumably the Luftwaffe Hornets will be the newer "Block III" variants with conformal tanks, 9,000+ hour airframe, and other upgrades.

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