I don't think anyone here particularlly supports the F15T. I
personally like the Eurofighter. But what we support or otherwise,
doesn't make a difference. The evidence now points to a but of
F15Ts.
Obviously the air force thinks it meets their needs. Or can be
modified to the point where it can meet its needs for the next few
or rather 20 years.
And also it meets their need to have a fully developed aircraft by
the time they want it.
Aiyah, as an earlier statement said lah, fire AMRAAMs from 10s of
kilometers away, turn on jammers and jink for all you are
worth.
And to deliver bombs on target, you don't need the latest aircarft
to do it. As long as it carries a heavy load, drops it with as good
accuracy as the next, is able to cram the latest electronics and
flies decently (and the F15 still does).
The JSF is probably at least around another 10years to delivery to
Singapore (if we are that lucky), by then we can use them for
air-to-air, and hav ethe F15 focus on air to ground.
And just to point out something, the recently retired skyhawks were
designed in the late 50s. And we just retired them. They gave
pretty darn good service and the Isrealis loved them too, so much
so they only retired them recently as well. No one can argue with
them that they don't know aircraft ya?
