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According to google roughly 1300.
Sure, but that's not the current reality we are in.
The RCAF's Next Generation Fighter (CF-188 Replacement)
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According to google roughly 1300.
Sure, but that's not the current reality we are in.
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USAF F-16s Back On Alert Duty In Aleutian Islands For First Time In Decades
NORAD’s return to fighter alert ops on remote Shemya Island is yet another reminder of the eroding security environment in the Pacific and the Arctic. NORAD’s return to fighter alert operations at a remote Aleutian outpost highlights the growing importance of forward basing.
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Footage Shows Ukrainian F-16s Shooting Down Shaheds With APKWS II for the First Time — Enabling Mass Low-Cost Interceptions | Defense Express
For the first time, the Ukrainian Air Force has shown Ukrainian F-16s shooting down Shahed drones using low-cost APKWS II guided rockets — highlighting the potential for inexpensive interception of dozens of targets in a single sortie
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New-Build F-16s For The USAF Is An Idea That Won’t Go Away, For Good Reason
Lockheed’s F-16G pitch could be part of the answer to the Air Force's problem of trying to grow its increasingly geriatric fighter fleet. Lockheed’s F-16G pitch comes as the Air Force seeks to grow its fighter fleet.
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APKWS II are knocking down drones from pickup trucks, helicopters, trainers and F16s. As well as from UAVs and CCAs.
Does every APKWS II carrier have to be a 5th Generation fighter?
What would a local air defence squadron look like? Griffons? Siskins (Pilatus)? Light Jet? Gripens? Predators? Valkyries?
Too many choices.
How many of those are serviceable. How many of those are fully operational?
From what I can find on open source is 40ish % of F35s are currently operational. That means they fly and can fulfill a combat mission. Not necessarily all missions.
This is from General Accounting Office report. Note the source in small print at the bottom. The largest problem was parts availability. Those are pathetic numbers.
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Please show similar serviceability charts for Gripens.
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You can't have parts shortages for a plane nobody flies )
From what I read on public sources Gripen is in the 80+% serviceability rate.
South Africa's rate is very low. But that is across their entire air force due to budget.
Other fleets operators all keep their operations closely guarded.
At first I was going to respond that Cessna’s are highly reliable and serviceable as I was reading lenaitch’s comment . But that’s not the question.
I don’t remember where I read it , but for the older Gripens it was high, but you are really asking about the E model. Since there are so few of them built it can’t be quantified. The only thing one could say is that it uses the reliable F414.
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If they’re good enough for Maverick and Rooster…
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Do you think there may be a reason for that ?
good marketing by Lockheed and our penchant for wanting the best, the latest etc. Sarcasm aside, is there any information on the availability rate of the Israeli fleet separate from the rest? It is evident that they like them since they just ordered 50 more but they also ordered F15s. Backup or bomb trucks?
