The F14 vs what we are doing now

Shmaryahu b. Chanoch wrote:

:On Sat, 25 Mar 2006 22:37:00 GMT, Fred J. McCall wrote:
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:|"TV" wrote:
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:|:As far as radar equivalent, I would wager that the V2 radars in some F15Cs,
:|:and the radars in the F18E/Fs, and definitely the radar in the F22, are
:|:superior to that in the F14, even if brute power is different. Plus, as Ed
:|:said, AWACS plays a central role in most combat situations, so an ultra-long
:|:range fighter radar is not necessary.
:|
:|Actually, the F-15 is lagging in radar (there is a plan to upgrade
:|some of them to cover the slide right in JSF delivery, I gather). The
:|radar on the Super Hornet is probably slightly better (in some
:|regards) than that on the F-22, not being constrained by the 'stealth'
:|design.
:|
:|As for the complementing missiles, the Slammer has a shorter range but
:|a MUCH larger 'no escape' cone than the Phoenix. It's lighter and an
:|aircraft of a given capacity can carry more of them.
:
:Are you referring to the AIM-120?

Yep.

:BTW how does that relate to the Army's
:SLAMRAAM program?

What do you mean, "how does that relate"?

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