Singapore down selects three fighters...

"phil hunt" wrote in message


Would the F-35 even get close enough to fire an AMRAAM? Meteor is
longer range, and since the Typhoon is faster it could (depending on
the tactical situation) decide whether to break contact.

Depends a lot on radar capability and intiial detection rhage. if the JSF
is significantly stealthier than the Typhoon , it could get clsoer before
benig vulnerabel to counter-fire. That's one part fo the logic of the
F/A-22 and MARAAM -- put the complexity ni the airframe, not the missile.


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