Singapore down selects three fighters...

Like in Korea last year,it will may depend on "diplomatic questions",then
F.15 is on the way.
But like in Korea last year also,Rafale will certainly win technical
evaluations.So wait and see.



"David Bromage" a écrit dans le
message de news: ...
AL wrote:
It is all about putting all your eggs in one basket. Everybody knows
about the Congress idiosyncrasies. Not to mention there may be plans
to
do some kind of upgrade from type 52 F16 to near type 60.

IMHO, it is going to be a tossup between Rafale and the Typhoon. F15
is
too complicated and the road map is too short to operate.

I think the F-15 has a very good chance. Bear in mind their next door
neighbours are getting Su-30s.

Cheers
David

Rafale may have a slight advantage.
http://www.sedb.com/edbcorp/sg/en_uk...w__volume.html
REGIONAL FOCUS
Research pact with France
The first day of the Asia Pacific Conference yesterday saw France and
Singapore lift their already close defence relations to a new plane with
the signing of an agreement for joint studies in aerospace and radar
technology. Paris-based defence giant, Thales, will follow suit with a
similar agreement that will be inked today. This will pave the way for
Thales to set up a research lab - its first Asian-based research
facility - in Singapore. Sealing the deal, the first between France and
an Asia-Pacific country, on the sidelines of the defence talks tagged it
with more significance than had it been held at any other time. For
starters, the memorandum of understanding signed between the Defence
Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) and Onera, France's leading
aerospace research agency, capped two years of talks between France and
Singapore on the way defence technology research between the two
countries could be strengthened. Some $2 million will be spent initially
to set up a lab outside Paris. Defence officials said it was a visible
demonstration of Singapore's commitment to broadening its defence
cooperation with partners in Europe, to complement strong ties with America.
Adapted from The Straits Times 31 May 2003

Mike wrote:

Like in Korea last year,it will may depend on "diplomatic questions",then
F.15 is on the way.
But like in Korea last year also,Rafale will certainly win technical
evaluations.So wait and see.



"David Bromage" a écrit dans le
message de news: ...


AL wrote:
It is all about putting all your eggs in one basket. Everybody knows
about the Congress idiosyncrasies. Not to mention there may be plans


to


do some kind of upgrade from type 52 F16 to near type 60.

IMHO, it is going to be a tossup between Rafale and the Typhoon. F15


is


too complicated and the road map is too short to operate.

I think the F-15 has a very good chance. Bear in mind their next door
neighbours are getting Su-30s.

Cheers
David








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