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Luftwaffe F-4Fs were actually using AIM-9F, basically an improved version of the AIM-9B. http://www.designation-systems.net/dusrm/m-9.html

What do you mean ? I dont get it... :unsure:

And the Foxbat itself was designed to counter the XB-70 Valkyrie... :D The Soviets really freaked out when they learned the existence of the Valkyrie.

So if we cant trust what the manufacturer said, who can we trust then ? AFAIK, it is to enhance the Typhoon capabilities even further and to boost the chances of the aircraft on the export market. Some customers may have a requirement for an AESA radar even though there is nothing obsolete about the current Captor. Thats why the other Typhoons operators didnt jump on the bandwagon (yet). Believe me, i have nothing against Americans in general. In fact, i am a rather pro-American guy. But i dont like the attitude of some Americans on aviation forums who have that tendency to underestima

Somehow, i doubt that you would contest the claim if the F-15s had been on the winning side... They know the capabilities of the Captor more than anyone else. They made the damn thing after all. Just because you didnt like what you read doesnt mean they are lying.

I dont know all the details about the engagement for the simple reason they werent unveiled. All i know is that this engagement happened. The news about it was in fact first posted on the Eurofighter official blog so it looks pretty legit to me... http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/the-dewline/2010/01/eurofighter-boasts-usaf-f-15-k.html Well, acording to Selex, the maker of the Typhoon's radar, the current mechanically scanned Captor radar is actually superior to first generation AESA radars. It is the most advanced mechanically scanned radar in the world and can hold its own against the F-

Wow, calm down. Why are you being so defensive ? It seems that many Americans cant stand the idea that a non-American aircraft may sometimes performs better than an American one. I have noticed that behavior on several forums. They see it as somekind of "affront" and immediately bash and deride the "foreign" plane or try to downplay the event. Typical. Btw, i am not a Typhoon "fanboy" and i dont think the F-15 is a POS. Far from it. It is still a very capable fighter but lets face it, it is not the best anymore since the mid-2000s when the F-22, Typhoon and Rafale entered service. The Ty

Pretty much a non-event. The Typhoon has scored plenty of "kills" against F-15s, F-16s and other fighters during exercices. The 2009 engagement between two Spanish Typhoons and 8 USAF F-15Cs (from RAF Lakenheath) where 7 of the Eagles were "killed" with no losses was more impressive though.

First air-to-air kill. A French Rafale shoot down a Libyan G-2 Galeb over the NFZ : http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12850975 UPDATE : Apparently, the plane had just landed and was destroyed on the ground by a PGM...

AASM precision guided munitions. Basically the French equivalent to the JDAM.

http://www.airfighters.com/photo/29410/L/U...UB/96310405010/

Nuclear strike was definitely one of the missions of German, Dutch, Belgian and Italian F-104Gs. For that role, they used US-supplied B61 tactical nukes. However, the weapons remained under US control. PS : damn, Murph was faster.

An interesting video (in Russian unfortunately) about the Soviet evaluation of a captured F-5 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGmBdqxrwbw

Thanks GreyGhost. It makes sense now. :)

Whats the story behind this pic ?

VFA-204 "Adversary" scheme :

Great pics ! Thanks for sharing.

Yeah, i have seen his comments on several Youtube videos before. I tried to argue with him once but i gave up. It was useless trying to debate with this immature, pathetic troll...

Gorgeous Cat ! Nice job. :wub:

And the BUFF too... Two NVAF MiG-21s were shot down by B-52 tail gunnners during Linebacker II.

Great news !

Dude, you read my mind... *drooling* (PS: i didnt make those concept arts. Found them on the Tomcat Sunset forums)

Found this on HLJ : Looks like a 1/144 Eurofighter. Interesting ! Note the Storm Shadow and Meteor missiles. To be released sometime this year. Link : http://www.hlj.com/wonfesw10.html

Only 1,855 hours on the clock and just one trap and this Cat ends up scrapped. What a shame...it had a lot of airframe life remaining.

1/480 i believe... Thanks for posting, Moritz. Cant wait for the 1/72 F-4B.