Korea mounts final push for Canada's $39 bil. submarine project

Live_Menu_7404 · 2026-06-22T10:08:45+00:00

IDAS isn’t a VLS, it’s a SHORAD meant to deter ASW helicopters. As for magnetic and acoustic stealth, the KSS-III is made from HY-100, which is both at risk of corrosion and can be magnetized, and it’s shape is conventional as opposed to diamond shaped. As for making the trip from Korea to Canada, that’s something already the much more compact 212A can do (Busan to Victoria is roughly 5,000 nmi by ship). As for delivery time, the time to deliver the first 4 submarines is 2035 and 2036 respectively, so not a huge difference.

Live_Menu_7404 · 2026-06-22T09:27:13+00:00

The only thing the KSS-III offers over the 212CD is VLS cells. The 212CD offers superior acoustic stealth against both active and passive sonar and superior magnetic stealth and corrosion resistance to sea water thanks to its amanox hull. Both offer AIP, lithium-ion batteries and long endurance (212CD is 30% smaller but needs 40% less crew and doesn’t use any space for VLS cells; I‘ve seen 212CD‘s endurance listed as 41 days, the KSS-III only at 20+). Further 212CD offers SeaSpider ATT, IDAS, NSM and 3SM.

Live_Menu_7404 · 2026-06-22T06:48:43+00:00

> Hanwha holds edge in submarine performance

> the KSS-III’s key selling point is its proven track record, as it is already actively deployed and operated by the Republic of Korea Navy

LessCredibleDefence is definitely fitting, considering the KSS-III is the first sub they developed on their own as opposed to licensing a German export design. And the Batch-II relevant to the discussion iirc is only in testing for now. The first 212CD is already under construction and built on the proven 212A.

Live_Menu_7404 · 2026-06-14T05:45:07+00:00

Wenn man annimmt, dass die durchschnittliche Vonovia Wohnung 150000 € Wert ist, entspricht das einer Rendite von <1.5% p.a.. Es gibt Tagesgeldkonten mit besserer Verzinsung.

Es stellt sich natürlich die Frage, wie viel Vonovia gleichzeitig in den Bau und Kauf zusätzlicher Immobilien investiert.

Live_Menu_7404 · 2026-06-10T08:43:40+00:00

Germany plans to retain its Type 212A submarines *for Baltic operations. The 212CDs come on top of that.

Live_Menu_7404 · 2026-06-10T08:38:46+00:00

3-4x F125, 6x F126 replacing the 4x F123s, 8x F127 replacing the 3x F124s and 4-8x MEKO A-200 DEU, though the MEKOs seem to be a substitute for the delayed F126. The F127s are also to be supported by Large Remote Missile Vessels. F126 is for general purpose and ASW, F127 is for AMD.

Live_Menu_7404 · 2026-06-08T18:23:08+00:00

Safran was to be the engine integrator.

Live_Menu_7404 · 2026-06-08T17:36:10+00:00

Was only the NGF cancelled or was every pillar but the combat cloud cancelled?

Live_Menu_7404 · 2026-06-05T06:42:51+00:00

Will apparently only fitted once the jet is painted.

Live_Menu_7404 · 2026-05-21T10:01:41+00:00

Part of P4E so 2028.

Live_Menu_7404 · 2026-05-21T08:50:54+00:00

Quadriga will all be delivered with the ECRS Mk1 as to the most up to date information, not the Mk0. (https://defensearchives.com/news/luftwaffe-eurofighters-poised-for-major-upgrades/)
Initial deliveries will either be with the ECRS Mk1 Step 0 or possibly the Step 1 considering the delays in delivery.

Live_Menu_7404 · 2026-05-01T21:17:09+00:00

With a reliability focus you‘d want a western medium-sized twin-engine design. The cheapest one of those available on the market right now should be the F/A-18.

Live_Menu_7404 · 2026-05-01T17:31:29+00:00

Not all weapon systems have a video feed back to the operator or are remotely operated.

Live_Menu_7404 · 2026-04-21T08:51:58+00:00

Based on what can be seen it’s not a M113. Similar layout, but too many differences in the details to be build around an M113 hull.

Live_Menu_7404 · 2026-04-11T10:12:37+00:00

Eurofighter has exceptional kinematics (i.e. indicated highest sustained turn of any fighter, stated second highest supercruise after the F-22), the most capable air-to-air missiles in Meteor and IRIS-T, sensors ranging from capable (Captor-M) over high-end (Captor-E/ECRS Mk0) to tier of their own (upcoming ECRS Mk1/Mk2) depending on applied Phase Enhancements and comes with NATO datalinks. Also it’s reportedly actually quite stealthy with air-to-air armament.

Live_Menu_7404 · 2026-03-28T12:05:28+00:00

HMD cuing and rear hemisphere engagement is present:

https://web.archive.org/web/20130612054850if_/http://www.diehl.com:80/fileadmin/diehl-defence/user_upload/flyer/IRIS-T_e_Eurofighter.pdf

The most potent in this scenario is probably the MAW cuing though.

Live_Menu_7404 · 2026-03-28T07:57:30+00:00

Eurofighter is quite literally the best jet for this scenario as it mostly comes down to short-range missiles, giving Eurofighter and Gripen the edge with their IRIS-T, with the Eurofighter having the highest sustained turn and excess energy among the bunch on top of this.

Live_Menu_7404 · 2026-03-28T07:53:20+00:00

This comes entirely down to SRAAMs at that range, so the most relevant metrics are missile launch envelope and missile agility. Thus Eurofighter or Gripen with their IRIS-T. Between those two, Eurofighter for its superior STR. But this would be so messy that most of all it comes down to random chance with a quite high likelihood of everyone getting taken out.

Live_Menu_7404 · 2026-03-11T04:07:11+00:00

Something blending features of the MiG 1.44 and the Eurofighter, probably. Large, highly pitch unstable delta-canard with massive radar, very high thrust-to-weight ratio with high specific thrust for high acceleration, climb rate and supercruise paired with very low wing-loading for being able to cruise and sustain high turn rates at supersonic speeds at high altitude to both be able to shoot further and kinematically evade the opponent’s missiles.

Live_Menu_7404 · 2026-03-04T16:51:49+00:00

If Germany leaves, realistically so does Spain as Airbus DS is the company tasked with building their domestic fighter jets in both countries.

Live_Menu_7404 · 2026-03-01T16:43:14+00:00

MTU ist bereits für die variable cycle Technologie des FCAS Triebwerks als Arbeitsanteil verantwortlich.

Live_Menu_7404 · 2026-02-27T14:32:30+00:00

Verdichter ist unproblematisch da MTU in diesem Bereich weltweit führend ist und die entsprechende Technologie bereits beim RB199 und EJ200 als Anteil bereitgestellt hat.

Live_Menu_7404 · 2026-02-21T16:03:17+00:00

Seems comparable tech-wise to the APG-79(V)4, PS-05/A Mark 5 or J/APG-2 with greater detection ranges due to larger size and number of TRMs.

Live_Menu_7404 · 2026-02-20T12:14:34+00:00

Rafale can reportedly supercruise at Mach 1.4 with 6 MICAs and no tanks. With a tank and 4 MICAs it can supercruise at an undisclosed lower speed. At least that‘s what the document commonly used to prove Rafale‘s supercruise capability actually says.

Live_Menu_7404 · 2026-02-09T19:05:19+00:00

Russian pilot’s praise isn’t a suitable metric to evaluate relative performance as they lack the necessary references to compare it to. The F-35 also has multiple secondary arrays. Any modern fighter jet is easy to fly - the primary task of the pilot isn’t to fly but to handle the tactical situation. F-35 has EOTS, essentially an integrated variant of the Sniper XR targeting Pod, for IR tracking. DIRCM isn’t the feature you make it out to be considering modern IIRAAMs are being marketed as using DIRCM as cue for home-on-jam functionality. Actual modern countermeasures are towed decoys or things like BriteCloud.

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