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Originally Posted by Gun Grape
We can do paper comps all day long, but in the real world SH has won out. People with way more experence and knowledge than us have spoken. And their countries fly Super Hornets.
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Main reason: politics. No one wants to buy a French plane. The real market leader is the F-15, which recently beat out everyone to clinch deals with Saudi Arabia, Singapore, and South Korea(and of course the U.S). The only Super Bug deal ever(other than U.S) is this one with Australia. Yes, the Hornet as a whole has more users, but those were from the 80s and 90s and they were not Super Hornets. Currently, the Eagle is the bestseller. The Typhoon is the best performer on the market, but is expensive. F-35 is uncertain and is far from production. The F-22 is superior, exclusive, and not for sale.
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Originally Posted by TIN MAN
Hands down the Super Hornet, mostly by virtue of the APG-79, until the Rafale team can put a decent radar in it, in my opinion, it`s a poor second. The French government (Defence) and even the ADA admit the RBE-2 has it`s shortcomings.
The SH should have first look, first shot, first kill.
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Yeah, that's true, the APG-79 AESA is superior to the RBE-2 PESA, although I don't know any exact stats(do you?). However, drop a Rafale into the SuperHornet's seat(on a Nimitz class) and this is not a disadvantage, because of the E-2 Hawkeye. Given the same infrastructure, the Rafale is a better air-defender(even if it can't use the Meteor missile) but the SuperBug is the better bomb truck.