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Thursday, March 27, 2008

RAAF fighters could be outgunned

RAAF fighters of the future could be outgunned by new Russian-built aircraft which carry far more missiles and fire them in salvos to make a hit more likely, an air power expert believes.

Dr Carlo Kopp, head analyst with the defence think tank Air Power Australia, said the side that could fire the most missiles stood the better chance of winning in this type of beyond visual range (BVR) combat.

Dr Kopp said the most optimistic scenario for the RAAF showed it losing one Super Hornet or one Lockheed F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) for every Sukhoi Flanker shot down.

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