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Just build some K-390 under license, faster and cheaper than a new design if the goal is a Herc replacement. If stealth is needed, a clean sheet design is the way forward. As for EU heavy lift, good luck considering the A400M saga. An An-124/C-5 replacement would be harder especially as it should employ some stealth capability.
I agree, however the entire point of EDA, EDF, PESCO and OCCAR Is stop buying non-european projects.
Understood. From my vantage point the biggest obstacle is likely workshare. The other issue quantity. Depends on the type and complexity of the kit. The EU’s next gen fighter project is an example. On the positive side, naval projects by France and Italy seem to be ok. Haven’t heard much lately about the Gen Three tank project by Germany and France. Given the Ukraine situation I would have thought it might have been accelerated.
Actually havent heard any news about the MGCS ( Eurotank ) lately.
"The EU's next gen fighter project" doesn't really exist. There's a Franco-German-Spanish project, but it's not "the EU project". Most EU members aren't taking part, e.g. Italy's in another project, which Sweden is interested in, & I think six countries have nailed their flags to the F-35 mast with no interest in any other project for now.
The manufacturer calls it C-390 - Portal Embraer
Yeah, fragmentation Is a real weakness.
My bad, remembered the KC-390 which I thought became K-390 but C-390 is now the label, At least Embraer still owns the design, unlike Bombardier’s C-Series which is now known as the A220.
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That's quite interesting. Shades of the Caspian sea monster / Ekranoplan.DARPA will be working with two companies to develop fullscale demonstrators for the Liberty lifter program. Hopefully something actually goes into production. A ground effect aircraft that can land in sea state 4 or 5 conditions with the capacity of a C-17, very useful for the vast Pacific region.
DARPA Selects Two Teams for Liberty Lifter X-Plane Program - Naval News
Two teams will develop designs for DARPA’s Liberty Lifter Seaplane Wing-in-Ground Effect full-scale demonstrator.
The Aurora concept is similar to Boeing’s Pelican concept which had four turbofans sort of blended into the wing instead of below. Truly a concept as there are no four turbofans that could lift a plane with a planned cargo capacity of 1,700 tons! Probably envisaged by the KC-46 design team.
The ShinMaywa U2 is capable of operating in Sea State 4 and the lower end of Sea State 5. By Land, Sea, or Air US-2 If engineered properly the vehicle should be able to handle it.
I am not sure that it would be even possible as to get the maximum range you would have to be climbing at quite an angle, around 45 degrees would be optimal. I would think that at least 20 to 30 degrees would be needed to achieve a worthwhile result. the question now would be are there any aircraft that can fly supersonic in that sort of climb with either an external load or an open bomb bay, both which would significantly increase drag. the other question would be the drag coefficient of the weapon being lobbed. I have not heard of any information in regard to either of these questions. Non supersonic lob bombing was practiced in the past, but mainly with the idea of using nuclear weapons to keep the aircraft out of the defence perimeter. There are many other factors to be calculated into the equation including altitude, atmospheric pressure and thigs that I don't know about. So I doubt that it is currently possible and if it is I think that the answer is very variable.