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Mensaje: <blockquote data-quote="MAC1966" data-source="post: 2131827" data-attributes="member: 49">Traducido por Orel.Un oficial ha explicado lo poco que se sabe del plan de futuro del Ejército del Aire. Dicho plan se desarrollará en 4 fases y aún no ha comenzado como tal. Algunas cosas ya las sabíamos, pero hay otras nuevas que subrayo en mi texto:El FCAS español [Future Combat Air System] para a partir de 2030 será un "sistema de sistemas", constituído por 3 elementos o sistemas (hasta ahora barajaban la posibilidad de dos o tres). Esos tres elementos serán:- Unos 50 Eurofighter T2 y T3 mejorados para trabajar en red con quintas -así que para esa década retirarían la T1-. Para los T2 y T3 estamos aplicando las mismas mejoras PE -Phase Enhancements- que el resto de socios, pero para los T1 no nos convencía ni el alcance ni el ritmo de las mejoras multinacionales, así que decidimos desarrollar los T1 por nuestra cuenta, como sabemos. Actualmente tenemos 17 T1 y 33 T2, y los 20 T3 empezarán a entregarse en breve.- Un caza de quinta generación, sin saber modelo ni cantidad, pues aún no hay ningún programa abierto. Todo apunta que sería F-35, que también está viendo la Armada que tiene más urgencia por sus Harrier.- Y un UCAS (caza de combate no tripulado), sin saber tampoco modelo ni cantidad (aquí se corta el artículo pero poco más puede poner).Spain to develop FCAS 'system of systems' to replace Hornet fightersIHS Jane's - 15 November 2016The Spanish Air Force (Ejército del Aire Español (EdA)) is looking to develop a new "system of systems" to replace its F/A-18 Hornet fighters in the 2030 timeframe, a senior service official said on 15 November.Speaking under the Chatham House Rule, the official said that the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) will comprise three parts, made up of about 50 legacy Tranche 2 and Tranche 3 Eurofighter Typhoons that have been upgraded to network with a fifth-generation aircraft; a new fifth-generation aircraft (type and numbers to be decided); and an unmanned combat aerial vehicle (type and numbers to be decided).The FCAS effort will begin with a broad definition phase that will include a preliminary FCAS analysis (designated Iteration 1). This will be followed by an investigation (Iteration 2) that includes a concept of operations and the FCAS design. A convergence study (Iteration 3) will bring together the elements of the previous studies, with a consolidation phase (Iteration 4) completing the study.The EdAE's current Typhoon force is comprised of 17 Tranche 1, and 33 Tranche 2 aircraft, with deliveries of 20 Tranche 3 aircraft to begin shortly. While the Tranche 2 and Tranche 3 performance enhancement (PE) packages have followed the lines of the multinational Eurofighter consortium, those for the Tranche 1 aircraft have not. As the official explained, the EdAE was dissatisfied with the scope and the pace of these earlier PE upgrades, and so decided to go its own route.For the second element in the FCAS system-of-systems, there is currently no fifth-generation Program of Record for the EdAE. However, it is highly likely that the F-35 will form the basis of this particular element. Interestingly, the official noted that with the Spanish Navy looking to retire its carrier-borne AV-8B Harrier II in the not-too-distant future, any fifth-generation requirement would be a joint affair between the services.[Para el tercer elemento del FCAS, el UCAS] An as-yet undefined unmanned combat aerial vehicle, perhaps similar in nature to the nEUROn pictured, will form part of Spain's FCAS system of systems planned for the 2030 timeframe.<a href="http://www.janes.com/article/65514/spain-to-develop-fcas-system-of-systems-to-replace-hornet-fighters">http://www.janes.com/article/65514/spai ... t-fighters</a></blockquote>

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