https://www.reuters.com/article/us-airshow-india-lockheed/lockheed-unveils-new-f-21-fighter-jet-configured-for-india-idUSKCN1Q90ED
So apparently LM is offering F-21 to India, instead of F-16. But I haven't managed to find a single image of it. Is it just a F-16? Is it a F-16 with certain features slightly altered? (Like Silent Eagle of the day) Is it like F-2, an enlarged variant? Or is it like F-16XL, a bit more radical departure, yet one still based on already researched airframe.
Likelihood of it being something even half-fresh is probably next to zero. (Like Super Hornet to legacy Hornet) I just don't see the market being there for such expenses.
Which brings me to a single conclusion -it's an F-16 with a different name. Marketing is taking over the world. Damnit.
And don't get me started on the original F-21, the Lion.
So apparently LM is offering F-21 to India, instead of F-16. But I haven't managed to find a single image of it. Is it just a F-16? Is it a F-16 with certain features slightly altered? (Like Silent Eagle of the day) Is it like F-2, an enlarged variant? Or is it like F-16XL, a bit more radical departure, yet one still based on already researched airframe.
Likelihood of it being something even half-fresh is probably next to zero. (Like Super Hornet to legacy Hornet) I just don't see the market being there for such expenses.
Which brings me to a single conclusion -it's an F-16 with a different name. Marketing is taking over the world. Damnit.
And don't get me started on the original F-21, the Lion.