Eagles vs Super Hornets-interesting exercise

GZR_Sactargets · Post by **GZR_Sactargets** » 30 Jan 2008, 15:31

Bring It On: Navy F/A-18s will battle Air Force F-15s in mock combat in the skies over Hawaii starting tomorrow and running through Feb. 20. The Honolulu Star-Bulletinreports that eight Super Hornets from Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Nine at Naval Air Weapons Station in China Lake, Calif., have flown into Hawaii to engage Eagles from the Hawaii Air National Guard's 199th Fighter Squadron over the next three weeks. "We will be flying one-to-one dogfights," Lt. Aaron Vernallis, the Navy squadron's operations test director, said in the Jan. 27 newspaper report. "We also will be flying exercises where there will be four of our jets against six of theirs." The aerial exercises will take place in the airspace of Barking Sands Pacific Missile Range Facility north of Kauai, with two sessions per day, according to the newspaper. The 199th FS still has seven of its 20 F-15s grounded due to the structural issues that have affected the entire Eagle fleet, the newspaper reported. The unit will transition from the F-15 to the F-22 starting in late 2010.

From AF Daily Report- 28 Jan 08

NoNameVet · Post by **NoNameVet** » 30 Jan 2008, 15:36

Eagles > Hornets

Go Air Force!

MIKE JG · Post by **MIKE JG** » 30 Jan 2008, 16:36

Uhh.......F-15A model vs. F/A-18E model..........

Me thinks it's not going to be a fair contest. 1970's technology (with some upgrades) vs. year 2000 (with upgrades) technology.

Although I hope the boys from China Lake are bringing their studs, cause I don't think they get too much dissimilar A to A combat training. The Hawaii ANG boys on the other hand...........

I know my brother will be rooting for his fellow China Lake teamates, he's been a research scientist there since about 1999.

SMOC · Post by **SMOC** » 30 Jan 2008, 16:55

My money is on the F-15A over the multirole F/A-18x. But should it go the other way, schedule a rematch in about 3 years.

GZR_Sactargets · Post by **GZR_Sactargets** » 30 Jan 2008, 20:44

I am a bit surprized they are doing it. Although it is common in Red Flag I guess. I doubt we will hear much about the results. Also exercises tend to have an objective that sometimes adds limits to what is allowed for tactics, environment, etc.