F-2

Sandy Hook NJ, formally Fort Handcock!

I took these last month

https://web.archive.org/web/20160304062329/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/defence/12035522/Syria-air-strikes-Typhoons-and-Tornados-to-pair-up-in-attempt-to-avoid-clashes-with-Russia.html Interesting on the state of the Typhoon’s weapons integration in 2015 for the RAF.

I wouldn’t rule it out

I screwed up. I mean your right it’s not really different

Interface? Not really modes are different though Modes are a bit different with different PRF. HPRF is only used on VS I believe. VS probably doesn’t provide Track like VSR. Uplook is probably a LPRF modes. basically is like a mix of APG-66 and the (V)5 we are familiar with. It’s still a good radar and comparable to the (V)5, it’s still based on AMRAAM use.

Serbia has a large stockpile of them.

https://air-cosmos.com/article/avions-de-combat-rafale-en-serbie-les-details-d-un-contrat-geostrategique-69261?fbclid=IwY2xjawFAWQFleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHRrjQaZAJBr4R4j32N_H2Kxy6GMMHCOPCkXf6Tzjyv5rQvbzX6nmVYEdeg_aem_RYJMnGfMi5Dlj4_QJA5Z5A Elbit supposedly is developing a plug in to allow R27ER and R77 usage on the Rafale.

As far as I’m aware they kept the (v)1 as the planned (v)10 upgrade never happened. I can’t rule out that with the usaf jets getting apg-83 that spare (v)5 aren’t being given to older jets (Greece is doing something similar with its old v(9))

Radar could be interesting the F3R version of the AESA doesn’t add any additional modes from the F3, those are added in F4. So if you can do an F3 you could do a F3R https://www.key.aero/forum/modern-military-aviation/129695-f-35-news-multimedia-discussion-thread-2?p=3021418&page=137

We might get lucky with a MKK/MK2 because it’s an export product. i would love both flankers though SM for radar and thrust vectoring. the mod team has one of five manuals MK2 for missiles and air to ground. Better documented jet and much more similar to the base flanker (it comes across more as a modernization then a different jet. —- we also have the pocket guide for the Yemeni SMT manual

MK2 would also mean air to ground modes and Chinese air to air missiles. its also mostly an export jet which helps. Radar range is still the same as the base flanker but RWR is much newer. back seater cannot fire weapons but otherwise has full control of the radar.

I’m very curious about the version and standard. this module has been strangely soft announced and confirmed several times.

I have the F110-GE-100 booklet from GE I would be happy to make available the national electronics museum has a APG-68(v)1 manual which is actually quite different from the (V)5. definitely a something for everyone aircraft.

Antennas are both around 36 inches and apg-63 has 3 times the peak power in addition to better processors and a more modern antenna design. Not exactly bigger and more powerful aPG-65 and n019 which do have similar power and antenna designs havd similar range but the antidotes about situational awareness is night and day.

https://defensearchives.com/news/luftwaffe-eurofighters-poised-for-major-upgrades/ AMK is funded for German jets.

Oh I have this! It’s a great document

The reference number on the top could be used to look it up in the UK national archives. This sort of thing is pretty universally released after 25 years. As a note they don’t edit the documents and don’t cross off things like confidential or secret like in the US. just based on age the archives would release something with just a confidential rating but the archivist would not allow access if there was an exception.

This is awesome! That part about Skyflash vs R-27 is neat. They actually have very similar sealer designs. i think I know one of the fulcrum pilots in this action.

https://trudymai.ru/upload/iblock/99f/algoritm-kompleksnoy-sistemy-upravleniya-samoleta-mig29k_kub-v-rezhime-_dozapravka-toplivom-v-polete_.pdf?lang=ru&issue=45 paper on aspects of the flight control system

https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/tr/pdf/ADA321294.pdf

Iraq liked SPO-15 because it could detect AWG-9. The others I’m less sure about.

One of the UK national archives docs has some blue vixen stuff

Definitely agree more assets for all eras.

Probably could do a Tornado F3 or Brit Harrier.