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No, it's just that good.
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I'd be surprised if either of those turns was flat out. For comparison here's a Typhoon going flat out over first 180deg followed by a recovery turn over the second 180deg.
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I don't know, most of the edges look slanted.
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How did they know about stealth shaping and design in 1982, 6 years before the F-117A was disclosed to the public?
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Forgive me for using wikipedia but wasn't the M1 also SA-11, and the M1-2 and M2E SA-17? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buk_missile_system#9M317M_and_9M317A_missile_development_projects
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I've noticed but on the whole it's not terrible.
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What version is modelled in DCS? M2?
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Latest version of Buk (M3) has a range of 70km and service ceiling of 35km. Aslo believed to use ARH.
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Yes. http://www.ausairpower.net/APA-9K37-Buk.html
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Agreed. I think the French have listed the maximum possible number and the UK have listed the actual number of fighters that will be carried along with SAR, AEW, air-lifting, ASW etc.
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I look at the French and Brazilian carriers and then I look at the Chinese and Russian carriers and think that maybe the UK's carrier can carry more than 40 aircraft.
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Sounds like a lot of weight to do the same job as the 30mm only not as well, unless what they're actually talking about is some kind of DIRCM.
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http://www.aircosmosinternational.com/eurofighter-typhoon-completes-successful-meteor-dual-firing-93703 Eurofighter Typhoon completes successful Meteor dual firing
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Military and Aviation News Thread (NO DISCUSSION)
Emu replied to topol-m's topic in Military and Aviation
New Missile Defense Radar Passes Key Stage: Lockheed LRDR -
Military and Aviation News Thread (NO DISCUSSION)
Emu replied to topol-m's topic in Military and Aviation
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Military and Aviation News Thread (NO DISCUSSION)
Emu replied to topol-m's topic in Military and Aviation
http://www.defensenews.com/articles/raytheon-radar-executes-first-ballistic-missile-test Raytheon radar executes first ballistic missile test By: Rachael Kalinyak, March 31, 2017 (Photo Credit: Raytheon) After a series of previous successes, Raytheon’s AN/SPY-6(V) Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) successfully searched, acquired, and tracked a ballistic missile during the first dedicated ballistic missile defense exercise at the U.S. Navy’s Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF), the company announced March 31. Tad Dickenson, Raytheon’s director of the AMDR program, indicated that “all systems were green” and the successes seen at the PMRF are “significant achievements and a testament to the expertise and commitment of this government and Raytheon team.” The AN/SPY-6 remains on track for delivery to DDG 51 Flight III. After completing several milestones throughout the radar’s advancement, it will transition to low-rate initial production. The AN/SPY-6(V) is the first scalable radar built with radar modular assemblies, also known as radar building blocks, which are standalone radars that can be grouped together to build a radar of any size. Because of this, the radar is capable of increasing battlespace, situational awareness, and reaction time thanks to the greater capacity in range, sensitivity, and discrimination accuracy. The AMDR will replace SPY-1D radars on new Aegis warships.The scalable sensor – meant to scale up for larger warships with more installed power and down for smaller vessels – is key to the Aegis system’s ability to track and defeat enemy air and ballistic missile targets. -
http://thediplomat.com/2017/03/japan-and-uk-to-collaborate-on-advanced-stealth-fighter-jet/ Image Credit: Japan Air Self-Defense Force Japan’s Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics Agency and the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defense have concluded an agreement to explore options for co-developing an advanced fighter jet, according to a March 16 press release by the Japanese Ministry of Defense. The agreement stipulates that both countries will exchange information about advanced aviation technology and also conduct a joint study on the feasibility of co-developing a new fighter aircraft in the coming years. The press release further notes that Japan will continue to explore fighter jet co-development options with other countries. “Regarding the possibility of international joint development on fighter aircraft in the future, we will continue to exchange views with other countries,” the MoD statement reads. Enjoying this article? Click here to subscribe for full access. Just $5 a month. While the next-generation fighter jet project would be the biggest Japan-UK collaboration on sensitive defense technology so far, both countries are also a working on jointly developing a new ramjet-powered, beyond a visual range air-to-air missile. During a January 2016 visit, the UK defense minister and his Japanese counterpart agreed to move discussions on the project to the next stage. The aim of the project is to integrate Japanese seeker technologies into the European Meteor Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile. In October 2016, the UK Royal Air Force (RAF) and the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) also held their first-ever joint aerial combat drill, dubbed Guardian North 16, in Japan. The exercise involved four RAF Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets, JASDF Boeing F-15J all-weather air superiority fighters and Mitsubishi F-2s. The Eurofighter consortium, which includes the United Kingdom, unsuccessfully tried to pitch the Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft to Japan in 2011. The JASDF, however, opted for the U.S.-made F-35A Lightning II stealth fighter jet instead. Japan placed an order for 42 F-35 through the U.S. Foreign Military Sales Program in 2011. The first aircraft was handed over to the JASDF in December 2016. Nevertheless, the F-35 order is an interim solution and Japan is slated to procure up to 100 new fifth-generation air superiority fighters by the 2030s. An estimated $40 billion contract is expected to be awarded in the summer of 2018 (See: “Japan’s Air Force to Receive 100 New Stealth Fighter Jets”). As I explained in July 2016, Japan has three options for procuring for the new aircraft: “First, develop an indigenous air superiority fighter. Second, partner with a foreign defense contractor and license-produce a new aircraft. Third, import or upgrade an existing platform.” The UK-Japan joint study falls into the second option of partnering with a foreign aircraft maker. However, U.S. aircraft makers will remain Japan’s top choice for any future fighter jet co-development projects. Last year, Japan unveiled an experimental fifth-generation fighter technology demonstrator, dubbed X-2 “Shinshin” (formerly the ATD-X), which will be the basis for the JASDF’s so-called (F-3) Future Fighter Program. As I reported last year, U.S. defense contractor Lockheed-Martin is purportedly already involved with the project in some capacity.
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F-15C/D Approaching the Chopping Block Soon?
Emu replied to frixon28's topic in Military and Aviation
As in 2/3rds of 381 or 2/3rds of 740? What's required is an F-22 using F-35 materials and avionics, simple as that in my book. -
Watch the bit at 3:40.
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Oh... and what processors were they running on/designed with?