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Pilot the USN have an LRIP UESA built by Raytheon and Lockheed installed inside the radome of select E-2D that can detect airbourne targets with a low RCS at ranges over the horizon. Google E-2D UESA. It's being touted as the next generation radar for EW aircraft.

Tell me at what range could the USN's UESA detect an F-22?. The E-2D's UESA is effective against ALL airbourne targets, not just cruise missiles or ASM. Hence why it's in the E-2D.

No offence GG but you could probably write everything you know about the USN's UESA on a grain of rice, information regarding UESA tech is hard to come by. Why have the USN fitted most of their E-2D's with UESA? why the need for a UHF radar that is purposely designed for high rate tracking of airbourne targets with a low RCS at long distance?. why is the E2-D's UESA designed so that tracking data of low RCS targets can be sent over a fighters datalink?. 5th gen technology is a direct threat to the USN's bigget assets, are you really naive enough to think that US scientists don't know how to beat their own technology?.

The USN is investing heavily into UESA technology. Check out the UESA radome on the USN's E-2D. Back in 2006 a LRIP of UESA's in the E-2D's radome were able to track low RCS targets (cruise missiles at very low altitude) over the horizon and send tracking data over a datalink and that was four years ago, UESA technology will be far more advanced now. There's a picture of the E-2D's UESA radome here. http://www.aascworld.com/i_upload/programheritage/AASC_Radomes_0308.pdf

If you like high FPS clips check this out Peyoteros! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SiD5EAXz_Y

Woah, that's expensive, especially for Saitek whose previous generation of HOTAS products have a shady history of reliability. To be fair force sensors use solid state transducers so long term reliability of the stick shouldn't be an issue on the X-65F in the X and Y axis. My old X-52's slider, minimouse, throttle and rotators all suffered serious spiking issues which raises concern regarding how reliable are the X-65F's counterparts?. Does anyone know what sensors Saitek used on the X-65F's dual throttle?.

That Eagle model is spectacular, The exhaust nozzles look very realistic. Great job lads.

Yoda thanks for clearing that up as long as people are able to control Leavu's datalink it's all cool. Your coding skills are awesome, keep up the good work and best of luck mate.

Yeah Yoda, you could buy them a cake and make them eat it. :D Seriously though, even if you disabled Lua export could you still share your contacts over Leavu's datalink?.

Thanks for the answer Yoda, last time we chatted I was led to believe Leavu's datalink could be controlled server side!. So what happens to the squads who pay for hosting and DONT want players utilising Leavu's datalink on their servers?.

Yoda nice work. Can you answer a yes or no to my question please. Can Leavu's datalink be controlled server side?. Thanks.

Happy B'day lads, have a good one!.

Apologies to all for reviving this thread. Is it at all possible that someone from ED could give me an answer to my question regarding AWACS?. Thanks.

This topic is blatant fanboy bait.

Happy B'day Poko!.

When compared to each other the reflection of landing gear lights on the fuselage just doesn't look right too me. That surface looks far too reflective to me. I thought darker colours absorbed light more efficiently but it seems more defined... but then again I know nothing of photography.

Topol I'll find the issue out later, I can't now cause I'm at work.

Woah.. I'm not assuming anything, read the article, I'm not just basing it on smiles lol, you stated factually that the F-18's off-set rate is inferiour to the Su-30's, I was just making my point that there's evidence to the contrary, good luck waiting for results because they never get released.

Agreed :D

Topol that's plain old back slapping BS, no respectable AF will stand up and say we whooped them, there's a very controversial story in a very famous air combat magazine about operation Indra, try reading it. Even the ground crew reported many Typhoon pilots leaving there cockpits with big beaming smiles after encounting the Su-30MKI's :), Col. Fornoff a F-15C Eagle driver who fought the Su-30MKI in ORF also thinks that the Su-30MKI is over rated in his interview.

Su-30 v's F-18?, that's a close one, far too close to be so sure. A USAF or USN (can't remember which one) general that flew the Typhoon commented that the Typhoon's instantaneous and sustained turn rate was slightly better than that of the F-18's, now the RAF Typhoon's were rumoured to of kicked the arse out of the IAF's Su-30MKI in operation Indra Dhanush...

Topol I've seen footage of USN and USAF BFM instructors also teach recruits that the F-18 probably exceeds the off-set rate of any aircraft in the world.

I agree Poko, but some of the cockpit footage is quality in that clip.

Eagle Drivers.

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