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Munich, 29 November 2023 – Now it's official: The Eurofighter EK (Electronic Combat) is coming. Following the recent parliamentary approval by the German budget committee, Airbus will equip 15 German Eurofighters for electronic combat - and equip them with a transmitter location and self-protection system from Saab, as well as "AARGM" anti-radar missiles from the American company Northrop Grumman. The Eurofighter EK is to be NATO-certified by 2030 and will then replace the Tornado in the SEAD (Suppression of Enemy Air Defence) role. "Electronic warfare and reconnaissance are an important NATO requirement: current conflicts and the present security situation show how important the two capabilities are," says Airbus Defence and Space CEO Michael Schöllhorn. "In this respect, the German government's decision to include such an important capability as electronic warfare in the Eurofighter capability portfolio is an important measure. EK will add this important capability to the already broad operational spectrum of the Eurofighter while strengthening European sovereignty and autonomy." With the parliamentary approval by the Budget Committee, the Eurofighter is now officially set as the successor to the Tornado ECR (Electronic Combat/Reconnaissance). Airbus is now looking forward to the official order to integrate the selected technical solutions into the Eurofighter. The corresponding contract between Eurofighter GmbH, as prime contractor, and NETMA (NATO Eurofighter and Tornado Management Agency) is expected to be signed before the end of the year. With Saab’s transmitter location system and the Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM) from Northrop Grumman, the Eurofighter EK will be able to detect, localise and disable anti-aircraft radars. In addition, the Saab solution has jammers that improve the Eurofighter's self-protection. The Eurofighter EK also has technologies on board that were developed by small and medium-sized enterprises and a start-up. These include an AI solution that makes it possible to analyse radar data on-board and quickly determine precise self-protection measures. Airbus is currently working with the BAAINBw procurement office, the German Air Force and the Bundeswehr Aviation Office on a detailed schedule for the implementation of the selected EK solutions in 15 Eurofighters. Source:https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2023-11-airbus-to-make-eurofighter-fit-for-electronic-combat

Bundeswehr on a shopping spree: Saab’s Arexis selected for German Eurofighter electronic warfare variant. https://www.saab.com/newsroom/press-releases/2023/saabs-arexis-selected-for-german-eurofighter-electronic-warfare-variant Elbit Systems Awarded Additional Contract to Supply EW Systems to the German Air Force. https://elbitsystems.com/pr-new/elbit-systems-awarded-additional-contract-to-supply-ew-systems-to-the-german-air-force/?pageid=PR -20 News German Ministry of Defense Gives the Green Light for the Procurement of the Arrow 3 Missile Defense System. https://www.iai.co.il/news-media/press-releases/arrow-3-germany

Maybe all you need is a little practice as both, the Laser and the IR Mav do work? Here´s what I did: Laser Mav - Use TGT Pod to find conveniently placed SA-8 - Make TGT Pod SOI - 10nm roll in on target - Fire Laser - TMS up to uncage Maverick - 9nm pickle - turn and keep target within 8nm IR Mav - Use TGT Pod to find SA-8 - Make TGT Pod SOI - 10nm roll in on target - Slave Mav to target - Zoom in Mav - TMS up to lock Maverick - 9nm pickle - turn and head home

Check the date of your Mission. If it´s still 1944 (default), then there´s no GPS available and this may be the reason for the miss.

I have 2 figures, 250 - 290 & 280 - 320. Guess that reflects different users (Spain/ France?).

So, I did run a quick test and indeed my bombs never picked up the laser (both with 1688 & 1655). However, I do run a modded version and am too lazy to set up a complete test environment right now. I do wonder why noone else has reported any issues so far. Did anyone of the posters in this thread actually tried it with the latest beta?

After you end the mission, in the debrief screen, you can see a button that says "save as track file" or something like that. This one has a *.trk extension and you can attach it here if it´s not too big.

No they didn´t. Any isolated event is most likely user error. But without a track file or the mission itself everything here is speculation.

Your ASL line needs to be exactly in the middle, else it won´t work.

Try 25000 ft, 210 kts, 6.2-6.5 SR and 15° AOB as a starting point. If your marker wanders off you may have to tighten/ loosen your turn a little and you also may get a masked indication here and then, but you´ll keep an eye on the target all day long.

It doesn´t. Other than that, the creator hasn´t been seen for some time, so support for the tool may not be guaranteed.

The Government of Germany has requested to buy sixty (60) CH-47F Block II Cargo Helicopters with customer-unique modifications; one hundred forty (140) T-55-GA-714A engines (120 installed, 20 spares); seventy-two (72) AN/AAR-57 Common Missile Warning Systems (CMWS) (60 installed, 12 spares); two hundred eighty-four (284) AN/ARC-231A Communications Security (COMSEC) radios (240 installed, 44 spares). Also included are AN/AVR-2B Laser Detecting Sets; AN/APR-39C(V)1 Radar Detecting Sets; AN/ARC-220 High Frequency (HF) radios with electronic counter-countermeasures (ECCM); military Precise Positioning Service (PPS) (to include SAASM or M-Code); Digital Advanced Flight Control Systems (DAFCS); AN/APX-123A Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) transponder; AN/ARN-147 very high frequency (VHS) omnidirectional range and instrument landing system (VOR/ILS); AN/ARN-153 Tactical Air Navigation Systems (TACAN); air data computers; AN/APN-209 radar altimeter systems; AN/PYQ-10 simple key loaders; KIV-77 Mode 4/5 IFF Applique; KY-100M narrowband/wideband terminal COMSEC devices; AN/AVS-6 Night Vision Devices (NVD); IDM-401 Improved Data Modem; air-to-air refueling probes; M134 gun mounts; Infrared Suppression System (IRSS); Engine Air Particle Separator (EAPS); Ballistic Protection System (BPS) with Cockpit; cabin sides; Midas Underfloor COOLS; Extended Range Fuel System (ERFS) 800 gal and 500 gal; Forward Area Refueling Equipment (FARE); Tie Down Materiel/Helicopter Under-Slung Load Equipment (HUSLE) for internal and external loads; rotorbrake; rescue hoists; Fast Rope Insertion/Extraction System (FRIES); Electro Optical Infrared Sensors (EO/IR); crash resistant pilot and troop seats; skis; life rafts; litter straps and fittings; mission equipment (e.g., jungle penetrator; litter basket; Jacob’s ladder; Airborne Tactical Extraction Platform (AirTEP); special tools and test equipment; ground support equipment; airframe and engine spare parts; technical data; publications; Maintenance Work Orders/Engineering Change Proposals (MWO/ECPs); Repair and Return (R&R); technical assistance; airworthiness assistance; transportation of aircraft; training; flight training and maintenance trainers; and other related elements of logistics and program support. The total estimated cost is $8.5 billion. This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national security of the United States by improving the security of a NATO Ally which is an important force for political and economic stability in Europe. The proposed sale will improve Germany’s heavy lift capability. Germany intends to use this enhanced capability to strengthen its homeland defense and deter regional threats. Germany will have no difficulty absorbing this equipment and services into its armed forces. The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not alter the basic military balance in the region. The principal contractor will be Boeing Helicopter Company, Philadelphia, PA. There are no known offset agreements proposed in connection with this potential sale. Implementation of this proposed sale will require the temporary deployment of an estimated thirty (30) contractor representatives to Germany’s Main Operating Bases (MOBs) for onsite aircraft technical, maintenance, and logistics support as part of a Performance Based Logistics (PBL) program; training support; and operator and maintenance support for the Transportable Flight Proficiency Simulators (TFPS). This support will be provided for three to five years. The temporary deployment of contractor representatives will include five (5) Field Service Representatives (FSRs), four (4) from Boeing and one (1) from Rockwell Collins. This proposed sale will also require Foreign Liaison Officers be located at Redstone Arsenal and at the Boeing facility. Source: https://www.dsca.mil/press-media/major-arms-sales/germany-ch-47f-chinook-helicopters

Once your TGP has found the spot you need to make it SPI with TMS up long (I think). After that slave the MAV as described.

There is a combination of speed and wind that makes the bomb miss. If you use the default 11kts for the ground units and have no Groundlevel wind the bomb will hit, even if you tailchase them.

Another great example of a valid report being answered with anecdotal/ unrelated guesswork or ignorance. If the "F-16 knows just what the weapon is capable of and shows based on that" then why is the Bomb not reaching it´s Target? We have either a faulty DLZ, a wrong FM for the GBU, or a combination of those. What we don´t have is "correct as-is". Using the OP´s setting (M0.9 @ 35k ft) the max I could get was 12nm with a TTI still being calculated. Starting at 13nm the TTI wasn´t calculated anymore and the bomb did fall short. The keen observer may also notice that the TOF isn´t working and a pair was dropping, even tho (default) single was showing.

What a great mod! Looking forward to the Addon "D" Version.

I did drop some GBU-12´s earlier today, so it worked for me. By default it is on and it ís lasing 8? Seconds before impact. You are using the Open Beta, right?

WASHINGTON, July 28, 2022 - The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Germany of F-35 Aircraft, Munitions, and related equipment for an estimated cost of $8.4 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today. The Government of Germany has requested to buy -thirty-five (35) F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Conventional Take Off and Landing (CTOL) aircraft; -thirty-seven (37) Pratt & Whitney F135-PW-100 engines (35 installed, 2 spares); -one hundred five (105) AIM-120C-8 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM); -four (4) AIM-120C-8 AMRAAM Guidance Sections; -seventy-five (75) AGM-158B/B2 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles-Extended Range (JASSM-ER); -two (2) AGM-158 Inert JASSMs with Test Instrumentation Kits (TIK); -two (2) AGM-158 JASSM Separation Test Vehicles (STV); -three hundred fortyfour (344) GBU-53 Small Diameter Bombs (SDB-II); -three (3) GBU-53 SDB-II Guided Test Vehicles (GTV); -eight (8) GBU-53 SDB-II Captive Carry Reliability Trainers (CCRT); -one hundred sixty-two (162) BLU-109 2000LB Hardened Penetrator Bombs for GBU-31; -two hundred sixty four (264) MK-82 500LB General Purpose (GP) Bombs for GBU-54; -six (6) MK-82 Inert Filled GP Bombs; -thirty (30) BLU-109 Inert 2000LB Hardened Penetrator Bombs; -one hundred eighty (180) KMU-557 Joint Direct-Attack Munition (JDAM) Tail Kits for GBU-31; -two hundred forty-six (246) KMU-572 JDAM Tail Kits for GBU-54; -seventy-five (75) AIM-9X Block II+ Tactical Sidewinder Missiles; -thirty (30) AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder Captive Air Training Missiles (CATM); -fifteen (15) Tactical AIM-9X Block II+ Sidewinder Guidance Control Units; and -five (5) AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder CATM Guidance Units. Also included are AIM-120 control sections, propulsion sections, telemetry systems, warheads, and containers; AIM-120 CATMs; AIM-9 Active Optical Target Detectors and containers; FMU-139 joint programmable fuzes; DSU-38 Laser-Illuminated Target Detectors for GBU-54; AN/PYQ-10 Simple Key Loaders; Common Munitions Built-in-Test Reprogramming Equipment (CMBRE) and ADU-891/E Adapter Group Computer Test Sets; KGV-135A embedded secure communications devices; Cartridge Actuated Devices/Propellant Actuated Devices (CAD/PAD); impulse cartridges, chaff, and flares; Full Mission Simulators and system trainers; training missiles and components; electronic warfare systems and Reprogramming Lab support; logistics management and support systems; threat detection, tracking, and targeting systems; Contractor Logistics Support (CLS); classified software and software development, delivery and integration support; transportation, ferry, and refueling support; weapons containers; aircraft and munitions support and support equipment; integration and test support and equipment; aircraft engine component improvement program (CIP) support; secure communications, precision navigation, and cryptographic systems and equipment; Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) equipment; spare and repair parts, consumables, and accessories, and repair and return support; minor modifications, maintenance, and maintenance support; personnel training and training equipment; classified and unclassified publications and technical documents; warranties; and U.S. Government and engineering, technical, and logistics support services, studies and surveys, as well as other related elements of logistical and program support. 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Any offset agreement will be defined in negotiations between the purchaser and the contractor. Implementation of this proposed sale will not require the assignment of any additional U.S. Government or contractor representatives to Germany. There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a result of this proposed sale. This notice of a potential sale is required by law. The description and dollar value is for the highest estimated quantity and dollar value based on initial requirements. Actual dollar value will be lower depending on final requirements, budget authority, and signed sales agreement(s), if and when concluded. Source: https://www.dsca.mil/press-media/major-arms-sales/germany-f-35-aircraft-and-munitions

The Test Setup: DCS Open Beta 2.7.15.25026 Caucasus Map Standard DCS Day - JF-17, Airstart @ 25000 ft - No Wind - 50% Fuel - 2*PL-5EII, 2*LS-6 500, 2*Fuel 800, WMD-7 POD - GW 24271 - 2* Pre-Planned Targets marked PP1 & PP2 Test Procedure: - Establish level flight @ 25000 ft, 320 Kts - Set up the bombs to guide PP1 & PP2 - Impact Azimuth -- Off - Impact Angel -- -45° (Default Setting) - Wait for "In Range" que @ around 27nm - Release Bomb 1 @ 25nm - Release Bomb 2 @ 15nm - Observe Flight Model and Impact Angle Expected Behavior: - Bomb should follow a straight line at Release Heading to the Target - Bomb should establish a max Range profile until the desired Impact angle can be achieved - Bomb should impact the Target at -45° Actual Behavior: - Bomb performed an uncommanded horizontal "Wiggle" right after release before turning back to course - Bomb did establish a direct flightpath to the Target, ignoring the commanded Impact Angle - Bomb performed an uncommanded vertical "Bobbing" shortly before Impact - Recorded Impact Angle for Bomb 1 was -9° - Recorded Impact Angle for Bomb 2 was -17° - Bomb 2 did the same "Wiggle" and "Bobbing", but more pronounced. Findings: - Flight Model faulty - Impact Angle setting not working - As a result of above Range calculation questionable CAU_JF_LS-6_TST_10.trk CAU_JF-17_LS-6_TST.miz

I am not asking for new weapons to be added, rather would like to know what their take is on the current implementation. Are they happy with the bombs performance? Any improvement planned on the Flight model, Impact Angle/ Azimuth handling. Anything really. However, it very much looks like the Devs are not around here or rather not reply ... not what I was expecting given Deka´s track record.

After a rather long time I loaded up some LS-6´yesterday and the experience was totally not what I did remember. So, before looking any further into the issues at hand I rather ask what the (official) word on the current implementation is? 1. Fully integrated and working as intended. 2. Work in Progress and xx missing/ awaiting implementation. 3. A hot mess. Any input from a Developer would be greatly appreciated.

"Upgrading" the DEEC is an easy fix anyone can do.