Mr_sukebe Posted October 15, 2019 Posted October 15, 2019 Does anyone know when the BK90 was first introduced into military service? I've had a search on the net, and found nothing definitive. I'm currently pulling together an early 80s cold war scenario and I'm not sure that it was available at that point. 7800x3d, 5080, 64GB, PCIE5 SSD - Oculus Pro - Moza (AB9), Virpil (Alpha, CM3, CM1 and CM2), WW (TOP and CP), TM (MFDs, Pendular Rudder), Tek Creations (F18 panel), Total Controls (Apache MFD), Jetseat
TLTeo Posted October 15, 2019 Posted October 15, 2019 In an early 80s scenario it wouldn't be in service. The AJS upgrade that allowed the Viggen to carry it started in the early 90s, plus the Gripen (which the BK90 was originally designed for) only first flew in 1988.
Mr_sukebe Posted October 15, 2019 Author Posted October 15, 2019 My thanks for confirming chaps. Much appreciated. 7800x3d, 5080, 64GB, PCIE5 SSD - Oculus Pro - Moza (AB9), Virpil (Alpha, CM3, CM1 and CM2), WW (TOP and CP), TM (MFDs, Pendular Rudder), Tek Creations (F18 panel), Total Controls (Apache MFD), Jetseat
renhanxue Posted October 15, 2019 Posted October 15, 2019 Försvarsbeslutet 1992 That when the series production contract was approved by parliament, not when it entered service. Granted, for OP's question it doesn't matter, but I know an opportunity to clarify obscure Viggen trivia when I see one. ;) So, getting to the "well, actually": the unclassified document Beskrivning bombkapsel 90 mentions on page 7 that prototype development was complete by 1991, the series production contract was signed in 1992 and delivery was complete by spring 1997. It's a fascinating document by the way with an amazing level of detail for being unclassified - highly recommended for nerding out.
QuiGon Posted October 16, 2019 Posted October 16, 2019 That when the series production contract was approved by parliament, not when it entered service. Granted, for OP's question it doesn't matter, but I know an opportunity to clarify obscure Viggen trivia when I see one. ;) So, getting to the "well, actually": the unclassified document Beskrivning bombkapsel 90 mentions on page 7 that prototype development was complete by 1991, the series production contract was signed in 1992 and delivery was complete by spring 1997. It's a fascinating document by the way with an amazing level of detail for being unclassified - highly recommended for nerding out. Holy cow, that's an interesting piece of paper indeed! Good info on the BK90 is scarce and this seems like it contains a lot of it! Now I only need to learn swedish... :music_whistling: Intel i7-12700K @ 8x5GHz+4x3.8GHz + 32 GB DDR5 RAM + Nvidia Geforce RTX 2080 (8 GB VRAM) + M.2 SSD + Windows 10 64Bit DCS Panavia Tornado (IDS) really needs to be a thing!
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