Laser JDAM ?

[vctpil]

Hi,

 

The NAVMC 3500.50C include the use of laser JDAM.

 

Will the laser JDAM be available for the F/A-18C ?

 

Thanks,

Vincent

[Gierasimov]

I don't think so. LJDAM are much newer than our Hornet is I understand and I never saw that on the systems & weapons list.

 

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[_mu110_]

Unfortunately I believe ED has said that it is outside of the time frame for our Hornet, however they have made exceptions like BRU-55 so eventually this may change, but I wouldn't get your hopes up too much.

[Bunny Clark]

The first LJDAMs were delivered in 2008, which likely puts it out of scope for our circa 2005 model.

 

Actually, does the F/A-18C carry the LJDAM at all?

[panton41]

Unfortunately I believe ED has said that it is outside of the time frame for our Hornet, however they have made exceptions like BRU-55 so eventually this may change, but I wouldn't get your hopes up too much.

 

FWIW, the FAS article dates BRU-55/A to 1999, though it lists it as in development and that whole site is pretty well out of date by decades.

 

Having said that, ED has an odd policy of including out-of-scope equipment if it's 1) Conceivable for that unit and 2) They have non-classified info for it with #2 having a much higher priority. For example, the Walleye was really retired alongside the A-7D Corsair II in the 1990s, but since the Hornet could theoretically carry it they included it because the info was there to implement it.

Edited February 26, 2020 by panton41

[Kev2go]

FWIW, the FAS article dates BRU-55/A to 1999, though it lists it as in development and that whole site is pretty well out of date by decades.

 

Having said that, ED has an odd policy of including out-of-scope equipment if it's 1) Conceivable for that unit and 2) They have non-classified info for it with #2 having a much higher priority. For example, the Walleye was really retired alongside the A-7D Corsair II in the 1990s, but since the Hornet could theoretically carry it they included it because the info was there to implement it.

 

yeah, although never used in combat pilots who flew F/A18 hornets in the 80s and even into early 90s trained with AGM62.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I mean even the Super Hornet SAC still cites out of service weapons like the AGm45 being compatible so SO the capability to use weapons no longer inventory still exists. But then again so is AIM9L and AIM7F obsolete and no longer in use.

Edited February 27, 2020 by Kev2go