MiG-29A Landing Tutorial | A-10C Outpost Campaign | F/A-18C & F-14B Iron Tide Campaign

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12 September 2025

Dear Fighter Pilots, Partners and Friends,

In preparation for the launch of the upcoming DCS: MiG-29A Fulcrum, we are pleased to bring you the next chapter in Matt “Wags” Wagner’s tutorial series: the MiG-29A Navigation and Landing. Enjoy! 

A new DCS: A-10C II Tank Killer campaign by Stone Sky is coming!  You’ll be transported back to 2017’s most volatile airspace with the DCS: A-10C II OUTPOST Part III campaign that has you flying as part of the 74th and 163rd Fighter Squadrons. Set against the broader US/Russia great-power standoff in Syria, this chapter blends historical context with engaging gameplay and depth based on the Syria map. Execute demanding sorties with scalable difficulty and guidance. 

Another campaign planned for the next update is Operation Iron Tide by Sandman Simulations, which takes place following a devastating attack on the USS John C. Stennis in the year 2000. This campaign also takes place on the Syria map. With strict rules of engagement and a United Nations mandate, you will plan and lead the air component of a multinational response. Fly the DCS: F-14B Tomcat or DCS: F/A-18C, make the hard calls, and shape the battles. Stay tuned for the update to get your hands on these new campaigns!

Thank you for your passion and support.

Yours sincerely, 

Eagle Dynamics

 

MiG-29A Fulcrum

Navigation and Landing 

Our newest DCS: MiG-29A Fulcrum tutorial video focuses on navigation and landing. After a review of the navigation panel and setting up a Data Transfer Cartridge (DTC) navigation program, you’ll learn how to create navigation points that can be assigned as waypoints or aerodromes , in addition to setting up radio navigation (RSBN) beacons. The video also shows off the addition of new Mission Editor landing aid units like the RSBN unit and the PRMG localizer and glideslope units that can be placed on any map and any airfield for navigation and instrument landings. 

In addition to setting up navigation programs and how to fly an instrument approach, the video also discusses how to create an inertial navigation, in-flight, alignment fix, and how to perform a visual flight rules overhead break landing. Watch the MiG-29A Navigation and Landing video.

 

A-10C II Outpost

Campaign by Stone Sky

Stone Sky’s DCS: A-10C II OUTPOST Part III campaign chronicles the Syrian War at a pivotal moment: June 2017. The SDF, backed by CJTF-OIR airpower, advanced on the outskirts of Raqqa while Syria became a strategic outpost for both the United States and Russia. You’ll fly as a USAF pilot of the 74th and 163rd Fighter Squadrons, tasked to fight in a complex, shifting battlespace where intelligence gaps, weather, and a rapidly evolving ground situation force you to rethink the OODA cycle in real time.

Missions span CAS, CSAR, and PPS, plus special assignments that test everything from fundamentals to multi-ship coordination. The campaign comprises eight large-scale missions, each broken into 60–70 minute segments for tight pacing and steady progression. Expect sudden weather shifts, ground and in-flight emergencies, and richly-voiced radio traffic (more than 1,700 lines) that bring the theater to life. You’ll launch from Incirlik,  Gaziantep, Şanlıurfa in Turkey, King Hussein Air Base in Jordan, and H-4 in Iraq with detailed briefings, mission histories, and background context to ground every sortie.

Pilots of DCS: A-10C II Tank Killer will find unique 163rd FS liveries, among others, and the entire experience remains VR-friendly with simple control prompts via spacebar or a mapped button. With 200+ pages of documentation and kneeboard material, OUTPOST Part III is built for seasoned Hawg pilots seeking authenticity and mission variety, while still welcoming newer pilots through adjustable difficulty and clear mission guidance.

 

F/A-18C & F-14B Iron Tide

Campaign by Sandman Simulations

In Operation Iron Tide, you are not just another pilot; you are the architect of the air war. Following an attack in Haifa, and a wider surge in regional terrorism, the United Nations Security Council authorizes a coalition to dismantle Hezbollah’s operational capability. Collateral damage is unacceptable. Every target you pick and your  weaponeering must honor strict rules of engagement while achieving decisive effects on target.

You will plan and command a large air component that includes four squadrons of DCS: F-14B Tomcats and six squadrons of DCS: F/A-18Cs. Two carrier strike groups provide sea-based power, while two Marine Corps F/A-18C squadrons operate from airbases. At your discretion, you may step into any cockpit and lead from the cockpit of a Tomcat or F/A-18C.

Mission planning is the heart of the experience. Choose from a wide set of taskings that include air superiority, escort, fleet defense, suppression of enemy air defenses, close air support, and strike. Build packages that balance risk and effect. Your tactical choices and strategic sequencing will directly shape the number of missions you fly and the arc of the campaign.

Each mission is bookended by detailed briefings and debriefings. You will have 150 pages of tutorials, charts, and briefing material at your disposal for mission planning. The campaign spans roughly ten to forty missions, based on your performance and choices. It features quality voice-overs that bring radio traffic to life.

If you want a campaign that includes command-level choices that carry campaign  consequences, Iron Tide is for you. Please stay tuned for these new campaigns in the next update!

 Thank you again for your passion and support,

Yours sincerely,

[Lenux]

Any details about the MiG29 release date? 

Thank you 

[YoYo]

1 minute ago, Lenux said:

Any details about the MiG29 release date? 

Thank you 

@MattWagner: "NOTE 1: When is it coming? We are still shooting for this month, but we cannot give an exact date until testing is complete."

[joker62]

20 minutes ago, Graphics said:

The video also shows off the addition of new Mission Editor landing aid units like the RSBN unit and the PRMG localizer and glideslope units that can be placed on any map and any airfield for navigation and instrument landings. 

Excellent news. Thank you for this addition.

[BIGNEWY]

6 minutes ago, Lenux said:

Any details about the MiG29 release date? 

Thank you 

Plan is still for September, we are working on final checks and the QA team are working hard. Dont forget not only do we need to check the Fulcrum, but we have to test the core of DCS, its modules and third party modules. 

As soon as I can share a date I will let you all know. 

thanks

[Gunfreak]

Any idea when we will get pilot model for the A10? And will it only be for A10C II or will the regular A10C get it too?

[MadMonty]

10 minutes ago, Gunfreak said:

Any idea when we will get pilot model for the A10? And will it only be for A10C II or will the regular A10C get it too?

Oh boy - I already lost faith for the so needed pilot body for the A10C II. Now you reminded me on something I have nearly forgotten after so many years. Makes me kind of sad…

[Alpiinoo]

I was expecting the end of summer sale.

Edited 7 hours ago by Alpiinoo

[Robbie65]

Seems like the "MiG-29A Navigation and Landing" link does not work?

[Ramsay]

48 minutes ago, Robbie65 said:

Seems like the "MiG-29A Navigation and Landing" link does not work?

Here's a link that should work

 

[gulredrel]

The video was great. Thanks for the details.

Will the new RSBN / PRMG station ground units also work with the L-39 in the future?

[J4ckson]

Wow, Operation Iron Tide sound like an instant buy!

[Beirut]

Just one of the C-130 people sitting here and waiting for any smidge of a hint of a whiff of news.