Re: Jets & Planes but no UAV's here.
 

Then you would've liked the following even better of the type, unfortunately it never went into production. From the ref.
"The He 219 A-7, the next major production version, carried a powerful armament of eight cannon - two 30 mm Rheinmetall MK-108s in the wing roots, two 30 mm Rheinmetall MK-103s and two 20 mm Mauser MK-151/20s in a ventral tray, and two MK-108s in a "Schräge Musik" installation. The A-7/R6, with Junkers Jumo 222A/B engines (2500 hp), was the fastest of the type, attaining 700 kph (435 mph). Despite the aircraft's successes, Erhard Milch, another Heinkel opponent who was chief of aircraft procurement and supply, persuaded the RLM in May 1944 to cancel the whole program. He favored standardization on the multipurpose Junkers Ju 388 and the Focke-Wulf Ta 154 night fighter, which he thought were easier to manufacture but which in fact never saw combat."
https://airandspace.si.edu/collectio...m_A19600322000
(Definitely I agree the "A-10" of its time.

Herr Milch obviously based on his biased attitude towards Heinkel made the wrong choice above. For those that don't know he was the architect of what would be the Luftwaffe prior to WWII to about 1944.
https://www.nytimes.com/1972/01/29/a...ed-of-war.html

The above article does mention the Me 262 jet. ;)

Regards,
Pat
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Just for giggles............:D

https://forum.shrapnelgames.com/atta...1&d=1660422470

Final version 300%

https://forum.shrapnelgames.com/atta...1&d=1661720455

Re: Jets & Planes but no UAV's here.
 

Ukrainian sugests that HARM antiradar missiles were integrated not only with Mig-29 but also with Su-24. Quite impressive to install necessary equipment in aircraft which were never intended to use western rockets.

https://en.defence-ua.com/weapon_and...iles-3979.html

Re: Jets & Planes but no UAV's here.
 

There is a report in the September issue of AirForces Monthly that France retired their last Mirage 2000s at the end of June. The current end date for the 2000s is 12/25. Units are 213-216, 773, 902, 903, 969 and 980.

Re: Jets & Planes but no UAV's here.
 

A link would have been nice as the info actually is.......

https://aviationweek.com/defense-spa...%20a%20handful...


So C versions only.......which we do not have in the game so there is no change

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I'm posting this here because it's showing one of my favorite jets and that like "TR" we're still not afraid to carry a "big stick" with our naval forces. This is the first deployment of an Amphibious Combat Assault ship into the Baltic in over 20 years. The ship is the USS KEARSAGE LHD-3. For this story released yesterday she was working with our NATO partners in an exercise.

I was happy to see that the AV-8B is still active and currently projected to be until sometime between 2030-2035. There are still issues with the F-35 and orders from them are being scaled back to support other service projects from all branches.

In the meantime, enjoy the article and great photos.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world...ng/ar-AA11s4hi

I must say I missed the article that said sailors have been redesignated as "soldiers", how'd that happen!?! Then also the media still thinks we have Battleships too!! :doh:

Regards,
Pat
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Re: Jets & Planes but no UAV's here.
 

hint that also Su-27 is a carrier for HARM missiles

https://en.defence-ua.com/news/ukrai...g_29-4167.html

Re: Jets & Planes but no UAV's here.
 

Well, I found this next sort of a "refreshing" story. Especially since there hasn't been much news concerning the Ukrainian Air Force for a couple of weeks or so after their ace pilot was shot down and killed.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world...63833c0c6996eb

Regards,
Pat
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Well, nothing surprises me anymore concerning the F-35 series. We've over the last 4 months had two jets crash the latest was a USMC F-35B were the pilot ejected just in time while trying to land it. Boths caused groundings totaling to roughly a month. The problem here honestly is that the electronics especially wasn't "future proofed" as much as might've been possible i.e., everyone knew for instance that the S-400/500 (Was just fielded very recently.) were coming but the technology wasn't all there at the time the program was started. I really hope if you call up the systems below you take a careful look at the header and note the dates when submitted and updated. Also, these guys are much smarter about these things than any of us can hope to be. They were one of the better "think tanks" in the world on these matters and though I agree with this assessment, those words didn't come from me.

Again, these guys somewhat did "future proof" their website as it's still considered as a "Gold Standard" for a nongovernmental organization on most of the systems covered including the likes of what's below. How did they get those pictures? Very JANEISH if you ask me!?! Site was last updated on JAN 27, 2014.
http://www.ausairpower.net/sams-iads.html
http://www.ausairpower.net/APA-S-400-Triumf.html
(This was my primary site for this system when submitted.)
http://www.ausairpower.net/APA-S-500-Triumfator-M.html

BACK TO THE F-35...
Other issues cited was the "battle of the engines" and replacement process and ODIN both previously mentioned along with many others.

So now we have another, and I really hope you read this article a part of Radar fix is to upgrade two systems needed for this jet to carry our latest weapons which apparently it can't do now.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/techn...fe82a02074b48d

Where's the USN with the F-35C? Nowhere. And USAF well, they're in the same spot.
https://www.navair.navy.mil/product/F-35-Lightning-II
(We really don't need this jet anyway, afterall we have MAVERICK!! :p)
https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-She...-lightning-ii/
(But we do have the F-15EX.)

More to follow later from the Congressional GAO Reports from earlier this year.

On another Project the news is better, it appears I have only 4 more tanks to address though this has somewhat turned into a "mini" version of the foreign T-72 tank issues we addressed I believe in my last Patch Submission. Thankfully only a couple of more name and date changes.
Had an eye issue the last couple of days after seeing my specialist today, I'll be off another day from work so there's a fair chance maybe by tomorrow night with luck it'll be done.

Regards,
Pat
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Graphic how Ukrainian F-16 may look like when will be delivered:

https://en.defence-ua.com/media/illu...d2647c52ff.jpg

https://en.defence-ua.com/industries...7072-5914.html

And also some info about T-22M3 which were in their army until 2006 and decommissioned destroyed from lack of funds and because they believe in that times that world will be a better place :(

https://en.defence-ua.com/industries...nted-5683.html

https://en.defence-ua.com/media/illu...30af680e38.jpg

F-18 second hand from Finland is also on table
https://mil.in.ua/en/news/finland-wi...rs-to-ukraine/