there’s no primary sources indicating the IR one has been produced or prototyped, just proposed.
Bit of a non issue though, the Korean Wildcats have spikes.
Production mounts
Pre-delivery testing in the UK
iirc it’s different hard point wings, so you’d have to run Martlets on one side and spikes on the other
figure this would interest you to @Morvran
Yeah, I’ve heard about that before. But it wouldn’t be the first time Britain didn’t get a loadout option because it’s not in the British arsenal. So it’s a 50/50 chance whether we get it or not. But yeah, would be another solid option
the gripens share mavs etc etc so it could happen. ZT-6s would be fun too, given Martlets are still only an 8km missile.
+ the testing wildcat flew in both UK and SK colours so :shrug:
Martlet on stormer though would be nice as a 2nd option
Have you seen my suggestion for its possible pre-sets on its suggestion forum
Yes, i would still pick the startstreak over LMM though. Faster and linger range.
No, that’s not what I said. I suggested that you can create your own custom presets of LMM with different warheads, motors, etc like you do with aircraft loadouts
Oh haven’t seen that, send the link.
Here it is:
Just an update on the Philippine Navy version that was once mentioned here, they were confirmed to carry Spike NLOS missiles just like their ROK counterpart.
When the AW159 Wildcat is added, it should also be for the Italian TT, perhaps as a premium or squadron helicopter.
+1 would make a great addition
That’s probably because it costs money :)
This guy used to be our boss. Lol. He’s a nice guy to work with.
+1 absolutely would be a great addition
i see this being added to the japanese heli line now
tbf, the use case for Martlets is small boats etc. The “man in the loop” capability of SAL is probably a selling point
I hope not but I think you might be right
Martlet is guided using a semi-active control line of sight (SACLOS) laser beam riding. Before an engagement, the observer in the Wildcat places a laser pointer on the target using stabilised the EO camera and automatic target tracker (ATT). An Active Laser Generation Unit (ALGU) transmits a coded low-power beam from the Wescam MX-15Di turret on the nose of the Wildcat. Once launched, two receivers mounted on the missile’s tail detect the laser energy and maintain lock on the target. The system would appear to be only able to engage a single target at a time but each missile should eliminate a target within at seconds. Laser guidance is virtually immune from jamming and countermeasures. >>>Martlet is a modular missile and could be fitted with an infrared seeker head module which would give a ‘fire and forget’ capability and increase the rate of firing.<<< It is also possible swap out the warhead module for different kind of blast effects.
