Seems to be semi-functional, but I think PD MAWS needs some further refinement, had a few issues on the Typhoon with it just drop flares for a friendly firing nearby
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looking forward to an actually useful targeting pod
Brismtones will also be a neat option for a harrier
Yep, just hope they allow for Dual-Mode Brimstone 1s if MMW still hasnt been added yet as a placeholder as it never used the Dual-modes IRL
I think
Like that’s gonna happen
I doubt Britain will ever get MMW, not until more fictional Russian missiles come
Now that we’ve got some good images of the Typhoon missiles, would it be worth me suggesting them to gaijin?
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Thats because ASRAAM wont fit in the F-35 bays
They can but they’re the same effective size as AMRAAMs
I meant the side bays that the IR missiles are usually mounted in. :)
I think we don’t have to worry about that too much IRL. The British claimed that wanted lots of “cheaper” jets in the 90s-2010s but just ended with less than 40 and won’t buy anymore because they are lazy and poor
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It was specifically designed to fit inside F-22 / F-35 weapons bays. The decision for the US to pull out of ASRAAM was entirely political.
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Why do RAF and FAA F-35s carry them on wingtips?
I was under the impression F-35 is speced for 9X
They can’t use AIM-9X from the bays yet either.
But as always the question whether it will be done in future is down to money
Certifying ASRAAM for the bays is a whole separate series of trials and associated costs.
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Internal ASRAAM carriage was planned, but got cancelled due to budgetary constraints (the trials needed to clear a weapon for carriage are expensive).
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We famously don’t have much money as a country right now lol.
So are the FAA F-35s really equipped with nothing more than AMRAAMS and a laser guided bomb?
They have external ASRAAM, just not internal.
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Ahh ok so at least they get something British lol.
Despite that a lot of the technology that went into the F-35 is of British origin lol
I believe Meteor is currently undergoing trials for internal bays too, sure I seen a photo of it.
Who knows but this the harrier thread and I’d love a Gr.9 and FA.2 with ASRAAM
Think they would do an FA2 late just for the asraam? Not sure how I would feel about that but I don’t want the current FA2 going up to some silly BR.
Yes FA.2 late IG lol