i know more CM existed before, but US ones getting 360 came from the EPAWSS
Funny thing is, my fam was on a work trip when they showed this at a air show. 😣
i know just that it comes with 360 cm
Do we know if the F15EX can use Big Stick?
you reffering to the AIM-174B ??
Yes, AIM 174B Big Stick
At the current state? Haha, no.
I the future with a higher BR cap? Yes
Unlikely currently.
Though it is probably technically feasible to carry 2-3 on Stations 2, 5, and 8, the AIM-120Ds it carries already have proven their effectiveness in longe range
And the AIM-260s, it will be getting shortly will only improve on that.
Plus if I’m not mistaken the Air Force is working on their own outsized extremely long range weapon, the LREW program.
I’d say it is possible as we saw in the past that the Navy shared tech with the Air Force and it is logical: Big stick= more range than small stick (AIM-260 in this case)
This has happened 3 times ever
We need 4th gen prototypes before they even attempt 5th gen. I’d rather see ST21 and the F-15SE before any 5 gen aircraft.
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I wonder by how much. Because the Aim-54 hit a 110 mile shot, and that’s supposed to be beyond the Aim-120Ds range.
AIM 172B is only limited by the radar guiding it, I recommend watching
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwitu76X1pWLAxW5VEEAHTfgPCYQFnoECA4QAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2F%40grimreapers&usg=AOvVaw38kTjzDLEZp_G4vdUgz3EQ&opi=89978449
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This is from BAE
Mentions 50% more countermeasures. That means 360 cm in total
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hmmm so like f15I (360 countermeasures)
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yeah, pretty much. they are ALE-47 dispensers though, so on the EX and E, they can carry BriteCloud 218 active decoy countermeasures
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i think the f15IA might have more since israel has a tendency to give its planes additional countermeasures
Can’t carry more than any other Advanced Eagle, and that’s without even bothering with the missing BOL CMs on US Eagles.
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I pray that the U.S air force will have a crazy idea and take a photo of the EX with BOL on. Every single Eagle can take BOL, even the E. I’ve made a bug report on the E and they said that it never carried them. The A/C are still missing the BOL
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If you want to improve a bug report on this, look into proving the F-15E/EX is compatible with the LAU-128B/A or LAU-128C/A.
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