We apperently retiring the old amraam stocks we have to replace them with C-8s
According to this
https://www.hartpunkt.de/bundestag-genehmigt-neue-amraam-lenkflugkoerper-und-modernisierung-der-f123-fregatten/
Range Options for the BW EF2000
Short: IRIS-T
Medium: AIM-120C8
Long: Meteor
new brimstone news
https://www.hartpunkt.de/luftwaffe-soll-brimstone-3-fuer-den-eurofighter-erhalten/
yes as expected.
initial acquisition for integration and testing and then hopefully a larger acquisition for numbers.
pretty sure they’re doing the same with the 120C-8
do you know what the delta qualification is?
i think thats when they do their own testing / qualifications. this is pretty standard stuff as different countries have different requirements for something to be certified and if another country’s testing doesnt match or exceed that then there needs to be a new round of testing
Wait we getting 120 C-8s for the Eurofighter? I though they are only procured for the F-35 because Meteor is still not integratable into it.
the logical step is to make them useable for both,
the meteor is quite a bit more expensive and if you ahve the stock you want to be able to use everything u have available
c-8s are getting added to Eurofighter yes.
the german f-35 package includes them already so they’ll be part of the Bw’s stocks anyways and as the current amraams are probably nearing their end of shelf-life its just a smart idea. Meteor production and procurement isnt sufficient as of right now.
Meteor is getting integrated into F-35 though but the german gov hasn’t participated in that venture yet and the brits have a lot of delays
sooooo
its better to have the c-8s to replace A/Bs than to miss out on that capability all together and be stuck with like 300 meteors.
Yeah I just saw the the contract is for 969 with an option for up to 1000 Aim-120 C-8s
the 1000 is a combination of the 969 order and the C-8s included in the F-35 package.
latest news was that a purchase of amraams has been permitted with a value of 178 million euros which is far from the 969. sooo probably around 60.
same scheme as with Brimstone - initial small acquisition for testing and integration with planned later mass order
oh yeah German EFs over Japan for the first time (soon)
German grey is so nice. Idk why but i really like it.
This is false. The Eurofighter has 2 pesa jammers on the left wingtip, one forward and one backwards.
This will probably not be added, but the eurofighter should be capable of passive targeting using only the esm suite
I did say there were two jammers in the left tip? But they are AESA, not PESA
huh, so it is not wrong to say that eurofighters in service already have aesa radars, who would have known
Isnt the MAW side and back Radars also AESA?
Just looked it up yes they are.
Just a mechanical scan radar for the nose in 2024
-edit- this isn’t spam lmao
Cost reasons, they can fit it at any time as Eurofighter is modular but they don’t have many examples (only for testing/development airframes so far).
