oh ok, that isn’t as bad
yup that’s most likely what is going to happen
MICA NG should enter service this year.
I really hope they also derivate its AESA seeker for Aster / Sea Viper
note that this is 700M € for 500 MICA NG, not the basic MICA (as you specified : 1.4M € per missile)
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The price varies strongly across project partners of the Meteor missile, ordered numbers and date of purchase:
Germany: ~900.000 € (520 missiles)
Italy: ~975.000 € (400 missiles)
UK: ~1.000.000 £ (400 missiles)
So, for project partners with missile orders in the hundreds, the Meteor is cheaper than the AIM-120D.
For non-project partners (like Brazil) it’s much more expensive (~2.000.000 €) per missile (100 ordered).
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Like this?
https://community.gaijin.net/issues/p/warthunder/i/K6UV3Y1s6GAk
There was another report on this that was later marked as fixed, but seems that the underlying issue is still there and this bug comes back up sometimes.
yep, like this
a contract was signed for 34.9mln euros to explore improvements to the seeker, datalink, propulsion and warhead
results of this should be there this year
thats what the german MoD states.
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Isnt it said to be half the Radius of an R73 so about 80-100G
I’m not sure. I’m just going by the modern IR missiles thread. But I do know it has a very tight turning radius off the rails because it’s actually quite a slow missile of the rails and due to TVC, starts turning almost immediately.
So both might be true statements. But it’s not really a missile I’ve looked into that deeply
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That would be difficult going off the size difference. AIM-9X is 127 mm diameter, while ASRAAM is 166 mm. That means per unit of length ASRAAM has 70% more volume than AIM-9X, so likely has a lot more propellant.
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Difficult but not impossible, isn’t even the block 2 running the same motor as 9m? Which iirc has the same performance as 9L motor?
Since 70’s a lot has improved
9X block 3 was canned…
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As I said earlier, the improved motor is still being developed
No they have moved on to a new missile
You mean peregrine missile? It may use a version of the possible block 3 motor. It looks like it’s going to be better than any current 5th gen IR
AIM-9L motor is the same as the AIM-9D motor, AIM-9M motor matches ISP but has reduced smoke properties and longer shelf life.
The AIM-9X motor is a new designation, block 1 is roughly identical to the Mk36 mod 11 whereas the block 2 uses an updated motor designation with seemingly no physical changes - likely using a newer propellant with higher energy density already.
The AIM-9X block 3 proposal was not just for a newer propellant but an entirely new motor section and would have re-vamped the missile entirely. It may as well have been a new missile.
Missiles in development;
Lockheed Martin’s JATM (AIM-260) - AMRAAM replacement in AMRAAM form factor.
Raytheon’s LREW (Long range engagement weapon) - Larger missile, very long range.
Boeing’s MAM (Modular advanced missile) - stackable propulsion units, potential replacement for AIM-9X
Raytheon’s Peregrine - AMRAAM performance, half the size.
Lockheed Martin’s CUDA - Small form factor missile, gas powered steering
The only thing anyone has shown me that has relevance to the Eurofighter are enhancements being made to ASRAAM and Meteor.
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9X also had large improvements to its aerodynamics allowing improved range.
Not really, both are loaded with un-aerodynamic parts that stick out.
I assume the answer will be this:
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Thank you, I don’t recall seeing this.
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