Block 4 upgrade, don’t know if they’re steaming ahead with it or if they’re replacing it with Britecloud or not. Know a number of ammo troop who have never brought chaff out to an F-35, and as far as they’re aware it cannot carry it.
Don’t know about the F-22.
Eh. Limited scope introduction is sensible imo
Not adding it to something like the Harrier Gr7 in the first update would be a little annoying, but maybe a sensible phased roll out, but something like the Typhoon should get it alongside the 5th gens
You said this about the F-15E/EX and GBU-53 count, yet we have photo and written evidence proving otherwise
God no lol
Uh no, I was correct on that. The BRU-61 was only ever tested on Eglin birds, and failed integration on Sta. 2 & 8.
Just because a junior officer from a public affairs division said something on a blog doesn’t make it true. Especially given that was a blog written on the first live drop of the munition.
even traveling 100km in 90 seconds isnt that absurd
and this isnt that crazy of launch parameters
an F-15C can exceed this speed at this altitude on a standard day with 4 sparrows (significantly higher drag than amraams)
Start speed 2500kmh 😭
Sometimes AIM-9Ms cant even lock on still-burning missiles, 9Ls can do without a problem, wonder if this is intentional bc of the seeker
its just over mach 2.3 at that altitude
which is achievable
AIM-9Ls will lock onto basically anything with a heat signature lol
EFT also tops out around Mach 2.35, interesting
Well I guess this just shows meteor isn’t that impressive either way
you’re allowed to think something european is cool bro
I like the MiG-25/31 and Su-25
I fear that Gaijin might only allow the inner pylons the ability to carry radar missiles only by making the doble pylons carry exclusively IR.
Maybe if the F-15EX or the 5th gen start heavily outperforming the eurofighter they would consider adding the inner pylons missile without any restriction but after all those thing’s are mostly balance decisions
ye but the problem is 9M being incapable of
it also does disprove the mach 4+ cruse claim they like throwing around too, because if you calculate it, to reach those specs you need to average mach 3.6-3.7
and if it is cruising much higher than that, it would need to impact at a very low speed (also cant loft as high due to ramjet) so AMRAAM would have a higher speed at impact (which would also imply AMRAAM has a better time to target past ~100km)
even an F-4E could easily hit those launch conditions on a cold day with 4 sparrows
Launch conditions were probably more like 30k ft and mach 1.5. But knowing gaijin, that is the argument they’ll use to massively nerf the Meteor. That it can ONLY achieve those figures under extremely optimal conditions, like sitting at 50k ft and doing Mach 2+
were they?
if they are trying to show off the highest possible average speed, they will do so using their best possible launch conditions
and at some point in testing they do have to test those very high energy launch conditions, after which the maximum numbers quoted such as in that press release likely come from those tests because they are the most impressive figures available
