Nah, just gonna slap IRCCM to the SRAAM and call it a day.
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Would not surprise me at all :D
does the d-5 have the similar launch speed as the c5? i remember hearing some typhoons (german i think) carry a mix of meteors and amraams because amraams are quicker at shorter distances or something like that
I’ve never heard about them carrying a mix (though granted I dont pay much attention to German Typhoon news) but I did hear that they still using AMRAAMs for training/live fire exercises because they are cheaper or something than Meteors and that they have a surplus of older AMRAAMs leftover / AMRAAMs for their F-35s
2x AIM-120
4x Meteor
2x IRIS-T
Idk how common the load is though, thats the only pic I could find quickly.
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Interesting
And yet we’re still somehow waiting for those reports to be actioned, even though it’s been almost a year since they were accepted.
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Only a year?
Thats a bit optimistic. Gunna take at least another 2
Devs gave their answer, they’ve probs thrown all the stinger related bug reports into the proverbial shredder since and do so automatically for any new reports.
Same things happened with the German Leopard 2’s. They wrote a quick article, literally said their own conjecture was illogical, called it a day and laid back to have some “well deserved” vodka
Gaijin casually forgetting that the Leopard 2A7V (entered service in 2021) is newer than the Strv122s (entered service in 1997) and not the other way around...
[Development] Answering your concerns regarding spall liners, MBTs and Aircraft - News - War Thunder
The gaijin devs writing an article about their position on anything is effectively a death knell for any realism regarding said weapon system. Bug reports have no more meaning after the gods employed at gaijin lay down their verdict, regardless of it contradicting all logic and sources.
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I think you mixed it up with AIM-120D price
Yeah, the 9X is like 300-400k that is why they shot it at the weather balloon…
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Got the number from here:
Does seem like its lower tho, not sure why the number on this site is so high. Maybe its export cost vs domestic cost?
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That is not the air launched 9X. Its a variant for ground and naval launches.
Here is the launcher: NASAMS - Wikipedia
Yes, I know what the NASAMS is, afaik the 9X it fires is unmodified. Thats kind of the whole point of the system, to fire a variety of unmodified variants of missiles for air defense.
Not sure why they note it as the NASSAM 9X then. I’ve seen the 300-400k figure thrown around and found this real quick. Not sure if its a valid source, I will let you decide.https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/FOID/Reading%20Room/Selected_Acquisition_Reports/FY_2022_SARS/AIM-9X%20Blk%20II_SAR_DEC_2022_final.pdf
wow, 41 cents for an AIM-9X
lmao
Mind you the article doesn’t say it will replace mica, just R73 and magic II
That being said the same article points to a new local assembly line, also being able to produce parts for CAMM in addition to ASRAAM, so the deal can make sense to me.
I suppose we’ll see when india signs the deal for navy Rafales or any further deals if they buy a bit of MICA / MICA NG with the new planes or not, it wouldn’t be the first time they used 2 missiles of the same class after all (Magic II, R73)
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I guess a saving grace is that because the AIM-9X uses the ASRAAM’s seeker the Americans will probably help with seeker reports.
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well a seeker report to either will mean a buff for both. so i wouldnt expect US players to report for ASRAAM specifically unless we got ASRAAM on F-16C and/or F/A-18