As a complete aside;
A Kh-39 / SPEAR 3 counterpart may turn up some day
Uh…
Well, Barracuda-100M have LWIR seeker, so it better in game.
What’s wrong with them?
Warhead.
how bad is it
Barracuda-100 - 40lb
Barracuda-250 - 35lb
Barracuda-500 - >100lb
thats not that bad
Only the 100 has a warhead that is acceptable, in my opinion, for its weight. 250 is not at all clear why it is needed. 500 okay, maybe, but when PJDAM was very close there…
yeah that had a lot of potential. i think barracuda 500 has longer range though
New skin?
Personally I am hoping one of these are the default skin for the new Golden Eagle, which would fit, given this is Gold Squadron.

The Golden Eagle should get a new Helmet Display if i’m not wrong
It’s the same JHMCS, the current one in-game is missing functionality.
You can make the argument for DJHMCS since it is backwards compatible, but it’s not specifically upgraded for it to the best of my knowledge
Paint job probably costs more than most supercars
freedom bucks going to a good cause
About the paint job, I can’t find anything about it irl, and I feel like a golden painted F-15C would be a little more prevalent on google. I think it’s a gaijin creation