You have to remember that Gaijin models missiles using single plane. A single plane G of 60 give a dual plane of 85G’s which is definitely in the ball park.
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a dual plane of 100g would give a single plane of 70g which is also most definitely in the ball park
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There’s a rumour that UA MiG-29s might be using an IRST, but it is only a rumour, so take it with a grain of salt.
well that would be a usable aircraft to add to germany so that tech tree still gets some upgrades
Pinnacle of IR missiles, just like the Leopard 2 was the pinnacle of tank design prior to a few weeks ago?..
Bring on the ASRAAM, the true king of IR.
yes that is a possibility, after all its fully compatible with sidewinder launchers, but the rails dont look like that to me.
They’re called rails, because… they’re rails. This just looks like a heavy lift pylon to me indicating either bombs or air to ground missiles. If its a 14" lug space mount then missile rails can be mounted on it but missiles won’t fit on it without those rails.
The article also mentions they could’ve gotten it from the IRIS-T SLM batteries which i dont think is possible or feasible. the SLM missiles are shipped in and launched from containers and i dont think they’ve been tested for launch from aircraft so i dont think they would use SLM missiles for that. they might have gotten normal IRIS-T missiles for SLS launchers but i’m unsure whether or not that has happened already.
Would it be possible? Yes.
But did the picture prove that it was done? No.
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Probably for a Stormshadow? They somehow need to bring those into the air, before launch.
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they use su-24s for those, MiG-29 cannot carry that much weight on the wings afaik.
Ukraine would like to have a word with you.
so far the IRIS-T has been proven to be very capable in defending the ukrainian airspace.
ASRAAM “the true king of IR”, thats why germany left the program because they found it is inferior to the R-73 to make the IRIS-T, makes sense…
no but being serious and not trying to start a bitchfight, both are very good IR missiles and the design of the ASRAAM is completely different to the IRIS-T, both have different strength based on what their country needed.
so if you think the ASRAAM is better, thats your opinion, idc.
and nobody claimed the Leopard 2 is invincible, and what does that even have to do with this topic?
so if you dont have anything to add to this topic please just leave.
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Compare how many countries use the IRIS-T vs how many countries use the ASRAAM, and see who is truly king
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Personal I think dev not ready consider IRIS-T 2023- Q1 2025 because IRIS-T great maneuvering, great flare resistant and very good range for modern all-aspect Air-to-Air Missile
I would not call it the “pinnacle” of IR guided short range air to air missiles
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****** hell. its a ******* title.
if thats all you have to say about this post then keep it to yourself
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How many countries use the F-22?
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it clearly is
what a comparison man…holy shit- never saw such a fitting comparsion before
(sarcasm)
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IRIS-T is by far the best IR short range missile
next in row would be A-Darter
9x and asraam are not even close, stop the cope
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To say it is the culmination of short range IR missiles is a farce, there are still many improvements to be made and there already exists missiles with similar (and better) capability, so no… not quite the correct word here I think.
So that there are still clear possibilities to improve them, I see just as much, especially in the area of the seeker. But I can’t think of one that’s even better than the IRIS-T.
The AIM-9X Block 2 corresponds to the experimental or prototype samples of the IRIS-T and the R-73M does not even come close to the AIM-9X Block 2.
This is also the reason why Russia is desperately looking for (and developing) an alternative to the R-73 and why South Korea has preferred the IRIS-T to the AIM-9X Block 2.
Also i forgot to name python 5 in the previous post
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the top 3 IR missiles imo are Python-5, IRIS-T and 9X