ok now they’ve done it
block 2 is officially funded as of today
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Is that the variant which adds datalink among other things?
supposedly. we’ll see.
contract was signed
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If there was a way to compare the TVC of the iris-t versus the mica em and the r-73, there wouldn’t be a much notable difference right? Maybe I should only refer at relatively low air speeds.
IRIS-T TVC:
MICA TVC:
R-73 TVC:
More info here:
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And here’s AIM-9X, while covered in ice, just because I saw it last night and what are the odds it coming up today.
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well well well
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Royal Norwegian Air Force tested IRIS-T in air-to-ground mission
2016-12-08
Diehl DefenceThe functionality of the short-range air-to-air missile IRIS-T (Infra Red Imaging System Tail/Thrust Vector-Controlled), produced by Diehl Defence, Germany, and having been selected for the combat jets Eurofighter/Typhoon, F-16, EF-18, Tornado and Gripen, has again been extended.
After its initial optimization for air-to-air use, it has already been procured for short-range (IRIS-T SLS) ground-based air defence. Now functionality has been enhanced with an air-to-surface engagement capability. This basic air-to-ground capability provides the ability to acquire, track and engage individual ground targets like boats/ships, small buildings and vehicles and has been successfully verified in September 2016 by a test firing from a Norwegian F-16.
Now usable in air-to-ground engagements as well, IRIS-T is the worldwide best performing short-range air-to-air missile setting new standards in its market segment.
As part of full aircraft integration, IRIS-T supports a configuration with various sensor systems including radar and Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems (HMCS) ready to use in existing aircraft systems.
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Just need them to test surface to surface now
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Excuse me what
Idk if this is the place to ask but is this some early IRIS-T missile or something? The fins are too angled on the back.
Certainly appears to be an early mock up, given the Meteor that’s mounted is also an early mock up.
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Well yeah its listed as an early Meteor here
As it has the front fins. Unfortunately the paper for IR Otis is in bits and doesn’t mention the missiles at all so i was curious
Comes from this Gibson, Chris; Buttler, Tony (2007). British Secret Projects: Hypersonics, Ramjets and Missiles. Midland Publishing.
As for the IRIS-T missiles some other peeps posted these to add to the claim of it being an early mockup which i think is what it is
What is DIRCCM?
Directional Infra-Red Counter CounterMeasures
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Same people that claimed it could do 100G ? Because R darter looks somewhat similar and was said to also do 100G ? When in actuallity is 100deg/s ?
oh god i didnt realise it was such an old comment my bad
The g limit of iris-t has never been publicly stated.