Lockheed Martin - F-16C PoBIT: Viper gets new fangs

Looks to be we could see the F-16C PoBIT in this coming update.

It’s either the F-16C PoBIT, F-15EX (or E RMP), or F/A-18E/F Block III. But since we only just got the F/A-18E Block II last update and the F-15C GE the update before that so my bet would be on the PoBIT.

4 Likes

Cant wait to see the release of devlog about PoBIT

Probably going to be after the trailer, tbh. Hype train and all that.

If it’s not the PoBIT and yall hyped yourselves for nothing I’m gonna laugh so hard

Probably is, though. All ‘legacy’ airframes received an upgrade with AESA radar apart from F-16C and F-15E (technically, the F-15EX would fall under the F-15C Golden Eagle but it’s Gaijin so they’ll probably do F-15E → F-15EX). The likelihood it’s the Viper is much higher (and also, much easier to implement) than the F-15EX.

1 Like

Yeah that fully makes sense. Though I wouldn’t be surprised if we got a F-15EX, it’s a bit less logical since we just got the GE but it wouldn’t be too much work for Gaijin either
What I really wanna see added though is the F-16E

Yeah…

  • Creating a new airframe from scratch (which includes EPAWSS antennas)
  • Creating a cockpit, from basically scratch
  • Create a new engine
  • Create 3D model of AESA radar
  • Heavily research and implement widely accepted capabilities (or capabilities it is thought to will have, e.g., 22-AMRAAM loadout)

“Not too much work”

not quite.

theyve done it before

GE-129 already ingame

looks pretty similar to APG-63v3

probably will just have 12 or 16 AMRAAM with MRML, no CFT amber racks

You’re making it sound like crazy work when really they’d just modify the F-15E’s model, add some pylons, copypaste the GE’s radar and fix it later, and maybe not even add the new cockpit straight away

I feel like it might be EX because they wanted to add F-15QA last update, and if they add that and not EX it would be kinda crazy

1 Like

The EX is coming for sure, but maybe not this update and the next ones instead. We’ll know really soon anyway

Is there a way to tell the difference between a PoBiT and a standard F-16C?

1 Like

They have to add a new Cockpit for the EX.

The layout is fundamentally different from the previous models.

Spoiler

images (10)

3 Likes

Something interesting I found when having to resubmit my Have Glass V suggestion (for the second time now I originally made the thing back in August) is that SABR has been fitted onto Have Glass V units.

image
Supposedly these 4 F-16’s (3 with HG V and 1 with HG II) were fitted with SABR back in 2020 at Eglin AFB.

Means that in the future we could see a stealth(ish) F-16 with all the PoBIT kit. Would be like a mini F-22 and could be a good way of testing the water with regards to stealth on fighters.

4 Likes