decals and stuff in files. Update hopefully tomorrow
i am personally of the opinion now, that the D-3 does infact not have a new motor btw
Evidence?
what evidence is there for it par a paraphrased interview?
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It was a direct quote, not paraphrased
And the one saying AIM-120D-3 F3R does have a bigger motor is newer
can you give the actual interview for that statement cause i can only find this
Doesnt help that i can only find excatly two news article claiming D-3 has a better motor
It was at a press event on September 15, 2025
looks more like they increased battery life and that is where most of the extra range came from
yes i know this, but its literally just this article and this one so i remain skeptical, as it goes against what was already said and claimed
Yeah right… after that nudge nudge they did.
Doesnt make sense
dont be disingenuous.
for the old one, it only seemed to be talking about the regular D-3. and the one about the F-15 test gives nothing about what they measured, they could just be talking about no negative changes to the missiles performance, or they just checked whether the missile hit a long range target at all.
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there is no “regular D-3” they all fall under the F3R upgrade
then the more recent source should be treated as more correct.
reading and WT forums
keyword is most
but feel free to tell me the increase in impulse of the “little bit bigger engine”
or how much bigger is a “little bit bigger”?
then the C-7 or whatever should also have another +5 inch motor…
its also nowhere said where or when the interview found place, and just in the same year march he said himself that F3R is software…
i was talking about if the motor was larger at all, not the precise specifications
Normally this is how it should go when it’s a secondary source vs secondary source or primary source vs primary source, here genises showed us a primary source, so that trumps what’s not even a secondary source, (just news article).
that statment is an absolute nothing burger
“little bit bigger” could be anything from a few mm to a few cm
which might as well just be the same motor for WT purposes
direct quote of the Raytheon VP of requirements and capabilities, but sure
interviews are not an accepted source