I was also doubtfull about it, but the “full” seeker is the only thing that diffirentates the named one
(you can see LASER PGM on it)
from the rest of them
Well, im going for the IIR PGM repor.
Same one here, just looks like a dummy seeker.
Thats pegasus, it was GPS irrc
So i guess laser ones are a no go as of now, untill we get a proper seeker photo
And one more thing
This one looks full, might not be, yet its a live one
That will be a TV during tests
Some random website had their names as such;
A PGM with a 500-pound warhead and an imaging infrared seeker, for example, would be designated PGM-500/3. The PGM-1/-2 went into production in 1990, and the PGM-3 in 1993. A PGM-4 program was terminated by the UK government in 1995.
Yea, naming schematic is A for 500 B for 2000 and 1 2 3 per guidence. Both for PGM and Hakim, so IIR 2000 would be PGM-3B. Sadly that comes from 3rd party sites
Yeah but could help with your searches. I don’t mean use it as a source but alternate queries.
Yea, sadly most things i get while looking for it are
Spoiler
and
Still im going for the IIR version as of now
could we stop looking at nice toys german tornados wont get
Jokes aside
Man i hope brimstone typhoons arrive soon lol.
German tornados lacking any kind of stand off weaponry makes it realy hard, our best option would be glide bombs, which effectiveness is sketchy and questionable if they will even be implemented
Or Taurus /Storm Shadows but thats a whole other issue
The IIR seeker on Storm Shadow is behind an opaque windshield, so for that variant at least there could be a similar setup
No idea if it’s jettisoned in the terminal phase or just an IR-transparent material like silicone.
I found this in an old MBDA press kit from 2003. You think it would be enough to get PGM added to German and Italian Tornados? 🥺
Can you drop me cover/link/front page for that? i would like to use it as a proof for tornado PGM
Here you go, it’s got quite a lot of interesting info in it.
Thanks