some cool vehicles being added. The cheyenne is a cool heli, not sure about the new f-15, dont know what the upgrade is all about ( and i really only play planes for cas so theres that )
Looks to be a fun update, cant wait to see what they finish the year off with in Dec.
We’ll find out tomorrow, but the speculation seems to be AESA, maybe a larger AMRAAM count and some different A2G options with Sniper. Though being an F-15C, probably overall more limited than the F-15E.
They could still get some in-between OSA/Strela, OTOMATIC and SAMP/T, especially since we have multiplatform SAMs now, which used to be an Issue for Italy, such systems as MEI, Skyguard-Aspide, Polyphem and Hungarian modernized KUB, sadly they are out of priority though.
Mainly it’s dominant EW system (and to a lesser extent the gimballing AESA)
But this stuff is coming down the line anyway so i don’t agree with @Alexanderussss, I think the JAS-39E would still be very competitive if added now
And the claims that the gripen has the best EW suite are about as trustworthy as the claims that in fact, the rafale has the best, or the typhoon has the best, or the F15X had the best…
It’s all actual marketing claims at this point since those are highly classified.
But if I had to be critical of the people claiming that Gripen has the best EW, I would mention that the EFT and Rafale probably have much higher electrical output thanks to being twin engined, so it might have an impact on EW performances. The same way the massive F35 engine allows it to probably have the most performant EW suite in raw power besides dedicated EW planes