When I looked at this I cringed too. Read more
I think maybe at the time they maybe were deployed as part of the exp. squadron Read more
No I was not talking about the KA-50/52, come on give me more credit than that. IIRC the original system dumped the pilotout the side. Maybe it never made it to production, maybe I am wrong. The thing was in development for many decades. Read more
It was originally designed with one, maybe it is not operational. Read more
Even with that B-52 scheme? Read more
It’s how the coordinates were plotted, not the drop Read more
Yes, or just building the points via the laser’s geolocation capability and then sending them to the JDAMs Read more
That was a chemical laser as well. Not solid state. Solid state will use power generated from the the C-130’s engines. Read more
I love them all beat up and nasty Read more
Thanks Lee, we gotta keep the narrative going! Read more
There it is! Read more
wow that is awesome! Will post! Read more
Awesome! Thank you for the great perspective! Read more
Good info, that makes a lot of sense. Read more
I am trying to get some info on how long these things sit without service. Read more
very well could. Even if they have an extra 12 that’s 1.5x an Apache full load’s worth of ATGMs Read more
This was declassified by Israel! Read more
This EXACTLY, especially 12 missiles at their disposal Read more
I hope you are right Beach! It would be a shame to lose such a fantastic name. Read more
Hmmm, not sure on that. I think Lockheed will go with the Boeing-MD route and retag everything. Lockheed wants it under their own umbrella. Read more