No chance to kill it if it fires. Please read my embedded piece on the S-400 I think you will recant the hype statement. and still the system, especially when integrated into a larger IADS over a large area is a real and known hard nut to crack, Also, it is the shooting down of the Su-24 that is the delta here, not… Read more
They were hitting targets in Iraq IIRC Read more
When I was a kid we flew into St Louis for a connecting flight just as the sun set. We rolled right past the big MD neon all lit up and there was a huge row of F-15s in front. I have no idea why but it was impressive. Then the jer shook as Air Guard Eagles took off. Read more
F-22 is like a mini Rivet Joint, it’s. ground based threat data could now be shared across the battlespace via Talon HATE. A huge force multiplier. Read more
Disagree. If you have enough F-22s why do you need to communicate with legacy systems at all? Read more
The worst is when Robins doesn’t even paint the intakes in the down position, so aggressors that go back to the fleet have some colorful looking “armpits” Read more
It has multiple data links and fusing a ton of info in real time is no small task. Read more
I think this one has a proprietary radar upgrade too. Neither ever hit the fleet sadly. Our F-15s could use that setup. Read more
agree, it should be integrated interminably, but the intake stations are not available on the C/D IIRC. Still, other options exist. What the eagle really needs is a new cockpit so that pilots don’t have to interpret all this data on a tiny 6X6 screen Read more
Well, the fact that they have IRST is a good thing and their F-22 counterparts could use that data. Also, both types have advanced electronic surveillance systems. I disagree, in fact they are training to work specifically together. http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/this-is-natos-… Read more
going to redo Read more
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Mixed reports on this. But yeah the IRGC is a force of its own within the Iranian power apparatus. Read more
Me neither! Read more
Touché! Read more
Iraq was a peer state with a shared border. Read more
No but it could move away from the threat. As for the width, clear shipping lanes are defined in the Strait and there are navigability issues as well. It is not a large place for an aircraft carrier to operate. Read more
Yes, exactly. This could have gone the other way easily. This is when it likely comes down to the person in the big chair. Read more
Never under estimate Iran. They are good asymmetric warriors who know when to push and when to pull. Read more
Hahaha it is a crazy ecosystem isn’t it? Read more