mr commercial guy with the cleaning thing that doesn’t work and I want a refund..

banana island

I see now, so Bawean means banana I take it. 🙂

No refunds either. 🙂

hello steve,

and where does it say international airspace? it clearly stated that the F-18s were flying over Banana Island. unless the island isn’t claimed by indonesia, the airspace over it should be territorial airspace.

Banana Island?

When did the USN start practising combat maneuvers with live missiles on?!?:D

Abraços

I liked the way they were having two hour long dogfights the best.

“The AIM-120D is the latest development of the AMRAAM missile family designed and build by Raytheon. AIM-120D features a new navigation system and hardened design for internal weapons bay carriage. The United States Air Force (USAF) assessment of the AIM-120C variant on the F/A-22 Raptor aircraft determined that vibration levels in certain frequencies are harmful to the missile’s electronics. AIM-120D AMRAAM missile variant tries to fix it. In April 2006 the USAF released that the AIM-120D was undergoing testing on the F-22 aircraft monitored by Raytheon at Edwards Air Force Base, California. AIM-120 new features encompass: an enhanced data link, improved kinematics and GPS Inertial Measurement Unit.

On 15 September 2006, Raytheon received a $113 million contract from the US Air Force for the supply of 12 AIM-120D AMRAAM Air Vehicles Instrumented (AAVIs), 50 AIM-120D Captive Air Training Missile, 104 AIM-120C7 AMRAAM Air Vehicles, and 112 Non-Developmental Item, Airborne Instrumentation Units (NDI-AIUs). The contract also provided funds for the AIM-120D production transition with AIM-120D deliveries beginning December 2007 through January 2009. This contract was part of the AIM-120 Lot 20 order and the first production contract for the AIM-120D missile.”

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/afso-21-team-cuts-aim120d-amraam-delivery-time-by-6-months-02790/

http://www.f-16.net/news_article1760.html

The AIM- 120D is currently in the system design and development phase. The AMRAAM missile has been developed through the combined efforts of the U.S. Air Force’s Air Armament Center, the U.S. Navy, and Raytheon.

“The AIM-120D builds on the combat proven AMRAAM by adding an enhanced electronic protection suite, two-way data link, and GPS-aided navigation,” said Judy Stokley, U.S. Air Force deputy program executive officer for Weapons. “When the missile reaches initial operating capability, our warfighters will have a beyond visual range missile with unparalleled capability in our quest for air dominance.”

I’m not sure what to make of your post in general tbh because you are replying to me with a bunch of stuff which doesn’t support your theory of problems with the D model but does show evidence of problems with the C model. :confused::confused:

Is this really modern military aviation?

Seriously, get off the weed. What makes you think the D is having developement problems as you indicated here:

Agree on that too, theres zero evidence to support the thoery of problems with the D model, apart from perhaps wishfull thinking?

No, the anticipated opponent of the F-22 was (& still is) anything Russia or any other potential adversary could field during the 1st quarter/third of the 21st century.

Absolutly agree, to say otherwise is plain daft to be frank.

F-15 is a Mach 1.7 fighter with 6 Amraams in full A/B – not a Mach 2.3-2.5 fighter.

I thought Mach 1.7 was the limit with a fuel tank under each wing and that Mach 2 is acheivable with normal weapons load.