Originally posted by SOC
Actually JAWA 2001 reports 2 different flying prototypes, a dynamic load test vehicle, and a static test vehicle…

More later tonight on this.

If it’s a static test vehicle, how can it be a flying prototype? Unless it is capable of flying at a later date.

What are the main differences b/w the Novella and the Sea Dragon suites? Also, what are the highlights?

Turning into a humdinger of an export product. Does CASA and IPTN have a workshare agreement or is one responsible for certain market countries while the other for others?

EADS Casa, Lockheed Martin Sign Contract on Patrol Aircraft
By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, PARIS

EADS Casa, the Spanish subsidiary of the European Aeronautic, Defense and Space company, and Lockheed Martin of the United States signed a contract Wednesday for $87.4 million (68 million euros) to supply the U.S. Coast Guard with patrol aircraft, EADS said in a statement here.

The contract, signed in Madrid, makes official EADS Casa’s participation in a 20-year $11.04 billion project that was awarded to Lockheed Martin and another U.S. firm, Northrop Grumman in 2002.

The deal, signed Feb. 18, calls for the delivery in 2006 of two CN-225 MRS MPA maritime surveillance planes to the Coast Guard.

The overall program, dubbed Deepwater, calls for the delivery to the Coast Guard of 91 boats, 111 planes, 34 helicopters and the modernization of 49 vessels and 96 helicopters.

Starting with the last first…
I am not sure about your last para. My intention was to point out that no missile has a PK of 100% and that just because there is a quasi-counter to a certain platform doesn’t mean that the platform is outdated. If I am reading your words correctly, that’s what you are saying as well.

Regarding the mission kill: Well, if you got a hot one on your tail what are you gonna do? Stand your ground? Of course the best course of action would be to take down the missile site and associated stations well before your AWACS shows up but if a missile’s in boost and you are the target, what are you gonna do? A mission kill is the best outcome at that point. An analogy would be if an advanced scout was spotted, would the scout stand his ground or just slink back and accept the mission kill? In certain situations, a mission kill is the best outcome one can hope for. If a missile is going for a lumbering near $1 billion bird, yeah take the mission kill and come back later when the missile site is out of action, duh…

Just because something is passively tracking you doesn’t mean that it’s unjammable or unspoofable. Is it difficult? No. All the controler needs to do is id the possible missile, press a few strokes to activate the proper jamming signal. Is it expensive? YES! Home on jam? Well, that’s not really a truly new theory. Without going into too much detail, let’s just say that give the sensor what it wants, a lot of jam. iAnalogy: A passive LI sensor. Shine a 1 million candle HID at it and see how well it does.

Originally posted by Ravula
Is that MKI “feeding” that Jag?:eek:

Better believe it.

Half a year ago, there was a report of a UK company getting the contract (or bidding for one) for a buddy-buddy system for the MKIs. Forget the company’s name.

The mythical airlaunched Brahmos/Yakhont-M shown with its rail.

Is the Polish trainer an advanced trainer, i.e. is it the last a/c the pilot flies before joining an operational unit or is it an introductary trainer, i.e the first jet the trainee flies?

A pic of the PTAE-7 turbojet engine for the Lakshya target drone. The engine is being upgraded for it to be suitable for cruise missile duties.