To guide HOBS missiles in visual range then surely. But to guide missiles for BVR shots against modern fighter then a radar with 1/3 size of F-16 radar is not really that useful.
Well if you have powerful modules GaN modules & big aperture and you know where to look in the first place, + no need to track/search/GMTT/GMTI/SAR at the same time?, + have LBand radars giving a hand?
How many modules do you need then?
Besides keep in mind that with 60° coverage on each side, there will be some overlapping from 45° to 60° from flight axis. Which means that you get 1500+ + ~400 TRMs.
Nic
Direct HOBS missiles from visual range doesn’t require powerful radar but direct M-LRAAM for BVR after turning away would still require powerful radar.
Yeah but not 1500 modules’ worth, surely…
It gives better total coverage but not better transmitting power or better accuracy or higher power concentration like how a bigger aperture affect a radar.
If its job is to direct off boresight missiles, or M-LRAAMs after turning away, how powerful do you reckon it needs to be just to maintain lock on a target?
Nic
Don’t think you understood me at all. But if it makes you feel better go ahead with that. Grey is the best color, there are various shades used by NATO.
I would say that the F-22, Rafale, F-35 are a darker grey than the RAF uses for example.
With so many shades of grey I think Nato’s air forces are going to get spanked.
So if I understand FBW correctly, dark grey is best for camouflage at high alt, so they are going to make the F35 light grey.
Makes sense.
When the sage points to the moon the fool sees the sage’s finger.
I have known a number of defence journalists whose reporting has raised the ire of defence ministries and defence companies. That hardly squares with the idea that they are required to follow any sort of official line.
Well let’s not assume that I believe journalists are forced to refer to some sort of official guidelines every time they write something, but they perfectly know what they can or can’t say by themselves. Ask Kevin Krim what happens when they cross the line.
Nic
I already saw the argument, and it depends on that the metal tube shown in the pictures actually
is the Sarin container. (if it is the same MIT professor).
The metal tube might have been added afterwards for “photographic effects”.
We do not know for sure that the hole in the ground is from the Syrian Air Attack.What we do know is:
- There was an attack by the Syrian Air Force according to Russians and the US.
- There was a release of Sarin gas following the strike. OPCW reports injuries matching Sarin.
- Experts have rejected the idea that Sarin could be mixed as a result of a conventional bomb hitting stores
- Sarin is volatile and only effects disappear quickly. Low doses are not lethal.
- The Syrian Government has attacked using CW before according to OPCW.
- The US claims it has intercepted SAAF communications discussing the coming Sarin attack
- There has been plenty of gas attacks, yet not a single refugee has claimed their kids beeing killed in false flag gas attacks. Why is that?
What you know is actually zilch.
But nice try.
Why would you put anti gravity technology on something that have wings?
Don’t worry, there are millions of people out there not using their brain cells and are still alive and functional, you’ll be just fine 😉
I am alive, but I’m not sure if I am too functional.
Let me see if i got this right, the USA, the chaps who have been happily bombing and killing ISIS from Baghdad to Raqqa for two years are in fact been “steering ISIS”, and “the Air Operation by Russia” proved “that”?
I really didnt understood you, are saying that the Pentagon is allied with ISIS (and i supose Al Nusra, the chaps in Idlib were from AL Nusra)? Or what you are saying is that the Americans kill those *******s across a great big chunk of Midle East and North Africa, but somehow they “steer” those SOB`s against Assad?
That doesnt make any sense.
You would be much more credible if we didn’t know you are a journalist. We all know you have to parrot the official version. No big deal.
Nic
Eh?!
When did i said that Assad bombed Mosul (?!) with chemical weapons?!!
OH, you mean Idlib?
Yes, i think there´s a very fine chance of that being the work of the Syrian Armed Forces, they have an absolutely ghastly record of turning every type of weapon against their own people, including chemicals, but for a final opinion i am expecting something coming out of the UOPCW and UNHRC.
To be perfectly clear on this one, yes in my opinion Assad is a murdererous SOB, that a great big chunk of its adversaries are also murderous SOB´s of the worst kind doesnt give him any kind of leeway.
Let’s send millions worth of missiles & kill a few people over a fine chance. Especially against the only people who stand against people who want to destroy the west.
Nic
Now just put AESA arrays in that disk between the blades & you have the awacs to work with F35B
Nic
Sanem is convinced that a “cheap stealth UCAV” or a “40 year old F-16” can be turned into “an aircraft that has more advanced radar, optical sensors, computers” wich “it can run rings around an F-35 all day long”, that will out everything any of the severall contenders for the Belgian RFP, can be made available in the Belgian Airforce timeframe to replace the Viper…
Severall of us have been saying to him for quite some time “that doesnt exist”.
Cheers
I don’t give a damn, I was actually replying to what I quoted. (But I’m a strange chap, I know).
Cheers,
Eh?
Have you read the Belgian RFP and its scenarios? Can you point one single known “Cheap Stealth UCAV” wich will be available in the Belgian Air Force timeframe to replace the Viper who could run those scenarios?
Its what we are discussing here…
Wait what?
Nic