External fuel tanks were at a time studied and withdrawn later…

Computational Optimization of the F-35 External Fuel
Tank for Store Separation

46th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit
7 – 10 January 2008, Reno, Nevada

Nowhere near long enough in range, that’s a heli-ASuW missile designed for patrol boats and fast attack craft. The original plan was an ARM version of Meteor called ARMINGER.

http://ukarmedforcescommentary.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/replacing-alarm-fighting-in-hostile.html

Marte ER was tipped for the anti-ship role but Storm Shadow MLU could also add a more advanced ASuW capability.

ARMINGER is based on Meteor. Incredibly expensive. About Marte ER or SS, you may be right.

http://aviationweek.com/farnborough-airshow-2016/fighter-aircraft-procurement-plans-19-european-countries

Anybody who has further info on the German Typhoon SEAD plans?

Probably a tweaked variant of SeaVenom/ANL missile. No clue.

Radar? You mean using its main radar has an offensive/Defensive EW asset?
If that was the question, the answer is no, the only “operational” fighter that i am aware that is described publicly has having such a capability is good old Dave (there are a few old slides from Boeing touting the APG-79 has having the potential to do such a role).
If the question is “does the Praetorian DASS uses active arrays in its ECM/EW suite” the answer is yes.

Cheers

Wasn’t it the aim of program “Bright Adder” for future Uk AESA? I’m going to be slaughtered to say that, but calling Dave operational is a language abuse to me µi thought AP 79 had some capabilities in this field?

They may see some further (minor) sales in the ME — otherwise I think it will be the end of the line in 2023.

A great jet, but too late and too expensive.

Don’t be so pessimistic. Many recent improvements and AESA could be a game changer.

Hillary Emails Reveal True Motive for Libya Intervention

No more Conspiracies now. :rolleyes:

Pffff. Plz read the

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Typical conspirationist…

Same as those?

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This doesn’t even matter ! It does not even matter if Assad did it. If Assad did it, does not absolve Trump from breaking international law, constitutional law and all the political norms therein.

And not only does it not matter poltically, if Assad did it or not. It doesn’t change anything strategically on the ground. Trump cannot send in ground forces to take out Assad ! That would mean, that Trump would have to read the same ultimatum to Vladimir Putin, that George Bush read to Saddam Hussain.

So no more smoking gun posts. Or aha posts. Because it doesn’t matter. In other news…

Syrian Warplanes From US-Hit Air Base Said To Resume Air Strikes-ZeroHedge

SOHR: military sources witnessed two warplanes taking off from Shayrat airbase less than 24 hours after it got hit w/ dozens of US Tomahawks

That is absolutely right. USA did not have any legal to intervene in Syria. Like Russia in Ukraine?