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ORIGINAL: Kynth

North Korea has test fired an SLBM called "North Star" (Polaris?) from a submarine.

The submarine is almost certainly a reverse engineered Soviet/Russian Golf-class, called the Sinpo-class.

Some debate whether the missiles are based on the R-21 / SS-N-5's that the Golf-class typically carried or if they are R-27 / SS-N-6's.

The latter is most likely as those are the missiles that North Korea has been parading derivative land-based versions and may have had access to Russian/Chinese stretched Golf that was used to test R-27.

http://www.news.com.au/world/satellite- ... 7110449919

http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/north- ... 1703424510

Following the planned demonstration the Army expects to unfold EAPS into the IFPC Inc. 2-I program, meeting the systems’ Block-2 phase fielding credible C-RAM, in addition to Block I Counter Cruise Missile and UAV capability, to be fielded in two active duty and seven National Guard battalions beginning in 2019.

ORIGINAL: orca

For SEWIP / AN/SLQ-32, the best I could find for service date is from wikipedia:

In 1996, a program called the Advanced Integrated Electronic Warfare System (AIEWS) was begun to develop a replacement for the SLQ-32. Designated the AN/SLY-2, AIEWS reached the prototype stage by 1999, but funding was withdrawn in April 2002 due to ballooning costs and constant delays in the projects development. It has since been replaced with Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP), which will replace the existing SLQ-32 hardware and technology in an evolutionary fashion. As of September 2013 SEWIP Block 2 upgrades were first installed on Burke-class destroyers in 2014, with full-rate production scheduled for mid-2015.[1] Block 2 improved detection capabilities; better jamming is planned from 2017, but the 2013 sequestration cuts may push this date back a year.[2] SEWIP Block 3 was tested on USS Freedom in December 2014.[3]

I tried but couldn't find any technical info but I wouldn't know where to look other than searching through good.

thanks for looking into this

ORIGINAL: orca

DB#2122 CJ-10 GLCM has a launch alt of 10000-65000ft but seems to be a ground launched missile.

ORIGINAL: cdnice

I have just bought this game and am extremely excited to get into it. I love that planned platforms that didn't happen for some reason are included. My questions is what is the end time frame in terms of requests? Are we able to request a platform that is planned now for delivery in say 2017 like the Berlin AOR's for the RCN.

Thanks!

ORIGINAL: emsoy

ORIGINAL: cdnice

I have just bought this game and am extremely excited to get into it. I love that planned platforms that didn't happen for some reason are included. My questions is what is the end time frame in terms of requests? Are we able to request a platform that is planned now for delivery in say 2017 like the Berlin AOR's for the RCN.

Thanks!

2017 platforms are fine granted we know approximate IOC date, and have pennant number, name and tech stats.