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<type>Update</type>
<summary>Update to Brazil F-5EM and F-5FM Fighter</summary>
<detail>Look like a few updates to Brazil F-5EM #2102 and F-5FM #3606 entries. For both add Elbit/AEL Targo helmet mounted display, chaff and flare launcher, add skyshield OECM pod (#2701) to loadouts, mixed Derby and Python 4 loadout.</detail>
<evidence>
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/3 ... ittershare
https://armstrade.sipri.org/armstrade/p ... gister.php
see attached photo
</evidence>

<type>Update</type>
<summary>Add 2020 retirement date to USMC AH-1W</summary>
<detail>USMC retire AH-1W this year. Add 2020 retirement date to #2924</detail>
<evidence>
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/3 ... of-service
https://www.helis.com/database/news/mar ... etirement/
</evidence>

Should I enter links to my sources despite them all being in Swedish?

Personally it would be cool if you did, there is always Google translate.
Thanks
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ORIGINAL: Gratch1111

Should I enter links to my sources despite them all being in Swedish?

We've cited a lot of non-English sources before so it should be fine.

<type>ADD</type>
<summary>Add D 655 Alsace [FREMM AAW or FREDA]2021</summary>
<detail>Frances first AAW FREMM close to service. See link below for details in differences between baseline ASW FREMM but new radars, ECM, fire control radar and 2x 16 VLS than can fire Aster 15 and 30 PAAMs. You may want to consider looking at exisint FREMM ASW as the last two were a little different. </detail>
<evidence>
https://www.navalnews.com/event-news/eu ... mm-alsace/
https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/20 ... y-october/
https://twitter.com/D__Mitch/status/1318969817173544960
https://www.edrmagazine.eu/the-fremm-pr ... velopments
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FREMM_mul ... se_frigate
</evidence>

<type>ADD</type>
<summary>Stan Patrol 4207 for Netherlands Coastguard</summary>
<detail>2 units (Visarend & Zeearend) entered service in 2001 & 2002</detail>
<evidence>
https://www.kustwacht.nl/en/node/131
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damen_Sta ... rol_vessel
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damen_Stan_patrol_vessel
https://www.damen.com/-/media/Products/ ... l_4207.pdf
https://www.marinetraffic.com/nl/ais/de ... l:ZEEAREND
</evidence>

ORIGINAL: BDukes

<type>ADD</type>
<summary>Additional infos on Chinese Type 052DL Luyang II[156 Zibo]2020 Destroyer</summary>
<detail>The 052DL is a slightly updated design of Type 052D destroyer. New Radar in place of 517H-1 Radar on base 52D and helicopter facilies to support 2 Z-20. There are now 2. Like 052D and 055 they receive Type 1130 CIWS like Type 052D since 10th ship- (2019)-Note may want to make a new Type 052D variant dated 2019 with this. They get CIWS update and EW update. TASS is likely SGJ-311 </detail>
<evidence>
https://www.globalsecurity.org/military ... iii-ii.htm
https://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1203 ... 2o.twitter
https://sinodefence.wordpress.com/2017/ ... iii-class/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_052D_destroyer
https://www.sinodefenceforum.com/t/type ... 1/page-353
https://www.defense-aerospace.com/artic ... a-sea.html
https://www.navyrecognition.com/index.p ... sions.html
https://www.sinodefenceforum.com/t/type ... 1/page-319
https://twitter.com/HenriKenhmann/statu ... 4278131712
</evidence>

To add here, the new VHF-radar is designated H/LJQ-520 (Type 520). No NATO code known yet.

https://imgur.com/uRE6Wi8

SM-6 block 1b info (and questions)

The new missile will have a larger booster and thus increased range. The increased range is unknown but the article suggests possibly 30% increased range from the prior versions. This is for air to air engagements.

The missile is a multi function mission missile with the ability of being used for long range anti-ship ballistic missile strikes.

In regard for the anti-surface range, it will be almost surely greater than the anti-air range. The missile flies a ballistic/semi-ballistic trajectory. And the missile does not need the same terminal engagement reserves for a slow moving surface ship compared to an aircraft. Do any other members have info on the expected anti-surface range? Or have enough technical knowledge to make an educated prediction?


https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/2 ... gher-speed

<type>Update</type>
<summary>Update all S-400 Batteries to mixed SA-21a and SA-21b loadouts. There should be no batteries that are all B. All A would be the first few years of Russia. </summary>
<detail>Ok long story short there are 2 different TELS for the SA-21A and SA-21B and OSINT evidence shows we're still time of mixed battery and nothing is pure SA-21B.The SA-21B TEL (51P) can fire both missile types, SA-21A Tel. (5P85SE-3) can just fire A. China and Turkey seem to be 4 TELS of each. Russia is more A as the B's are being slowly introduced into force.</detail>
<evidence>
Russia:
https://twitter.com/TajoTakoya/status/1 ... 6798390272
https://twitter.com/halmiso1/status/1311560062075367425
https://twitter.com/TajoTakoya/status/1 ... 7706365954
China:
https://twitter.com/TajoTakoya/status/1 ... 57/photo/2
https://twitter.com/TajoTakoya/status/1 ... 4788825089
https://twitter.com/TajoTakoya/status/1 ... 6301743104
Turkey
https://twitter.com/spriter99880/status ... 1259771906
https://twitter.com/TajoTakoya/status/1 ... 4557568001
</evidence>

<type>Update</type>
<summary>Add 2017 retirement date to Peruvian Cruiser Almirante Grau #2707</summary>
<detail>Add 2017 retirement date to Peruvian Cruiser Almirante Grau #2707 </detail>
<evidence>
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAP_Almir ... u_(CLM-81)
https://www.navalanalyses.com/2015/06/a ... -navy.html
</evidence>

<type>ADD</type>
<summary>Add Iranian Moragheb AESA S band Radar. IOC 2020</summary>
<detail>There seems to be some agreement as to what this radar as and its stats. Looks like S band AESA with 400km (215nm) range. </detail>
<evidence>
https://twitter.com/imp_navigator/statu ... 1587581954
https://twitter.com/AmirIGM/status/1251828145394724864
https://twitter.com/Iran_Military/statu ... 5700899840
</evidence>

<type>ADD</type>
<summary>Netherlands coastguard ship Barend Biesheuvel</summary>
<detail>Build in 2001. Damen Shipyard build. Refit for bigger RHIB's in 2014.</detail>
<evidence>
https://www.kustwacht.nl/en/node/132
https://www.scheepvaartinbeeld.nl/schee ... iesheuvel/
https://www.damenshiprepair.com/en/proj ... aintenance
http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/pho ... id=1996998
https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/photos ... /245155000
https://www.vesselfinder.com/vessels/BA ... -245155000
</evidence>

<type>ADD</type>
<summary>Add 2015 version of Jordanian F-16AM and BM MLUs with GBU-12 pgms and AAQ-33 sniper pod loadouts</summary>
<detail>Jordan receive GBU-12 and sniper pod by 2016. Use against ISIS. Sipri note JDAM buy but no picture found of JDAM arm.</detail>
<evidence>
https://www.defencetalk.com/jordan-beco ... atp-59970/
https://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/what- ... 1684343681
https://twitter.com/Nashab_32/status/13 ... 2729180160
https://twitter.com/Nashab_32/status/13 ... 57/photo/1
https://twitter.com/Defence_Turk_EN/sta ... 52/photo/1
https://armstrade.sipri.org/armstrade/p ... gister.php
</evidence>

<type>Update</type>
<summary>Jordanian F.1C retired by 2015.</summary>
<detail>Add out of service date of 2015 for #1204</detail>
<evidence>
https://www.scramble.nl/database/military/jo#results
</evidence>

<type>Update</type>
<summary>Indonesian 303 Nagapasa [Imp Chang Bogo] update 2021. </summary>
<detail>Buy turkish torpedo decoys, periscope is Sero 400. Update submarine #644 periscope. Add 2021 entry with torpedo decoys.</detail>
<evidence>
https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news ... rom-turkey
https://www.hensoldt.net/fileadmin/HENS ... ighRes.pdf
</evidence>

<type>Update</type>
<summary>Update Borei II in service date to 2020.</summary>
<detail>Submarines out of test and in service this year. There are 3 Borey I's everything after is Borey II</detail>
<evidence>
https://www.defense-aerospace.com/artic ... -navy.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borei-class_submarine
</evidence>

<type>Update</type>
<summary>SS-N-23 Skiff and SS-N-32 include GLONASS update guidance. Update INS flag to INS/with GPS or if have INS/with GLONASS. May want to consider adding decoy warheads and some kind of advanced manuevering to newest version as that is part of design specification</summary>
<detail>Update #1488, #1942, #3326, #3327, #1137, #1943</detail>
<evidence>
https://www.patreon.com/subbrief
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R-29RMU_Sineva
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSM-56_Bulava
</evidence>

<type>Update</type>
<summary>AIM-120D for UK F-35B Lightning IIs</summary>
<detail>UK F-35Bs #1095 & #4947 should carry the AIM-120D #51 instead of the AIM-120C-5 or Meteor as the UK ordered 200 missiles to equip the aircraft until Meteor is integrated later on in the 2020s, leaving existing stocks of C-5s to old Tranche 1 Typhoons</detail>
<evidence> https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/uk-to-s ... -missiles/
https://www.dsca.mil/press-media/major- ... ile-amraam
https://www.flightglobal.com/fixed-wing ... 99.article </evidence>