Naval and Defense News

[kevinkins]

More on one of our favorite weapons:

https://www.militaryaerospace.com/senso ... irtoground

[redcoat]

The Royal Air Force has declared an Initial Operating Capability of its brand-new Poseidon MRA Mk1 Maritime Patrol Aircraft

https://www.raf.mod.uk/news/articles/raf-declare-poseidon-an-initial-operating-capability/

[kevinkins]

Talk about the middle of nowhere:

https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/secur ... em-running

[gregb41352]

South China Sea:

https://missiledefenseadvocacy.org/miss ... ming-soon/

[KLAB]

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/20 ... -p-8i-mpa/
19 x Mk54 and 10 x Harpoon L approved for Indian P-8.
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[kevinkins]

A development that might influence how scenarios are crafted in the near term:

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/3 ... r-16-years

[kevinkins]

Only for completeness sake would this be added to the DB:

https://www.zerohedge.com/health/spain- ... ver-cities

Has there ever been a flight sim that includes fire fighting from the air?

[Gen3ralAustria]

Could be interesting for the DB. Germany plans to buy 30 F/A-18F and 15 EA-18G alongside 90 new Eurofighters.
Found it on the New York Times page, reported by Reuters today.

I don't get why they are doing it after praising the Eurofighter as "non plus ultra" but they probably have their reasons.

[CHM]

They need the F/A-18 to haul their nukes around

[Gen3ralAustria]

Wait a second, their nukes? If I remember correctly, Germany is not having any nukes, but is part of the nuclear deterrance strategy of NATO (Nukleare Teilhabe - nuclear participation) -> US is (in case of "emergency") releasing the use of nuclear weapons, that will be carried to the target on german systems (mostly airborne).
We have 2020, the Cold War ended 1989/1990? Why is this still existing? EA-18Gs make at least some sense (most modern OECM platform), but 30 F/A-18Fs just for this old and today useless requirement?
And if my memory serves correct, neither F/A-18E nor F are at the moment cleared to carry and use B61 thermonuclear bombs (probably the one in "use" for this case, and that since the 1960s!). Honestly, if this is the reason for the planned purchased, it is quite a shitty one. After praising and changing the specifications of the Eurofighter to fill some of the Tornados capabilities (which the F/A-18F can't all fulfill).

[Broncepulido]

Simply explained here (and in any serious site):
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/3 ... d-growlers

[Hongjian]

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/20 ... -the-plan/

China Launches 2nd Type 075 LHD For The PLAN
China's second amphibious assault ship, a Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) known as Type 075, was launched in Shanghai today by Hudong Zhonghua shipyard. The vessel is intended for the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN or Chinese Navy).

Video of the launch:
https://twitter.com/dafengcao/status/12 ... 5549547521

[kevinkins]

The concerns seem to be valid:

https://www.c4isrnet.com/breaking-news/ ... ing%20News

[BeirutDude]

Just added those S-300 bases to a "Putin's War" scenario I am working on. BTW found this excellent site from Georgia.

https://www.gfsis.org/maps/russian-military-forces

[NorthernFox]

https://www.janes.com/article/95729/south-korea-to-equip-ffx-iii-frigates-with-indigenous-multifunction-radar

little informations of ROKN FFX Batch III's MFR (Gallium Nitride-based and so on)

[jtoatoktoe]

ORIGINAL: CHM

They need the F/A-18 to haul their nukes around

They need to haul our nukes around

[kevinkins]

Interesting little engagement to sandbox in the game:

https://theaviationgeekclub.com/attack- ... ir-combat/

[TitaniumTrout]

I actually just encountered this in CMO where Fencer's squared off with HIND's at low altitude. The HIND's managed to really beat up the Fencers, a hell of a lot more than I expected. It's always cool to see the unexpected occur in a sim.

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ORIGINAL: BeirutDude

Just added those S-300 bases to a "Putin's War" scenario I am working on. BTW found this excellent site from Georgia.

https://www.gfsis.org/maps/russian-military-forces

That site is great!

[BeirutDude]

quote:

ORIGINAL: BeirutDude

Just added those S-300 bases to a "Putin's War" scenario I am working on. BTW found this excellent site from Georgia.

https://www.gfsis.org/maps/russian-military-forces


That site is great!

As I'm building a "Putins War" scenario in the Baltic's I'm cross referencing it, as best I can, and it seems to be quite accurate