Posted May 9, 2023 i think the Meteor also deserves its own post as the primary long range weaponry of the 3 Eurocanards but I haven't really looked into that too much yet so I'm lacking sources. @MBDA_Meteor do you have any to share? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options... Faster_Boiiiii 753 Report post Posted April 14, 2023 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options... _Iluminas_ 3,769 Report post Posted April 14, 2023 1 hour ago, Faster_Boiiiii said: just wanted to post it some really nice shoots Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options... Faster_Boiiiii 753 Report post Posted April 20, 2023 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options... Faster_Boiiiii 753 Report post Posted April 23, 2023 should i post these pictures or just add them to the first post here 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options... Faster_Boiiiii 753 Report post Posted April 24, 2023 Lenkbomben GBU-54 für Eurofighter (esut.de) Bombenkörper für Präzisions-Abwurfmunition GBU-54 (esut.de) according to these 2 articles, the Luftwaffe is getting 2290 GBU-54 LJDAMs between 2021 and 2024 for the Eurofighters so i'd say its safe to assume that they have been integrated already 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options... Faster_Boiiiii 753 Report post Posted April 26, 2023 Spoiler new livery, the Eagle Star 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options... _Iluminas_ 3,769 Report post Posted April 26, 2023 12 minutes ago, Faster_Boiiiii said: Hide contents new livery, the Eagle Star 2 the pictures dont load for me (firefox) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options... Faster_Boiiiii 753 Report post Posted April 26, 2023 1 hour ago, _Iluminas_ said: the pictures dont load for me (firefox) seems to be some sort of issue with firefox. i do this in Edge so i dont have that issue but in my firefox install its the same problem. if you click on the link you'll see the pictures though. they're twitter links Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options... MBDA_Meteor 20 Report post Posted May 4, 2023 On 27/04/2023 at 05:37, Faster_Boiiiii said: Reveal hidden contents new livery, the Eagle Star 2 I can't see the rear MAW sensor, didn't they upgrade all the aircraft? tranche 1 etc... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options... Faster_Boiiiii 753 Report post Posted May 4, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, MBDA_Meteor said: I can't see the rear MAW sensor, didn't they upgrade all the aircraft? tranche 1 etc... i have honestly lost track. i dont know which aircraft are of which tranche because theres the 30+26 for example which has the rear sensor so higher number != higher tranche, then there's the 30+22 which also has the rear sensor. none of the trainers have it so who knows maybe they're for solo flight training has(or had) 33 Tranche 1 Eurofighters. from pictures the ones without the rear sensor(only single seater) are: 30+06 30+07 30+09 30+11 30+12 30+15 31+14 31+15 31+16 airpower.at has a list of whats supposed to be a tranche 1 fighter: 30+06, 30+07, 30+09, 30+11, 30+12, (30+13, 30+15, 30+16, 30+18, 30+19, 30+21, 30+37, 30+41, 30+43 went to austria), 30+22, 30+23, 30+25, 30+26, 30+28, 30+29, 30+30, 30+32, 30+33, send help, 30+34, 30+36, 30+39, 30+40. these are the fighters, trainers are: 30+01, 30+02, 30+03, 30+04, 30+05, 30+10, 30+14, 30+17, 30+20, 30+24, 30+27, 30+31, 30+35, 30+38, 30+42 so its all over the place but as you can see, some of these tranche 1s do have said rear MWS like the 30+26 and 30+22 so some were upgraded and some weren't. this also equals 34 aircraft but im pretty sure that one was lost in an accident or i just cannot count. tranche 2 and later all appear to have the full DASS suite except for some 31+XX ones idk why those don't have it 98+XX don't count because they're development or instrumented production aircraft Edited May 4, 2023 by Faster_Boiiiii Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options... MBDA_Meteor 20 Report post Posted May 4, 2023 1 hour ago, Faster_Boiiiii said: i have honestly lost track. i dont know which aircraft are of which tranche because theres the 30+26 for example which has the rear sensor so higher number != higher tranche, then there's the 30+22 which also has the rear sensor. none of the trainers have it so who knows maybe they're for solo flight training has(or had) 33 Tranche 1 Eurofighters. from pictures the ones without the rear sensor(only single seater) are: 30+06 30+07 30+09 30+11 30+12 30+15 31+14 31+15 31+16 airpower.at has a list of whats supposed to be a tranche 1 fighter: 30+06, 30+07, 30+09, 30+11, 30+12, (30+13, 30+15, 30+16, 30+18, 30+19, 30+21, 30+37, 30+41, 30+43 went to austria), 30+22, 30+23, 30+25, 30+26, 30+28, 30+29, 30+30, 30+32, 30+33, 30+34, 30+36, 30+39, 30+40. these are the fighters, trainers are: 30+01, 30+02, 30+03, 30+04, 30+05, 30+10, 30+14, 30+17, 30+20, 30+24, 30+27, 30+31, 30+35, 30+38, 30+42 so its all over the place but as you can see, some of these tranche 1s do have said rear MWS like the 30+26 and 30+22 so some were upgraded and some weren't. this also equals 34 aircraft but im pretty sure that one was lost in an accident or i just cannot count. tranche 2 and later all appear to have the full DASS suite except for some 31+XX ones idk why those don't have it 98+XX don't count because they're development or instrumented production aircraft Thank you for the detailed explanation! In return, I will soon be posting several paints of the Eurofighter 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options... Lord_Prism 1,827 Report post Posted May 4, 2023 I'm just gonna leave this here... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options... Faster_Boiiiii 753 Report post Posted May 4, 2023 54 minutes ago, Lord_Prism said: I'm just gonna leave this here... you cant just leave us hanging like this, give some more info all i could figure out is that its supposed to be a missile designed to intercept ballistic missiles during their boost phase Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options... Lord_Prism 1,827 Report post Posted May 5, 2023 19 hours ago, Faster_Boiiiii said: you cant just leave us hanging like this, give some more info all i could figure out is that its supposed to be a missile designed to intercept ballistic missiles during their boost phase https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/german-short-range-sams.1735/ just some funky ideas that got axed (also Diehl slapping thermal seekers on anything remotely close to a missile) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options... Faster_Boiiiii 753 Report post Posted May 5, 2023 35 minutes ago, Lord_Prism said: https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/german-short-range-sams.1735/ just some funky ideas that got axed (also Diehl slapping thermal seekers on anything remotely close to a missile) its a good seeker though im genuinely surprised that they haven't slapped it on an amraam yet Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options... Lord_Prism 1,827 Report post Posted May 5, 2023 1 minute ago, Faster_Boiiiii said: its a good seeker though im genuinely surprised that they haven't slapped it on an amraam yet Oh its absolutely great, just think they should branch out into AESA radar seekers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options... Faster_Boiiiii 753 Report post Posted May 5, 2023 2 minutes ago, Lord_Prism said: Oh its absolutely great, just think they should branch out into AESA radar seekers i dont think they have too much, if any, experience in that. thats more like Hensoldt's sorta thing. They are producing the RBS 15 Mk3 and the RAM missiles which use a radar and a dual mode IR/Radar seeker but those aren't designed and produced by only Diehl. all of the other missiles are IR guided Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options... Lord_Prism 1,827 Report post Posted May 5, 2023 19 minutes ago, Faster_Boiiiii said: i dont think they have too much, if any, experience in that. thats more like Hensoldt's sorta thing. They are producing the RBS 15 Mk3 and the RAM missiles which use a radar and a dual mode IR/Radar seeker but those aren't designed and produced by only Diehl. all of the other missiles are IR guided I was imagining a medium range thrust vectoring AESA missile, think Derby but better Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options... Faster_Boiiiii 753 Report post Posted May 5, 2023 16 minutes ago, Lord_Prism said: I was imagining a medium range thrust vectoring AESA missile, think Derby but better yeaa i just dont know if they have the AESA knowledge... the IRIS-T SLX does have its own radar seeker as well(dual mode) but idk if Diehl designed it or if its a partnership or smth... they can definitely make the missile, no doubts there, but im not so sure about the guidance Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options... Lord_Prism 1,827 Report post Posted May 5, 2023 3 minutes ago, Faster_Boiiiii said: yeaa i just dont know if they have the AESA knowledge... the IRIS-T SLX does have its own radar seeker as well(dual mode) but idk if Diehl designed it or if its a partnership or smth... they can definitely make the missile, no doubts there, but im not so sure about the guidance I know they dont, just thought it a neat idea, but yes the ALI missile would've been used on a variety of targets including jets potentially Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options... Faster_Boiiiii 753 Report post Posted May 5, 2023 2 hours ago, Lord_Prism said: I know they dont, just thought it a neat idea, but yes the ALI missile would've been used on a variety of targets including jets potentially well i am kinda hoping for a new version of the Meteor to be developed. maybe something is going to happen with the new Defense Minister Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options... Fireraid233 4,275 Report post Posted May 5, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Faster_Boiiiii said: well i am kinda hoping for a new version of the Meteor to be developed. maybe something is going to happen with the new Defense Minister There is actually something like that in development between Japan and U.K look up JNAAM it is esessentially the AAM-4Bs AESA seeker with the body of the Meteor, Edited May 5, 2023 by Fireraid233 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options... Faster_Boiiiii 753 Report post Posted May 6, 2023 10 hours ago, Fireraid233 said: There is actually something like that in development between Japan and U.K look up JNAAM it is esessentially the AAM-4Bs AESA seeker with the body of the Meteor, yeah thats existed for a while because japan's AAM-4 doesnt fit into an F-35 bay Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options... MBDA_Meteor 20 Report post Posted May 6, 2023 (edited) https://warthunder.com/en/news/8228-development-grumman-f-14b-tomcat-the-bombcat-en I'm sorry for the off topic! F-14B? lmao. Guys, I think it's time to grab our Typhoon... Edited May 6, 2023 by MBDA_Meteor Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options... Faster_Boiiiii 753 Report post Posted May 6, 2023 1 hour ago, MBDA_Meteor said: https://warthunder.com/en/news/8228-development-grumman-f-14b-tomcat-the-bombcat-en I'm sorry for the off topic! F-14B? lmao. 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Faster_Boiiiii 753 Report post Posted April 26, 2023 1 hour ago, _Iluminas_ said: the pictures dont load for me (firefox) seems to be some sort of issue with firefox. i do this in Edge so i dont have that issue but in my firefox install its the same problem. if you click on the link you'll see the pictures though. they're twitter links Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBDA_Meteor 20 Report post Posted May 4, 2023 On 27/04/2023 at 05:37, Faster_Boiiiii said: Reveal hidden contents new livery, the Eagle Star 2 I can't see the rear MAW sensor, didn't they upgrade all the aircraft? tranche 1 etc... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faster_Boiiiii 753 Report post Posted May 4, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, MBDA_Meteor said: I can't see the rear MAW sensor, didn't they upgrade all the aircraft? tranche 1 etc... i have honestly lost track. i dont know which aircraft are of which tranche because theres the 30+26 for example which has the rear sensor so higher number != higher tranche, then there's the 30+22 which also has the rear sensor. none of the trainers have it so who knows maybe they're for solo flight training has(or had) 33 Tranche 1 Eurofighters. from pictures the ones without the rear sensor(only single seater) are: 30+06 30+07 30+09 30+11 30+12 30+15 31+14 31+15 31+16 airpower.at has a list of whats supposed to be a tranche 1 fighter: 30+06, 30+07, 30+09, 30+11, 30+12, (30+13, 30+15, 30+16, 30+18, 30+19, 30+21, 30+37, 30+41, 30+43 went to austria), 30+22, 30+23, 30+25, 30+26, 30+28, 30+29, 30+30, 30+32, 30+33, send help, 30+34, 30+36, 30+39, 30+40. these are the fighters, trainers are: 30+01, 30+02, 30+03, 30+04, 30+05, 30+10, 30+14, 30+17, 30+20, 30+24, 30+27, 30+31, 30+35, 30+38, 30+42 so its all over the place but as you can see, some of these tranche 1s do have said rear MWS like the 30+26 and 30+22 so some were upgraded and some weren't. this also equals 34 aircraft but im pretty sure that one was lost in an accident or i just cannot count. tranche 2 and later all appear to have the full DASS suite except for some 31+XX ones idk why those don't have it 98+XX don't count because they're development or instrumented production aircraft Edited May 4, 2023 by Faster_Boiiiii Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBDA_Meteor 20 Report post Posted May 4, 2023 1 hour ago, Faster_Boiiiii said: i have honestly lost track. i dont know which aircraft are of which tranche because theres the 30+26 for example which has the rear sensor so higher number != higher tranche, then there's the 30+22 which also has the rear sensor. none of the trainers have it so who knows maybe they're for solo flight training has(or had) 33 Tranche 1 Eurofighters. from pictures the ones without the rear sensor(only single seater) are: 30+06 30+07 30+09 30+11 30+12 30+15 31+14 31+15 31+16 airpower.at has a list of whats supposed to be a tranche 1 fighter: 30+06, 30+07, 30+09, 30+11, 30+12, (30+13, 30+15, 30+16, 30+18, 30+19, 30+21, 30+37, 30+41, 30+43 went to austria), 30+22, 30+23, 30+25, 30+26, 30+28, 30+29, 30+30, 30+32, 30+33, 30+34, 30+36, 30+39, 30+40. these are the fighters, trainers are: 30+01, 30+02, 30+03, 30+04, 30+05, 30+10, 30+14, 30+17, 30+20, 30+24, 30+27, 30+31, 30+35, 30+38, 30+42 so its all over the place but as you can see, some of these tranche 1s do have said rear MWS like the 30+26 and 30+22 so some were upgraded and some weren't. this also equals 34 aircraft but im pretty sure that one was lost in an accident or i just cannot count. tranche 2 and later all appear to have the full DASS suite except for some 31+XX ones idk why those don't have it 98+XX don't count because they're development or instrumented production aircraft Thank you for the detailed explanation! In return, I will soon be posting several paints of the Eurofighter 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord_Prism 1,827 Report post Posted May 4, 2023 I'm just gonna leave this here... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faster_Boiiiii 753 Report post Posted May 4, 2023 54 minutes ago, Lord_Prism said: I'm just gonna leave this here... you cant just leave us hanging like this, give some more info all i could figure out is that its supposed to be a missile designed to intercept ballistic missiles during their boost phase Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord_Prism 1,827 Report post Posted May 5, 2023 19 hours ago, Faster_Boiiiii said: you cant just leave us hanging like this, give some more info all i could figure out is that its supposed to be a missile designed to intercept ballistic missiles during their boost phase https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/german-short-range-sams.1735/ just some funky ideas that got axed (also Diehl slapping thermal seekers on anything remotely close to a missile) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faster_Boiiiii 753 Report post Posted May 5, 2023 35 minutes ago, Lord_Prism said: https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/german-short-range-sams.1735/ just some funky ideas that got axed (also Diehl slapping thermal seekers on anything remotely close to a missile) its a good seeker though im genuinely surprised that they haven't slapped it on an amraam yet Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord_Prism 1,827 Report post Posted May 5, 2023 1 minute ago, Faster_Boiiiii said: its a good seeker though im genuinely surprised that they haven't slapped it on an amraam yet Oh its absolutely great, just think they should branch out into AESA radar seekers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faster_Boiiiii 753 Report post Posted May 5, 2023 2 minutes ago, Lord_Prism said: Oh its absolutely great, just think they should branch out into AESA radar seekers i dont think they have too much, if any, experience in that. thats more like Hensoldt's sorta thing. They are producing the RBS 15 Mk3 and the RAM missiles which use a radar and a dual mode IR/Radar seeker but those aren't designed and produced by only Diehl. all of the other missiles are IR guided Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord_Prism 1,827 Report post Posted May 5, 2023 19 minutes ago, Faster_Boiiiii said: i dont think they have too much, if any, experience in that. thats more like Hensoldt's sorta thing. They are producing the RBS 15 Mk3 and the RAM missiles which use a radar and a dual mode IR/Radar seeker but those aren't designed and produced by only Diehl. all of the other missiles are IR guided I was imagining a medium range thrust vectoring AESA missile, think Derby but better Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faster_Boiiiii 753 Report post Posted May 5, 2023 16 minutes ago, Lord_Prism said: I was imagining a medium range thrust vectoring AESA missile, think Derby but better yeaa i just dont know if they have the AESA knowledge... the IRIS-T SLX does have its own radar seeker as well(dual mode) but idk if Diehl designed it or if its a partnership or smth... they can definitely make the missile, no doubts there, but im not so sure about the guidance Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord_Prism 1,827 Report post Posted May 5, 2023 3 minutes ago, Faster_Boiiiii said: yeaa i just dont know if they have the AESA knowledge... the IRIS-T SLX does have its own radar seeker as well(dual mode) but idk if Diehl designed it or if its a partnership or smth... they can definitely make the missile, no doubts there, but im not so sure about the guidance I know they dont, just thought it a neat idea, but yes the ALI missile would've been used on a variety of targets including jets potentially Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faster_Boiiiii 753 Report post Posted May 5, 2023 2 hours ago, Lord_Prism said: I know they dont, just thought it a neat idea, but yes the ALI missile would've been used on a variety of targets including jets potentially well i am kinda hoping for a new version of the Meteor to be developed. maybe something is going to happen with the new Defense Minister Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireraid233 4,275 Report post Posted May 5, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Faster_Boiiiii said: well i am kinda hoping for a new version of the Meteor to be developed. maybe something is going to happen with the new Defense Minister There is actually something like that in development between Japan and U.K look up JNAAM it is esessentially the AAM-4Bs AESA seeker with the body of the Meteor, Edited May 5, 2023 by Fireraid233 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faster_Boiiiii 753 Report post Posted May 6, 2023 10 hours ago, Fireraid233 said: There is actually something like that in development between Japan and U.K look up JNAAM it is esessentially the AAM-4Bs AESA seeker with the body of the Meteor, yeah thats existed for a while because japan's AAM-4 doesnt fit into an F-35 bay Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBDA_Meteor 20 Report post Posted May 6, 2023 (edited) https://warthunder.com/en/news/8228-development-grumman-f-14b-tomcat-the-bombcat-en I'm sorry for the off topic! F-14B? lmao. Guys, I think it's time to grab our Typhoon... Edited May 6, 2023 by MBDA_Meteor Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faster_Boiiiii 753 Report post Posted May 6, 2023 1 hour ago, MBDA_Meteor said: https://warthunder.com/en/news/8228-development-grumman-f-14b-tomcat-the-bombcat-en I'm sorry for the off topic! F-14B? lmao. Guys, I think it's time to grab our Typhoon... we aint getting this. f-4f ice without amraams at best lol 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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i think the Meteor also deserves its own post as the primary long range weaponry of the 3 Eurocanards but I haven't really looked into that too much yet so I'm lacking sources.
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