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That is some shopping spree for The Netherlands, JASSM-ER, PULS MLRS and Tomahawks. One question that I have is how many JASSM-ER are they expected to buy?
Some reporting on same in English:The Dutch have announced they are buying JASSM-ER for their F-35's, PULS MLRS for the army and Tomahawks for the navy.
In Dutch
Defensie versterkt vuurkracht met raketartillerie en langeafstandswapens
Defensie versterkt de vuurkracht van de krijgsmacht. Dat gebeurt met de aanschaf van raketartillerie voor de landmacht en langeafstandswapens voor de marine en luchtmacht. Deze systemen kunnen over langere afstand met grote precisie en kracht doelen bereiken. Dat schrijft staatssecretaris...www.defensie.nl
-The 'Deep Strike Capacity, Air' (JASSM-ER) project is expected to cost between €250 million and €1 billion. The budget is made up of investments, a risk reserve and operating costs for the next fifteen yearsThat is some shopping spree for The Netherlands, JASSM-ER, PULS MLRS and Tomahawks. One question that I have is how many JASSM-ER are they expected to buy?
we haven't seen how the actual thing looks (only remains of wing - which isn't the same wing we see here).I don't see any data cable connecting bomb/kit to the plane. Is it can only be set by ground crew?
That is a pity Forest Green, I would have thought that the UAE would have designed a hypersonic missile? But I suppose that they will be looking into that field later on once that the Saber enters service in large numbers.
No else has an air launched hypersonic air breathing missile; I can’t imagine the UAE even has research in this field. I’m impressed they can put together a JASSM clone.
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More about the UAE standoff weapons, they also have the Nasef ground and air launched cruise missile. It’s claimed to be “low cost” but that could mean a bunch of things.
Range is 90km launched from ground and 120km launched from air and it has a 50kg warhead and with total weight 100kg without booster.
Guidance currently is GNSS+SAL but an engineer associated with EDGE said it will receive a infrared seeker in the future in February.
Surprisingly they are actually trying to develop indigenous turbojets and turbofans for these programs which means that range limitations would be moot for missiles like the Saber I mentioned earlier. They could achieve missiles like the JASSM-ER without having to worry about MTCR limitations.
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Once released from the aircraft, the JDAM autonomously navigates to the designated target coordinates. Target coordinates can be loaded into the aircraft before takeoff, manually altered by the aircrew before weapon release, or automatically entered through target designation with onboard aircraft sensors. In its most accurate mode, the JDAM system will provide a weapon circular error probable of 5 meters or less during free flight when GPS data is available. If GPS data is denied, the JDAM will achieve a 30-meter CEP or less for free flight times up to 100 seconds with a GPS quality handoff from the aircraft.
30 meters may not be accurate enough even with large bombs.Joint Direct Attack Munition GBU- 31/32/38
The Joint Direct Attack Munition is a guidance tail kit that converts existing unguided free-fall bombs into accurate, adverse weather "smart" munitions.www.af.milOnce released from the aircraft, the JDAM autonomously navigates to the designated target coordinates. Target coordinates can be loaded into the aircraft before takeoff, manually altered by the aircrew before weapon release, or automatically entered through target designation with onboard aircraft sensors. In its most accurate mode, the JDAM system will provide a weapon circular error probable of 5 meters or less during free flight when GPS data is available. If GPS data is denied, the JDAM will achieve a 30-meter CEP or less for free flight times up to 100 seconds with a GPS quality handoff from the aircraft.
@Graugrun
I was aware of most of this in detail but I’m wondering about the drones. Which drones are you speaking about?
Oh and EDGE also contracts Incomar for consulting work.
Yeah I forgot, the odd thing about that drone was they imported a lot of parts from Serbia for drone that including the seeker and warhead. A lot of intersection in the defense industry.@Graugrun
I was aware of most of this in detail but I’m wondering about the drones. Which drones are you speaking about?
Oh and EDGE also contracts Incomar for consulting work.
This one is confirmed - https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/th...types-projects-concepts-etc.23149/post-351028
Russian GPS jamming will only be effective in the last few km of flight. It will get decent GPS data at launch and will continue to receive data on the way to the target.30 meters may not be accurate enough even with large bombs.Joint Direct Attack Munition GBU- 31/32/38
The Joint Direct Attack Munition is a guidance tail kit that converts existing unguided free-fall bombs into accurate, adverse weather "smart" munitions.www.af.milOnce released from the aircraft, the JDAM autonomously navigates to the designated target coordinates. Target coordinates can be loaded into the aircraft before takeoff, manually altered by the aircrew before weapon release, or automatically entered through target designation with onboard aircraft sensors. In its most accurate mode, the JDAM system will provide a weapon circular error probable of 5 meters or less during free flight when GPS data is available. If GPS data is denied, the JDAM will achieve a 30-meter CEP or less for free flight times up to 100 seconds with a GPS quality handoff from the aircraft.
I get the feeling that the speak of Russians effectively jamming the GPS guidance of GMLRS and JDAM going on in some (mostly American) mass media based on anonymous Ukrainian sources is a Ukrainian ploy intended to make Russians place and actively use their limited number of jammers next to strategic targets, thus both allowing the Ukrainian military intelligence to narrow down their search and making the jammers very vulnerable to attacks by AGM-88 HARM or other precision weapons.Russian GPS jamming will only be effective in the last few km of flight. It will get decent GPS data at launch and will continue to receive data on the way to the target.30 meters may not be accurate enough even with large bombs.Joint Direct Attack Munition GBU- 31/32/38
The Joint Direct Attack Munition is a guidance tail kit that converts existing unguided free-fall bombs into accurate, adverse weather "smart" munitions.www.af.milOnce released from the aircraft, the JDAM autonomously navigates to the designated target coordinates. Target coordinates can be loaded into the aircraft before takeoff, manually altered by the aircrew before weapon release, or automatically entered through target designation with onboard aircraft sensors. In its most accurate mode, the JDAM system will provide a weapon circular error probable of 5 meters or less during free flight when GPS data is available. If GPS data is denied, the JDAM will achieve a 30-meter CEP or less for free flight times up to 100 seconds with a GPS quality handoff from the aircraft.
Basically its unlikely the CEP will veer that much off target, they might get a CEP of 15 metres...which for a 500/1000lb bomb is close enough....Russian GPS jammers are also exceptionally rare and high value. They're not going to be within 20km of the front (if that, their effect will drop away as distance and terrain gets in the way), and given what we know about Ukrainian use of JDAM/JDAM-ER and the way their aircraft will have to release it (i.e low and fast from a pop-up loft profile) they're not going to be targeting much beyond 10-15 km of the front line....
Japan develops long-range target observation munition to accompany missiles | Shephard
To guide long-range weapons, Japan is developing a new missile with the express purpose of providing observation and targeting data.www.shephardmedia.com
“The aft manoeuvre system” whatever that entailsDoes NG advertise this as having any capability against sea skimming missiles? Also it isn't clear to me how the projectile maneuvers.