F-35 Cancelled, then what ?
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LO, perhaps you should read my post, I have already said it's not the power generation, they say the issue is heat.
can you tell when there is a laser weapon that can fit into a fighter, how "the nature of air combat will have changed dramatically."
can you tell when there is a laser weapon that can fit into a fighter, how "the nature of air combat will have changed dramatically."
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as I said, the yanks were interested in the tech and there is a joint, DSTO/Tenix(BAE australia) and the US, (Australian-US Project Arrangement 10 EWSP cooperation programme). The use of long wavelength fiber is where it was headed.
ADM: OZDIRCM emerges
The micro-structured fluoride glass optical fibre was developed collaboratively by DSTO with Sydney University and is a world first, allowing the transmission of longer IR wavelengths of light.
In between attacking me, is there any chance you can you tell when there is a l@ser weapon that can fit into a fighter, how "the nature of air combat will have changed dramatically."
ADM: OZDIRCM emerges
The micro-structured fluoride glass optical fibre was developed collaboratively by DSTO with Sydney University and is a world first, allowing the transmission of longer IR wavelengths of light.
In between attacking me, is there any chance you can you tell when there is a l@ser weapon that can fit into a fighter, how "the nature of air combat will have changed dramatically."
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AFAIK the current DIRCM use mirrors.
Where as the OZDIRCM and the directed energy weapon both use the Diode-pumped solid-state lasers and fiber optics.
Now where that tech has gone in the last 10 years, I don't know, but the micro-structured fluoride glass optical fibre was developed collaboratively by DSTO with Sydney University and was a world first, allowing the transmission of longer IR wavelengths of light.
now it may be a miniature, but it may be good for starting fires from a great height
Where as the OZDIRCM and the directed energy weapon both use the Diode-pumped solid-state lasers and fiber optics.
Now where that tech has gone in the last 10 years, I don't know, but the micro-structured fluoride glass optical fibre was developed collaboratively by DSTO with Sydney University and was a world first, allowing the transmission of longer IR wavelengths of light.
now it may be a miniature, but it may be good for starting fires from a great height
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Me neither, it started as an aside of "Australia has done some testing in the usa with their l@sers and one was optioned for possible use on aircraft." and then it was jumped on aggressively.
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Jeez, easy to see how she made Lt Col. She's memorised the official answer book by heart.
Never trust anyone that starts answering the question so quickly with a prepared answer.
Never trust anyone that starts answering the question so quickly with a prepared answer.
Note the PA Minder stationed at left of screen. It's also interesting to check her answers against this:
http://cdn.warisboring.com/images/F-...s-Guidance.pdf
http://cdn.warisboring.com/images/F-...s-Guidance.pdf
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It could be worse, they could be whining on a forum with a big batch of butthurt
We are all very happy to read your repetitive posts about the great work you guys have done on a miniaturised DIRCM. Ten years ago. But don't keep whining about it.
Please don't now start accusing others here of whining.
Well tooled up SPs as well.
...which came roaring in at the speed of heat with all afterburners blazing, then pulled up sharply before levelling off from a wingover, followed by a landing. Rather sporting, we thought, for something that big. It then parked behind us and was promptly roped off with some humourless gun-toting SPs keeping onlookers at a safe distance....
The aircraft commander, some chisel-featured young Major wearing dark RayBans, climbed down from the jet and promptly drove off after a few words with a grey-haired Crew Chief of the old school. A little later we went over to ask if we could look around the jet; whereupon the Crew Chief muttered "Sure, no problem - that dumbassed kid jus' overstressed ma' bird an' we're gonna be stuck here for f**k*n days now!"...
Even the SPs managed a smile.
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Link to a well presented article from AeroResource...
F-35 - Joint Strike Fighter (Part 2) ? AeroResource.co.uk ? Aviation Articles, Reports and Reviews
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F-35 - Joint Strike Fighter (Part 2) ? AeroResource.co.uk ? Aviation Articles, Reports and Reviews
-RP
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