Typhoon first operational sortie with MBDA Brimstone 2
The RAF’s Typhoon Force flew its first operational sortie carrying the new-to-Typhoon MBDA Brimstone 2 precision attack missile on 30 January 2019.
See Justin Reuter's Twitter Feed for a video. https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....344ba22c44.png Also see the Aerospace Analysis and Insight FB page. |
Very nice. It would be good to carry an asymmetric loadout of 3x PW4 and a single rack of brimstone. |
Is that inbound or outbound? As in two employed or unable to carry a three pack? |
It really looks like an exercise in converting a super sleek jet into an A10.
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Originally Posted by orca
(Post 10378009)
Is that inbound or outbound? As in two employed or unable to carry a three pack? |
It really looks like an exercise in converting a super sleek jet into an A10. |
Originally Posted by frodo_monkey
(Post 10378062)
Probably carrying one for air carriage hour reasons. |
Originally Posted by frodo_monkey
(Post 10378062)
Probably carrying one for air carriage hour reasons. |
What is the store on the starboard outer station?
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JTO - Where does it put the other two PW4 to take it up to 4? |
Bit of an OP SEC foofa showing that hardened building in the background too.... might give the Operational Location away too...:E
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Originally Posted by 57mm
(Post 10378317)
What is the store on the starboard outer station?
-RP |
Originally Posted by flighthappens
(Post 10378320)
JTO - Where does it put the other two PW4 to take it up to 4? |
Originally Posted by Just This Once...
(Post 10378335)
The Typhoon Common Weapons Launcher shown above with single Brimstones mounted can also be used to carry up to 2x PW4. If you only need to carry a single PW4 on a pylon then no need to carry the common weapons launcher.
Cheers. |
Thanks RP. Why are there no AMRAAMs on fuselage stations and what is the centre line pod, which seems different from the usual Litening pod?
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Originally Posted by flighthappens
(Post 10378338)
There you go. I assume that’s a cleared config within the RTS then...
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Originally Posted by 57mm
(Post 10378382)
Thanks RP. Why are there no AMRAAMs on fuselage stations and what is the centre line pod, which seems different from the usual Litening pod?
https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....98ee346598.jpg |
weemonkey,
Except that we have no 'troops in contact" in country and no deployed presence of thousands of ground troops in place. So no chance of a replay of the RMP debacle. |
Originally Posted by Just This Once...
(Post 10378335)
The Typhoon Common Weapons Launcher shown above with single Brimstones mounted can also be used to carry up to 2x PW4. If you only need to carry a single PW4 on a pylon then no need to carry the common weapons launcher.
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The original triple launcher (as used on Tornado) was just for three Brimstone. That is the new Cobham Common Weapons Launcher, which can also mount a pair of Paveway IVs.
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