Moderadores: Lepanto, poliorcetes, Edu, Orel
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The UAE has requested the possible sale of three hundred (300) AIM-9X-2 Sidewinder Block II missiles, forty (40) AIM-9X-2 Sidewinder Captive Air Training Missiles (CATMs), thirty (30) AIM-9X-2 Block II Tactical guidance units, fifteen (15) AIM-9X-2 CATM guidance units, containers, spares, support equipment and missile support, U.S. Government and contractor technical assistance and other related logistics support, and other associated support equipment and services. The total estimated cost is $270.4 million.
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Raytheon Co., Tucson, Arizona, has been awarded a not-to-exceed $14,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity cost contract for research and development in support of increased capabilities for next-generation, air-launched, tactical missiles. Contractor will work to increase the number of missiles carried on a single sortie, increase the effectiveness of each missile, and enhance the platform survivability against all threats in an anti-access, area denial (A2AD) environment. Two research concepts to fulfill these needs are the Small Advanced Capability Missile (SACM) and Miniature Self-Defense Munition (MSDM). The SACM will support affordable, highly lethal, small size and weight ordnance with advanced air frame design and synergistic control capabilities for air dominance enabling high air-to-air load-out. The MSDM will support miniaturized weapon capabilities for air superiority by enabling close-in platform self-defense and penetration into contested A2AD environment with little to no impact to payload capacity. Work will be performed at Tucson, Arizona, and is expected to be complete by Jan. 19, 2021. This award is the result of a competitive acquisition with four offers received. Fiscal 2016 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $388,905 are being obligated at the time of award. Air Force Research Laboratory, Munitions Directorate, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, is the contracting activity (FA8651-16-D-0314).
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Por cierto, Corea del Sur le echa un ojo a los misiles europeos con vistas a su integración en el KF-X:
Antey escribió:Tiene que ser el R-27ET, los guiaban con un sistema FLIR europeo si no me equivoco
Parece que utilizan los tres FLIR ULTRA 8500 norteamericanos que disponen para hacer el seguimiento electróptico de los lanzamientos y la filmación en si misma, pero para la detección quizás estén utilizando los mismos radares N019MP de los MiG-29 y su sistema de control de fuego. Ya una vez lanzado, el misil es fire-and-forget.
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