I'm a big fan of the XM8. I think that the Army should use it to replace the M-16 and its derivitives.
US Military News, Reports, Data, etc.
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TerraN_EmpirE
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Infra_Man99
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Here are three articles compiling updated information on the F-22, JSF or F-35, and AMRAAM, which states that these news jets and their weapons systems have incredibly unmatched performance against late block F-16s, F/A-18 A to D, and F-15 A to E, like their their stealth signature, the stealth radar, joint fighting ability with other F-22s and other weapons systems, electronics warfare, speed, etc.
It is all most impressive according to these articles:
Of course, the F-22 is not the only advanced jet fighter out there:
F-22 compared to Eurofighter:
An interesting incident between the F-22 and Super Hornet (I wonder if these two pictures of probably the same Super Hornet "gunning down" an F-22 is real or "Photoshopped"):
Read the comments on these pictures, which are supposedly made by US navy and air force fighter pilots. Most comments are just trashtalking.
It is all most impressive according to these articles:
Of course, the F-22 is not the only advanced jet fighter out there:
F-22 compared to Eurofighter:
An interesting incident between the F-22 and Super Hornet (I wonder if these two pictures of probably the same Super Hornet "gunning down" an F-22 is real or "Photoshopped"):
Read the comments on these pictures, which are supposedly made by US navy and air force fighter pilots. Most comments are just trashtalking.
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Trash talking is correct. NAVAIR and the USAF don't really get along..
USAF pilots think they are better than USN/USMC pilots. And USN/USMC pilots know they are better than USAF pilots because the USN/USMC can make arresting landings on a CVN...That's just the tip of the iceberg.
Trash talking is correct. NAVAIR and the USAF don't really get along..
USAF pilots think they are better than USN/USMC pilots. And USN/USMC pilots know they are better than USAF pilots because the USN/USMC can make arresting landings on a CVN...That's just the tip of the iceberg.
I take it that you are partial to the Navy?
Oh hell yea!
In 1989 when the USAF finally one a Red Flag event it was headline news on every USAF base worldwide..
Nowadays the skills of the USAF pilots are on par with the USN except in one catagory..arrested landings on a moving ship. The USN/USMC can..and the USAF cannot. Simple.
Aressted landings are a speical skill.
Oh hell yea!
In 1989 when the USAF finally one a Red Flag event it was headline news on every USAF base worldwide..
Nowadays the skills of the USAF pilots are on par with the USN except in one catagory..arrested landings on a moving ship. The USN/USMC can..and the USAF cannot. Simple.
Aressted landings are a speical skill.
In Vietnam the Air Force did almost no air to air combat. At least they were never intended too. For a reason. That was left to the Navy. If I remember correctly, that is.
USN grounds 39 P-3 Orions
This is not good news. Some of those P-3 airframes are very old. The P-8(737) won't come into service for 5-7 more years..
The only ace of the Vietnam war was USN LT Randy "Duke" Cunninghamm...He retired as a commander. He was elected to the US congress and is now in prison for accecpting millions of dollars of payoffs to give defense conractors and other favors...
This is not good news. Some of those P-3 airframes are very old. The P-8(737) won't come into service for 5-7 more years..
The only ace of the Vietnam war was USN LT Randy "Duke" Cunninghamm...He retired as a commander. He was elected to the US congress and is now in prison for accecpting millions of dollars of payoffs to give defense conractors and other favors...
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Pointblank
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XM-8 is officially dead. It came out of the abortive OICW project - as an attempt to find something out of that multi-billion dollar waste of resources and time. The carbine version of the XM-8 has terrible terminal ballistic performance compared to the M-4 due to its shorter barrel, despite the weapon being the same length. Those who are testing the system at Fort Benning can best describe the system as being completely and totally unviable. The fact that they are keeping the system around for testing is to appease GDLS. The only supporters of the XM-8 is it's sellers, and their supporters.