Thanks for the info. My question was really around wether the Australian Oder had been completed.
Royal Australian Air Force [RAAF] News, Discussions and Updates
Going Boeing
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Some additional firepower for the P-8’s, it’s good to have as many missile carrying platforms as possible.
LRASM fit tested on USN P-8
LRASM fit tested on USN P-8
4 LRASM on a P-8A is going to ruin somebody's day. The AGM-158C is a great weapon with a large warhead which, IIRC, is 1,000lb. Truckborne and shipborne variants make for a potential weapons system. Wonder if the JSM fits into the P-8A bomb bay? A combination of the LRASM and the JSM makes for a good fit, in the air, on land, and at sea.
It can also employ the light drop winged torpedo that extends the range it can be employed from I dont know if this is on the shopping basket /Wishlist of the R.A.A.F but may be worth considering
Navy P-8 Poseidon Can Now Drop Winged Torpedoes In Combat (Updated) (thedrive.com)
Navy P-8 Poseidon Can Now Drop Winged Torpedoes In Combat (Updated) (thedrive.com)
Going Boeing
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This video shows that LRASM has a lot more capability to evade defences, not to mention the bigger warhead. Not much information is available about fitting the JSM to the P-8 yet but it make a good complementary fit if it can be fired from the bomb bay.
Long Range Anti Ship Missile
AGM-158C-3 is the USN’s intended operational missile. This missile features LRASM and JASSM-ER capabilities within the one weapon, which means USN P-8A’s at least, will also possess a stand-off land strike capability in addition to their ASuW role.
Something I am positive RAAF will be monitoring…
Going Boeing
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The Naval News article that I previously linked did not specify the LRASM variant that is to be used on the P-8 but this article is specific that it is the C-3 variant as you indicated.
US Navy to equip P-8A Poseidon aircraft with four AGM-158C-3 LRASM anti-ship missiles
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Shanesworld
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Ohakea.....?
Only if you guys become the 7th state of the Commonwealth. I think hell will freeze over before that happens
Redlands18
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Australia would become West New Zealand before that happenedOnly if you guys become the 7th state of the Commonwealth. I think hell will freeze over before that happens
NZ more like West California ATM!Australia would become West New Zealand before that happened
John Newman
The Bunker Group
NZ joining with Oz? No thanks, keep the dole bludgers on that side of the ditch, plus when they mess up here we can deport them!
Anyway...... back to reality.
Reportedly the USN has ordered the first LRIP batch of NGJ pods for the USN and RAAF Growler fleets.
adbr.com.au
A total of 15 shipsets (2 x pods per shipset), 11 for the USN and 4 for the RAAF.
Anyway...... back to reality.
Reportedly the USN has ordered the first LRIP batch of NGJ pods for the USN and RAAF Growler fleets.
Raytheon contracted for first Next Gen Jammer pods for Australia | ADBR
Raytheon has been awarded a US$650.4m (A$975m) contract by the US Navy for a low rate initial production (LRIP) batch of 15 AN/ALQ-249(V1) Next Generation Jammer (NGJ) Mid-Band (MB) pod…
adbr.com.au
A total of 15 shipsets (2 x pods per shipset), 11 for the USN and 4 for the RAAF.
Over here Australia is known as the West Island.Australia would become West New Zealand before that happened
He also said about Kiwis crossing the tch to live and work that "It raises the IQ of both nations".
Nope, smoking dope isn't legal here. Thank God we don't have the California system of govt as well.
For all intent and purposes New Zealand already just consider Australia the mainland. One extimate I read was that 670,000 or 15% of all Kiwi citizens live in Australia. If a Kiwi lives in Australia long emough they can even get a pension from Australia.
One thing I have always wondered is whether or not Kiwis should be allowed to join the ADF. Currently they are restricted, but given the likely manpower requirements over the nexr few decades maybe that should change.
One thing I have always wondered is whether or not Kiwis should be allowed to join the ADF. Currently they are restricted, but given the likely manpower requirements over the nexr few decades maybe that should change.
John Newman
The Bunker Group
With test flights for F-35s having resumed, its time for some of those temporarily parked ‘new’ RAAF F-35A to take to the air.
The latest one being A35-063:
www.f-16.net
This photo was taken during a 1st April 2023 test flight, only nine (9) more to go before all 72 currently approved complete delivery to the RAAF.
The latest one being A35-063:
A35-063 • f-16 photography
www.f-16.net
This photo was taken during a 1st April 2023 test flight, only nine (9) more to go before all 72 currently approved complete delivery to the RAAF.
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They face the same enlistment requirements as everyone else, as long as they have Australian citizenship (or are in the process of applying) and can pass the recruitment process there's no other obstructions to them joining.
Sorry to repeat the question but does anyone know if the RAAF Storm Breaker order was completed?
www.popularmechanics.com
The Air Force Is Making a Big Bet on StormBreaker Bombs
The smart weapon can expertly destroy valid military targets on the move.
www.popularmechanics.com
Given as from last month, they haven't been 'integrated' yet on the F-35 or Super hornet. I think the answer would be no. Not until ready for use, before delivery.
www.ex2.com.au
"StormBreaker is officially approved for operational use on the F-15E and the US Air Force and Navy have begun integration activities on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet. "
Raytheon Technologies awarded US$320 million for StormBreaker smart weapon - EX2 for Defence Innovators
The US Air Force has awarded Raytheon Technologies a US$320 million (AUD$478 million) contract to produce and deliver 1,500 GBU-53B StormBreaker® smart weapons – formerly known as the Small Diameter Bomb. The air-launched StormBreaker is a network enabled glide bomb that autonomously detects and...
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Anthony_B_78
Active Member
What the DSR means for the RAAF: Summary - More pilots, upgrade to F-35s, no B-21s.
Air domain force structure design priorities
8.40 Australia’s Air Force must be optimised for all aspects of air warfare. The support of maritime, littoral and sustainment operations from Australia’s northern base network will be a high priority.
8.41 Air Force must be able to maintain:
a network of northern air bases with appropriate hardening and dispersal;
crewed and autonomous systems capable of air defence;
strike capability (maritime and land);
intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance;
anti-submarine warfare;
command and control for integrated air and missile defence;
air-to-air refuelling; and
heavy and medium air mobility.
8.42 Air Force must increase the numbers of critical positions and implement a scalable aircrew training system to meet aircrew requirements across the force, commensurate with operational requirements.
8.43 Air combat crewing requires a new approach which is consistent with our strategic circumstances. Air Force must develop a plan to increase aircrew numbers to ensure that air combat and P-8 maritime squadrons have the crewing to operate all available aircraft at high tempo. This will substantially increase preparedness in the mid to long-term.
Air domain immediate investment priorities
8.44 F-35A Joint Strike Fighter and F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft must be able to operate the Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile. The Joint Strike Missile (JSM) should also be integrated onto the F-35A. To enable the F-35A fleet to operate the JSM, the aircraft will need to be upgraded to Block 4 configuration.
8.45 MQ-28A Ghost Bat is a sovereign autonomous air vehicle designed to operate as part of an integrated system of crewed and uncrewed aircraft and space-based capabilities. MQ-28A is intended to be an attritable platform, which costs less than a crewed platform, and can be replaced rapidly. This program should be a priority for collaborative development with the United States.
8.46 The Review has undertaken detailed discussions in Australia and the United States in relation to the B-21 Raider as a potential capability option for Australia. In light of our strategic circumstances and the approach to Defence strategy and capability development outlined in this Review, we do not consider the B-21 to be a suitable option for consideration for acquisition.
Air domain force structure design priorities
8.40 Australia’s Air Force must be optimised for all aspects of air warfare. The support of maritime, littoral and sustainment operations from Australia’s northern base network will be a high priority.
8.41 Air Force must be able to maintain:
a network of northern air bases with appropriate hardening and dispersal;
crewed and autonomous systems capable of air defence;
strike capability (maritime and land);
intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance;
anti-submarine warfare;
command and control for integrated air and missile defence;
air-to-air refuelling; and
heavy and medium air mobility.
8.42 Air Force must increase the numbers of critical positions and implement a scalable aircrew training system to meet aircrew requirements across the force, commensurate with operational requirements.
8.43 Air combat crewing requires a new approach which is consistent with our strategic circumstances. Air Force must develop a plan to increase aircrew numbers to ensure that air combat and P-8 maritime squadrons have the crewing to operate all available aircraft at high tempo. This will substantially increase preparedness in the mid to long-term.
Air domain immediate investment priorities
8.44 F-35A Joint Strike Fighter and F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft must be able to operate the Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile. The Joint Strike Missile (JSM) should also be integrated onto the F-35A. To enable the F-35A fleet to operate the JSM, the aircraft will need to be upgraded to Block 4 configuration.
8.45 MQ-28A Ghost Bat is a sovereign autonomous air vehicle designed to operate as part of an integrated system of crewed and uncrewed aircraft and space-based capabilities. MQ-28A is intended to be an attritable platform, which costs less than a crewed platform, and can be replaced rapidly. This program should be a priority for collaborative development with the United States.
8.46 The Review has undertaken detailed discussions in Australia and the United States in relation to the B-21 Raider as a potential capability option for Australia. In light of our strategic circumstances and the approach to Defence strategy and capability development outlined in this Review, we do not consider the B-21 to be a suitable option for consideration for acquisition.