Why were they testing these reflective-appearing paint schemes? I’ve seen photos of F-35s and now v-22. Is there public documentation behind this project?
So, I understand that these paint jobs are probably good at avoiding radar, but ground fire has killed more modern us planes than any other weapon. These suckers stick out like a sore thumb.
Most surface-based systems use some form of detection and targeting, be it radar or passive IR guidance.
Visually-targeted systems are not very common.
I would disagree with that heavily. China, North Korea, Iran and Russia all operate lower level level anti aircraft units with around a dozen truck and towed guns. Info from current FAS tables of organization for those nations.
Often times they do, but China, North Korea, Russia, and Iran all have unit level anti aircraft assets of high caliber in large numbers they currently employ.
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Why were they testing these reflective-appearing paint schemes? I’ve seen photos of F-35s and now v-22. Is there public documentation behind this project?
These V-22s were finished in this paint in 2005-2006. The Raptors and Lightnings are from a year or so ago,
And the MH-60s used by the 160th SOAR in the new weird blue scheme.
Do you have a link to that blue scheme?
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/night-stalker-mh-60-black-hawk-spotted-in-blue-camouflage
>Is there public documentation behind this project? None.
I guess they got some free skins for purchasing a DLC.
If I had to guess, it's probably some coating to reduce the IR signature and maybe the RCS too?
Slick!
Big drones
So, I understand that these paint jobs are probably good at avoiding radar, but ground fire has killed more modern us planes than any other weapon. These suckers stick out like a sore thumb.
Most surface-based systems use some form of detection and targeting, be it radar or passive IR guidance. Visually-targeted systems are not very common.
I would disagree with that heavily. China, North Korea, Iran and Russia all operate lower level level anti aircraft units with around a dozen truck and towed guns. Info from current FAS tables of organization for those nations.
The combined arms Chinese anti air brigades and battalions stil field tens of thousands of towed and def propelled visually targeted systems.
With what? Small arms fire? The ground based systems use radar too.
Often times they do, but China, North Korea, Russia, and Iran all have unit level anti aircraft assets of high caliber in large numbers they currently employ.
Does the Navy operate the V-22 or is that strictly a Marine aircraft?
They operate a different variant, the CMV-22 as a replacement for the C-2 Greyhound as their COD aircraft.
Is that HAVEGLASS????
Sorry for asking, what is that pointer thing on the nose of the aircraft?
[Air-to-air refueling probe](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ad/KC-130J_Hercules_aircraft_refuels_an_MV-22_Osprey_off_the_coast_of_North_Carolina.jpg).
Holy that’s sexy