F-35 v F/A-18 Shornet-play ground style

[JA Boomer]

F-15Es can carry 5 JASSMs

Yes, sir!

[Albany Rifles]

Update, US Navy has decided to buy JASSM-ER instead of JSOW-ER according to this years budget proposal

Makes absolute sense.

[Gun Grape]

Update, US Navy has decided to buy JASSM-ER instead of JSOW-ER according to this years budget proposal

[Gun Grape]

Its designed to be air launched from jets like the FA-18 so one would assume so. After all the JASSM ER only weights just over 1000 kilos and older gen F-15s can carry ordinance of that weight. Bulk/dimensions might be another issue though. A maritime strike version of the EX might end up using fewer pylons when carrying a strike package of JASSMs. Any F-15 pilots about?

JASSM is a USAF project.

Navy has the LRASM that is comparable in weight and a F-18 E/F can carry 4 of those

F-15Es can carry 5 JASSMs

[Albany Rifles]

Isn't everyone on WAB these days?

Not ALL of us of Cold War Vintage (it was a great vintage) are stuck back there!

[Albany Rifles]

Now that would be cool....I wonder how many Harpoons you could hang from one of them.

How many ya got?

[Monash]

But can the pylons handle the weight?

Its designed to be air launched from jets like the FA-18 so one would assume so. After all the JASSM ER only weights just over 1000 kilos and older gen F-15s can carry ordinance of that weight. Bulk/dimensions might be another issue though. A maritime strike version of the EX might end up using fewer pylons when carrying a strike package of JASSMs. Any F-15 pilots about?

[jlvfr]

Even better how about the JASSM-ER. Lets say 6 per plane & a squadron of 12. That's 72 stealthy, looong ranged, sea skimming cruise missiles with 450 kilo warheads. That should be enough to put the wind up the skirts of any CSG Commander.

But can the pylons handle the weight?

[Monash]

True, I'm stuck in the 80s lol

Isn't everyone on WAB these days?

[TopHatter]

Even better how about the JASSM-ER. Lets say 6 per plane & a squadron of 12. That's 72 stealthy, looong ranged, sea skimming cruise missiles with 450 kilo warheads. That should be enough to put the wind up the skirts of any CSG Commander.

True, I'm stuck in the 80s lol

[Monash]

Now that would be cool....I wonder how many Harpoons you could hang from one of them.

Even better how about the JASSM-ER. Lets say 6 per plane & a squadron of 12. That's 72 stealthy, looong ranged, sea skimming cruise missiles with 450 kilo warheads. That should be enough to put the wind up the skirts of any CSG Commander.

[TopHatter]

I would love to see a specialized maritime strike version of the F-15ex.

Now that would be cool....I wonder how many Harpoons you could hang from one of them.

[Monash]

I would love to see a specialized maritime strike version of the F-15ex.

[JA Boomer]

Canada selects the F-35: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/cana...next-warplane/

[JA Boomer]

With the invasion of Ukraine, the thought that Canada should buy a cheap fighter because it really only needs an air interception platform is dead, no? I don't see how the government can not buy the F-35 at this point.