POV: you just suggested launching a WAS strike using only JOTS/OTIXES targetting data.

Attack effectively first.

Vector Logic JOTS display (1st image), re-created with ArcGIS (2nd image). A Vector Logic grid could utilize any member of a battle force as the grid origin (3rd image).

There are some fun stories of F-14 pilots taking a nap while either the E-2 or a ship flew them around using Link4A. Off the record of course!

Ladies and gentlemen, another Standard Missile Saturday is upon us.

Bringing the P-8 vibes that the Northern Fleet subs really hate.

Must say, this technology is quite impressive for 1979

POV: You are a CIWS, and I am about to ruin your day with these maneuvers

We have a UHF Relay pod at home:

During the development of the Airborne Missile Control System(AMCS) for the F-4 Phantom, interest was shown in an Infrared Search and Track(IRST) system to permit tracking of targets when the Radar could not detect them.
This produced the Avion AN/AAA-4, an F-4B exclusive IRST.🧵

Part II is now published. This article examines one of the more bizarre campaigns in American Military History, Operation Rolling Thunder. (Reposts appreciated!)

Trying to explain the US naval warfare environment during the Cold War, like "Well first you have to read this journal to understand the developments in Surface to Air Missiles, and this on the Soviet threat, you have to follow that up with this book to get understand Naval Space Developments"

Lots of new followers I suspect due to @heatloss.bsky.social (I really appreciate it!). Ive got some interesting work in the pipeline that I am largely going to post either here or on the Substack. In the meantime, enjoy this fun OAB graphic.

What if you were a SAM operator waiting for an aircraft to enter your FOV so you could shoot it down?

But the EA-6B said "In your face from outer space!" Then fired a salvo of HARMs at you from beyond your radar horizon.

DOT&E: The Navy isn't realistically stressing Aegis
US Navy: We don't have enough targets on gods green earth to saturate Aegis in a manner that would satisfy the DOT&E

F-117 thread
Following USAF experiences in the Vietnam War and observing Israeli performance in the Yom Kippur War , it's was clear there needed someway for aircraft to bypass SAM'S (1/n)🧵

All the targets USS Norton faced when certifying early Aegis subsystems.