https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/28094/air-force-f-16-aggressor-emerges-in-russian-su-57-like-ghost-paint-scheme

The much anticipated "ghost" scheme F-16C belonging to the 64th Aggressor
Squadron based at Nellis AFB in Las Vegas has emerged from the paint barn. The
paint job came to be via a crowdsourced competition on 57th Wing Commander
Brigadier General Robert Novotny's Facebook page, with followers submitting
different design ideas and voting on each one in a number of rounds, ending with
this scheme being chosen. You can read all about how this competition came to
be, the value of ornate aggressor paint jobs, and so much more in our interview
with General Novotny.

Novotny posted a video on Facebook of the jet being painted and the final result
of everyone's engagement. If it doesn't pop up below automatically, you can find
it here.

https://www.facebook.com/NellisAFB/videos/2332930770318447/

The striking motif is similar to ones worn by some of Russia's small, but
supposedly set to grow fleet of Su-57 next-generation fighters.

The new paint job appears to have four separate contrasting tones. The top
features a digitized aqua colored pattern with a baby blue base, while the
bottom is off-white with what appears to be a darker blue pattern overlaid. Of
all the creative USAF aggressor paint jobs flying, it certainly seems to be one
of the showiest.

As a side note, it appears that the Navy actually beat the USAF to the punch
when it comes to fielding the first ghost-like scheme on a U.S. aggressor jet.
Photos popped up earlier in the week showing a legacy F/A-18 Hornet belonging to
VFC-12 sporting a very similar motif. Did the Navy actively attempt preempt the
USAF's high-profile reveal? That isn't clear at this time, but other schemes
have first appeared on VFC-12 jets just to show up on 64th AGRS jets not long
after. Then again, these schemes are largely driven by enemy threats that exist
in the real world, so coincidences are bound to happen.

Regardless of the possibility of a little good-natured competition between the
services when it comes adversary paint jobs, it will be interesting to see the
'ghost' F-16 in the air with its new bad guy duds. If the scheme is well
received, we will probably see it on other 64th AGRS jets, and who knows, maybe
even aggressor F-35s, in the not too distant future.

Above all else, the new aggressor paint design stands a testament to how
military commanders can have a meaningful, creative, and fun interaction with
civilians on social media that actually results in something tangible that
people can appreciate being part of.



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Miloch > wrote in
:

> https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/28094/air-force-f-16-aggressor-em
> erges-in-russian-su-57-like-ghost-paint-scheme
>
> The much anticipated "ghost" scheme F-16C belonging to the 64th
> Aggressor Squadron based at Nellis AFB in Las Vegas has emerged from
> the paint barn. The paint job came to be via a crowdsourced
> competition on 57th Wing Commander Brigadier General Robert Novotny's
> Facebook page, with followers submitting different design ideas and
> voting on each one in a number of rounds, ending with this scheme
> being chosen. You can read all about how this competition came to be,
> the value of ornate aggressor paint jobs, and so much more in our
> interview with General Novotny.
>
> Novotny posted a video on Facebook of the jet being painted and the
> final result of everyone's engagement. If it doesn't pop up below
> automatically, you can find it here.
>
> https://www.facebook.com/NellisAFB/videos/2332930770318447/
>
> The striking motif is similar to ones worn by some of Russia's small,
> but supposedly set to grow fleet of Su-57 next-generation fighters.
>
> The new paint job appears to have four separate contrasting tones. The
> top features a digitized aqua colored pattern with a baby blue base,
> while the bottom is off-white with what appears to be a darker blue
> pattern overlaid. Of all the creative USAF aggressor paint jobs
> flying, it certainly seems to be one of the showiest.
>
> As a side note, it appears that the Navy actually beat the USAF to the
> punch when it comes to fielding the first ghost-like scheme on a U.S.
> aggressor jet. Photos popped up earlier in the week showing a legacy
> F/A-18 Hornet belonging to VFC-12 sporting a very similar motif. Did
> the Navy actively attempt preempt the USAF's high-profile reveal? That
> isn't clear at this time, but other schemes have first appeared on
> VFC-12 jets just to show up on 64th AGRS jets not long after. Then
> again, these schemes are largely driven by enemy threats that exist
> in the real world, so coincidences are bound to happen.
>
> Regardless of the possibility of a little good-natured competition
> between the services when it comes adversary paint jobs, it will be
> interesting to see the 'ghost' F-16 in the air with its new bad guy
> duds. If the scheme is well received, we will probably see it on other
> 64th AGRS jets, and who knows, maybe even aggressor F-35s, in the not
> too distant future.
>
> Above all else, the new aggressor paint design stands a testament to
> how military commanders can have a meaningful, creative, and fun
> interaction with civilians on social media that actually results in
> something tangible that people can appreciate being part of.
>
>

Looks a lot like the "dazzle" paint schemes
put on allied ships in WWII......

In article >, Mitchell Holman
says...
>
>Miloch > wrote in
:
>
>> https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/28094/air-force-f-16-aggressor-em
>> erges-in-russian-su-57-like-ghost-paint-scheme
>>
>> The much anticipated "ghost" scheme F-16C belonging to the 64th
>> Aggressor Squadron based at Nellis AFB in Las Vegas has emerged from
>> the paint barn. The paint job came to be via a crowdsourced
>> competition on 57th Wing Commander Brigadier General Robert Novotny's
>> Facebook page, with followers submitting different design ideas and
>> voting on each one in a number of rounds, ending with this scheme
>> being chosen. You can read all about how this competition came to be,
>> the value of ornate aggressor paint jobs, and so much more in our
>> interview with General Novotny.
>>
>> Novotny posted a video on Facebook of the jet being painted and the
>> final result of everyone's engagement. If it doesn't pop up below
>> automatically, you can find it here.
>>
>> https://www.facebook.com/NellisAFB/videos/2332930770318447/
>>
>> The striking motif is similar to ones worn by some of Russia's small,
>> but supposedly set to grow fleet of Su-57 next-generation fighters.
>>
>> The new paint job appears to have four separate contrasting tones. The
>> top features a digitized aqua colored pattern with a baby blue base,
>> while the bottom is off-white with what appears to be a darker blue
>> pattern overlaid. Of all the creative USAF aggressor paint jobs
>> flying, it certainly seems to be one of the showiest.
>>
>> As a side note, it appears that the Navy actually beat the USAF to the
>> punch when it comes to fielding the first ghost-like scheme on a U.S.
>> aggressor jet. Photos popped up earlier in the week showing a legacy
>> F/A-18 Hornet belonging to VFC-12 sporting a very similar motif. Did
>> the Navy actively attempt preempt the USAF's high-profile reveal? That
>> isn't clear at this time, but other schemes have first appeared on
>> VFC-12 jets just to show up on 64th AGRS jets not long after. Then
>> again, these schemes are largely driven by enemy threats that exist
>> in the real world, so coincidences are bound to happen.
>>
>> Regardless of the possibility of a little good-natured competition
>> between the services when it comes adversary paint jobs, it will be
>> interesting to see the 'ghost' F-16 in the air with its new bad guy
>> duds. If the scheme is well received, we will probably see it on other
>> 64th AGRS jets, and who knows, maybe even aggressor F-35s, in the not
>> too distant future.
>>
>> Above all else, the new aggressor paint design stands a testament to
>> how military commanders can have a meaningful, creative, and fun
>> interaction with civilians on social media that actually results in
>> something tangible that people can appreciate being part of.
>>
>>
>
> Looks a lot like the "dazzle" paint schemes
>put on allied ships in WWII......
>

Dazzle was meant to confuse the enemy using binoculars scanning the horizon for
ships size/direction...it was of questionable value & rendered obsolete with the
introduction of radar...but ya...I agree...looks like it.

Frankly I like it for esthetic reasons...not sure how effective it is
considering it requires you get close enough for visuals...but hey!...you
know...Russia!...and Vladimir prolly thinks it's sexy and likes it.



*

Miloch > wrote in
:

> In article >, Mitchell
> Holman says...
>>
>>Miloch > wrote in
:
>>
>>> https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/28094/air-force-f-16-aggressor-
>>> em erges-in-russian-su-57-like-ghost-paint-scheme
>>>
>>> The much anticipated "ghost" scheme F-16C belonging to the 64th
>>> Aggressor Squadron based at Nellis AFB in Las Vegas has emerged from
>>> the paint barn. The paint job came to be via a crowdsourced
>>> competition on 57th Wing Commander Brigadier General Robert
>>> Novotny's Facebook page, with followers submitting different design
>>> ideas and voting on each one in a number of rounds, ending with this
>>> scheme being chosen. You can read all about how this competition
>>> came to be, the value of ornate aggressor paint jobs, and so much
>>> more in our interview with General Novotny.
>>>
>>> Novotny posted a video on Facebook of the jet being painted and the
>>> final result of everyone's engagement. If it doesn't pop up below
>>> automatically, you can find it here.
>>>
>>> https://www.facebook.com/NellisAFB/videos/2332930770318447/
>>>
>>> The striking motif is similar to ones worn by some of Russia's
>>> small, but supposedly set to grow fleet of Su-57 next-generation
>>> fighters.
>>>
>>> The new paint job appears to have four separate contrasting tones.
>>> The top features a digitized aqua colored pattern with a baby blue
>>> base, while the bottom is off-white with what appears to be a darker
>>> blue pattern overlaid. Of all the creative USAF aggressor paint jobs
>>> flying, it certainly seems to be one of the showiest.
>>>
>>> As a side note, it appears that the Navy actually beat the USAF to
>>> the punch when it comes to fielding the first ghost-like scheme on a
>>> U.S. aggressor jet. Photos popped up earlier in the week showing a
>>> legacy F/A-18 Hornet belonging to VFC-12 sporting a very similar
>>> motif. Did the Navy actively attempt preempt the USAF's high-profile
>>> reveal? That isn't clear at this time, but other schemes have first
>>> appeared on VFC-12 jets just to show up on 64th AGRS jets not long
>>> after. Then again, these schemes are largely driven by enemy threats
>>> that exist in the real world, so coincidences are bound to happen.
>>>
>>> Regardless of the possibility of a little good-natured competition
>>> between the services when it comes adversary paint jobs, it will be
>>> interesting to see the 'ghost' F-16 in the air with its new bad guy
>>> duds. If the scheme is well received, we will probably see it on
>>> other 64th AGRS jets, and who knows, maybe even aggressor F-35s, in
>>> the not too distant future.
>>>
>>> Above all else, the new aggressor paint design stands a testament to
>>> how military commanders can have a meaningful, creative, and fun
>>> interaction with civilians on social media that actually results in
>>> something tangible that people can appreciate being part of.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Looks a lot like the "dazzle" paint schemes
>>put on allied ships in WWII......
>>
>
> Dazzle was meant to confuse the enemy using binoculars scanning the
> horizon for ships size/direction...it was of questionable value &
> rendered obsolete with the introduction of radar...but ya...I
> agree...looks like it.
>
> Frankly I like it for esthetic reasons...not sure how effective it is
> considering it requires you get close enough for visuals...but
> hey!...you know...Russia!...and Vladimir prolly thinks it's sexy and
> likes it.
>
>

If you are going to paint up an F-16 right, well......