USAF Pilot Critiques Red Flag Action

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See:

http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story.jsp?id=news/RED11058.xml&headline=USAF%20Pilot%20Critiques%20Red%20Flag%20A ction&channel=defense

and

http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/blogs/defense/index.jsp?plckController=Blog&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&plckPostId=Blog%3a27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post%3a79a4663c-d83d-4f4e-9db1-bc38c230e6d4


It looks like Red Flag is as much an intel-gathering exercise as it
is a combat exercise. :)

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On Nov 5, 9:07*pm, wrote:
> See:
>
> http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story.jsp?id=news/RED11058.xml....
>
> and
>
> http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/blogs/defense/index.jsp?plckController...
>
> It looks like Red Flag is as much an intel-gathering exercise as it
> is a combat exercise. *:)


Interesting quote:

"He praised the F-22 as the next great dogfighter. But
he faulted the fact that it carries too few missiles and
contends that the on-board cannon could be a life-saver,"

In this conflict, guns are also proving useful for strafing.
I wonder if the Navy and USMC are beginning to regret
their decision to go gun-less on thier versions of JSF?

I know there's a podded gun in the works for JSF, but
that will use up space/weight that could be used for
other things (podded guns are generally less space-
efficient than built-in ones).

[WaltBJ]

SNIP>
> I know there's a podded gun in the works for JSF, but
> that will use up space/weight that could be used for
> other things (podded guns are generally less space-
> efficient than built-in ones).
>
>
SUU23 on the F4D/E worked pretty good. 1100 rounds and you could do a
world of hurt with it.
Walt BJ

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On Nov 7, 7:26*pm, WaltBJ > wrote:
> SNIP>> I know there's a podded gun in the works for JSF, but
> > that will use up space/weight that could be used for
> > other things (podded guns are generally less space-
> > efficient than built-in ones).
>
> SUU23 on the F4D/E worked pretty good. 1100 rounds and you could do a
> world of hurt with it.
> Walt BJ

According to:

http://www.aerospaceweb.org/question/planes/q0163.shtml

and

http://209.85.173.104/search?q=cache:azTqrU6KP7oJ:www.gdatp.com/Products/PDFs/JSF.pdf+jsf+gun+pod+25mm&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=8&gl=us

The gun on the JSF will be a 4-barreled version of the GAU-12/U
called the GAU-22/A. In it's podded form, it will be carried on a
dedicated centerline pylon between the aft portion of the weapons
bays.

I wonder what effect that will have on the aircraft's ability to drop
weapons from the bays?

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Red Flag Briefing Videos Disappear

See:

http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/blogs/defense/index.jsp?plckController=Blog&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&plckPostId=Blog%3a27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post%3a6dcea9d4-4ad1-438c-a075-7a80c55b8183

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Pilot's YouTube indiscretions could trigger wider air power debate

See:

http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2008/11/10/318544/pilots-youtube-indiscretions-could-trigger-wider-air-power.html

I wonder if the guy in the video is going to suffer some damage to
his career because of this.

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On Nov 8, 1:00*am, wrote:
> On Nov 7, 7:26*pm, WaltBJ > wrote:
>
> > SNIP>> I know there's a podded gun in the works for JSF, but
> > > that will use up space/weight that could be used for
> > > other things (podded guns are generally less space-
> > > efficient than built-in ones).
>
> > SUU23 on the F4D/E worked pretty good. 1100 rounds and you could do a
> > world of hurt with it.
> > Walt BJ
>
> According to:
>
> http://www.aerospaceweb.org/question/planes/q0163.shtml
>
> and
>
> http://209.85.173.104/search?q=cache:azTqrU6KP7oJ:www.gdatp.com/Produ....
>
> The gun on the JSF will be a 4-barreled version of the GAU-12/U
> called the GAU-22/A. *In it's podded form, it will be carried on a
> dedicated centerline pylon between the aft portion of the weapons
> bays.
>
> I wonder what effect that will have on the aircraft's ability to drop
> weapons from the bays?

No one?

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More "Red Flag" fallout:

See:

http://livefist.blogspot.com/2008/11/livefist-column-vishnu-som-first-hand.html

and

http://www.expressbuzz.com/edition/story.aspx?Title=%E2%80%98Red+Flag%E2%80%99+offici al+apologises+to+IAF&artid=xQu1m6QLnIA=&SectionID=b7ziAYMenjw=&MainSectionID=b7ziAYMenjw=&SectionName=pWehHe7IsSU=&SEO=