Missile launching C-17?

[dsawan]

Never knew this tac transport plane could do this. Read on its deployments for testing THAAD. Is this feasible in SF2 as a mod?

 

On November 1, 2015, a THAAD system was a key component of Campaign Fierce Sentry Flight Test Operational-02 Event 2 (FTO-02 E2), a complex $230 million U.S. military missile defense system test event conducted at Wake Island and the surrounding ocean areas. The objective was to test the ability of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense and THAAD Weapon Systems to defeat a raid of three near-simultaneous air and missile targets, consisting of one medium-range ballistic missile, one short-range ballistic missile and one cruise missile target. During the test, a THAAD system on Wake Island detected and destroyed a short-range target simulating a short-range ballistic missile that was launched by a C-17 transport plane. At the same time, the THAAD system and the USS John Paul Jones guided missile destroyer both launched missiles to intercept a medium-range ballistic missile, launched by a second C-17.[32][33]

 

 

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminal_High_Altitude_Area_Defense#Production_and_deployment

 

 

 

Could be useful in actual combat missions

[+daddyairplanes]

Since when do -17s launch ballistic missiles? Last attempt at anything similar was launching a missile out of a C-5 over 30 years ago.

[KJakker]

Since when do -17s launch ballistic missiles? Last attempt at anything similar was launching a missile out of a C-5 over 30 years ago.

 

Take a look at this video.

 

[+daddyairplanes]

nice animation.  where's footage? and for that matter why hasnt such a capability been discussed?  in this day and age dont tell me we have a top secret missile that no freakin airman didnt sneak a pic of while being kicked out of a C-17. not to mention possible INF and START treaty violations of an ALBM as well as the biggest issue, cost to develop and test such a missile.  show me a munition designation or actual footage of deployment ok so it does exist  Falcon small launch vehicle. betcha the "cheap launcher" and target missle aspect will be played up more than the mobile ALBM launcher portion.

 

 

footage of the last provable air launch minuteman launch in particular go 24 seconds into the clip

Edited July 11, 2016 by daddyairplanes