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With China about to extend its military power into the pacific region, with its soon to be operational aircraft carrier, the New Zealand government decided it was time to re-activate its air combat wing in order to provide some degree of security and deterrence. Before a Fighter Competition could be announced the US State Department, keen to keep China in check in the region, offered to subsidize a New Zealand order of the latest Block (52+) F-16C/D Fighting Falcons. The deal was to good to be passed up so a package of 25 F-16D Block 52+ aircraft plus weapons and spares were ordered. The two seat D model was chosen as it is hoped a duel crew will help overcome some the lack of experience the newly trained/ converted crews would have in the air combat role. Since New Zealand has been without an air combat wing or aircraft since 2001 a large training and skills gap exists in the RNZAF. To help solve this problem fast jet training of new aircrew and operational conversion of existing RNZAF pilots will be done in the United States by the USAF. To do this the USAF 61st Fighter Squadron at Luke AFB has been re-activated and will be responsible for training RNZAF air and ground crews. The Squadron will operate some of the newly built RNZAF F-16D Block 52+ aircraft, which will retain RNZAF markings, as well as some USAF owned aircraft which will carry US markings. Aircraft assigned to the 61st Fighter Squadron of both nationalities will carry 61st Fighter Squadron markings. (Which is how it works with Singaporean vipers in the 425th FS) No.75 Squadron RNZAF Base Ohakea, New Zealand. 61st Fighter Squadron (Air Education and Training Command) Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, United States of America.

Funny you should ask lol. I will send it to you.

Nice work! To cover the latter years for the RAAF Hornet the following upgrades (HUG xx) were done on them: 2003, HUG 2.1: AN/APG-73 installed, IFF upgraded so the 'Bird Slicer' type antenna is now on the nose of the aircraft, AIM-120C now used. 2004, ASRAAM now used. 2007, Lighting Pod now used, AIM-120C7 now used. 2010, HUG 2.2: JHMCS now used.

Royal New Zealand Airforce F-4EN Phantom II Operation Desert Storm 1991

Air Superiority Grey camo for the IDF/ IAF PW1120 equipped Super Phantom 2000 Air Defence Squadrons

Does anyone know what Israeli Aircraft are carrying the Python 5 operationally? As far as I can tell it seems to be just the F-16I Sufa? Cheers, Dan.

That’s what I thought but this article makes reference to a future upgrade to give the IAF F-15 Baz fleet Python 5 capability: http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/israel-kicks-off-program-to-improve-its-f16s-and-f15s-01796/ "Announced improvement of the F-15 A-D Eagles will include a “replacement of electronic war systems” and an “improvement in the ability to carry advanced bombs” via integration of new weapons. Presumably, Python 5 and Derby 4 air-air missile integration will be part of the process, if that isn’t already present from past modernizations." So I started searching the net and couldn't find any hard data or a photo with an IAF F-15 carrying a Python 5 operationally.

A bit morbid I know, but from a tactical point of view what type of aircraft and ordnance do you think the IDF/ IAF use when targeting vehicles such as the one the chief of Hamas' military wing was killed in? http://edition.cnn.c...html?hpt=imi_c1

File Name: Israeli Aerospace Industries (IAI) F-4E Kurnass 'Super Phantom' 2000 for Strike Fighters 2 File Submitter: dtmdragon File Submitted: 03 November 2012 File Category: SF2 Series Add On Aircraft Israeli Aerospace Industries (IAI) F-4E Kurnass 'Super Phantom' 2000 for Strike Fighters 2 *************** Now with brand new SF2 'Super_F4.LOD' ***************** IAI planned a second level of updating for the Kurnass 2000 (http://combatace.com...ike-fighters-2/) designated the "Super Phantom 2000", in which the aircraft were to be fitted with twin Pratt & Whitney (P&W) PW1120 turbofan engines. The PW1120 was a derivative of the P&W F100 used on the F-15 and F-16, and was developed for the IAI Lavi fighter program, which was ultimately cancelled. The PW1120 was shorter and lighter than the J79 but almost the same diameter, making installation the Phantom relatively straightforward. The PW1120 offered 25% more dry thrust and 30% more afterburning thrust than the J79. A single Super Phantom 2000 prototype was implemented and flown at the Paris Air Show in 1987. It could exceed Mach 1 without afterburners and was hoped to become a lucrative update offered by Israel to current Phantom operators. However the program never went beyond the prototype with the 'official' line being that there were no takers as the cost of the engine update was a significant fraction of the cost of an entirely new aircraft, and nobody thought it sounded like a good deal. Boeing also had considered a similar Phantom update and abandoned the idea. But is is generally accepted that the real reason was McDonnell Douglas/ Boeing scuttled the project because it equalled the F/A-18C/D in performance and endangered any future sales of the F/A-18 and F-15 as current Phantom operators could upgade thier fleet to a similar level instead of having to replace them. That being said, with the PW1120 engines it is one kick ass Phantom to fly and fight with in the SF2 game! So here it is. Along with the prototype skin that the aircraft wore to the 87 Paris Air show I have also included an operational IAF 119 Squadron skin however it was obviously never used. None of the default loadouts include any weapons other than drop tanks as the prototype aircraft never carried any. However you can use the single mission editor to load a selection of preset loadouts based on the Kurnass 2000 loadouts. This mod has its origins in the SFP1 Mirage Factory F-4E Kurnass but most of the 3D work to create the Super Phantom 2000 model has been done by Sundowner. INSTILATION: Drop files in to appropriate folders, override when asked to. NOTE: Has only been tested/used in a merged install of ALL SF2 titles Credit goes to: Bunyap and Chaser617 for the F-4EJ Kai cockpit / Avionics which we used as a base for the Kurnass 2000 Cockpit and Avionics. The Viper Team for their IAF F-16C/D/I which some of the weapons came from. Sundowner for his work on the TMF Kurnass 2000. And of course the Mirage Factory Team for the original Kurnass Pack. Click here to download this file

Sorry guys but the updated version (IAF IAI Super Phantom1.1.7z) didn't save for some reason last night so I have re uploaded it just now. Version 1.1 re-uploaded: - Brand new SF2 'Super_F4.LOD' with fuselarge aerial and afterburner nodes that glow correctly when the afterburners are on.

Version 1.1 uploaded: - Brand new SF2 'Super_F4.LOD' with fuselarge aerial and afterburner nodes that glow correctly when the afterburners are on.

Negative stability and fly-by-wire in action? "the F-16's quadruple-redundant fly-by-wire computer automatically makes constant split-second corrections [to the flight contol surfaces] to keep the plane stable." http://en.wikipedia....and_fly-by-wire It's probably not but it fits lol

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File Name: Mirage Factory IDF F-4E Kurnass 2000 for Strike Fighters 2 File Submitter: dtmdragon File Submitted: 22 October 2012 File Category: SF2 Series Add On Aircraft Mirage Factory Israeli Air Force F-4E Kurnass 2000 for Strike Fighters 2 This is a brand new SF2 mod of the Israeli F-4E Kurnass 2000 with a new 3D model. This mod has its origins in the SFP1 Mirage Factory F-4E Kurnass but most of the 3D work to create the Kurnass 2000 model has been done by Sundowner. The majority of the .ini work is new and specifically for the SF2 environment. Features: - Accurate Kurnass 2000 3d model - Modernized cockpit and avionics - Modernized weapons capability - Most advanced version of the F-4E used by the Israeli Air Force - Extensive RWR.TGA files and updated RWR.LST - All weapons from loadout file included http://www.f-4.nl/f4_35.html INSTILATION: Drop files in to appropriate folders, override when asked to. NOTE: Has only been tested/used in a merged install of ALL SF2 titles Credit goes to Bunyap and Chaser617 for the F-4EJ Kai cockpit / Avionics which we used as a base for the Kurnass 2000 Cockpit and Avionics. Also credit goes to The Viper Team for their IAF F-16C/D/I which some of the weapons came from. And of course the Mirage Factory Team. Click here to download this file

1.2 Uploaded: - Lod updated to fix afterburner nodes so they glow correctly when the afterburners are on. - IAI Recon Pod included.

Found this line drawing comparing the Boeing and IAI Super Phantoms, note the modular conformal fuel tank on the Boeing version.