Variant: SkyCorps NAF-18K Strike Hornet
Weapons Load-out: Precision-Strike
Introduction:
The SkyCorps NAF-18K Strike Hornet (NAF–Naval Attack Fighter) is a Veridisian licensed-built production of Boeing’s two-seater F/A-18F Super Hornet. It is manufactured solely for the use of the Veridisian Navy.
The Veridisian Navy sought to replace its fleet of F/A-18 fighters, which were quickly aging due to the rapid advances in military technology, with the Super Hornet within 20 years’ time. Even after McDonnell Douglas had merged with Boeing, a licensed-built production by SkyCorps was greenlit. The prototype first flew on December 15, 1999, along with the prototype of the future NDF-18J. It was officially introduced to military service on July 2, 2005.
Sharing strike fighter and electronic warfare capabilities from both the F/A-18 Super Hornet and the EA-6B Prowler, the NAF-18K has an internal 20mm Arch System 1000 rotary cannon, and can carry a variety of missiles, guided munitions, and other weapons and equipment. Supplanting targeting pods, it uses an advanced internal targeting computer, further supported by the Advanced Optical Targeting System (AOTS) that can be seen under the front fuselage.
The NAF-18K saw military action in many parts of the world and in its native Goomba. During the 2011 NATO intervention in Libya, it was seen in combat air patrols alongside NATO aircraft. The aircraft gained notable media attention during the Rohingya genocide in August 2017 following Operation Burmese Vengeance, where the Veridisian Navy bombed many of the Tatmadaw’s military facilities with the aircraft. In one incident, an NAF-18K took down two MiG-29s from the Myanmar Air Force.
Weapons Load-out and Activation Guides:
- 2x LGB-73 Mark C laser-guided bombs
- 2x LGB-73 Mark B laser-guided bombs
- 6x BVR-ARH 85 air-to-air missiles
- 2x AAM-96 air-to-air missiles
- Arch System 1000 rotary cannon
- AG-1 = Weapons
- AG-2 = Drop External Tanks
- AG-3/VTOL Up = Afterburners
- AG-4 = Arresting Hook
- AG-5 = Lights
Photos:
A TVG-GM 71 television-guided bomb is dropped from an NAF-18K during a weapons evaluation test in 2008.
“Hello Ruskie!”
An NAF-18K with an Indian Air Force Su-30MKI in the background during a training exercise over the Indian Ocean in 2015.
An NAF-18K intercepting a Burmese MiG-29 over the Bay of Bengal around 2017
Anyways, enjoy ;)
NDF-18J FIGHTING HORNET
Specifications
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General Characteristics
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- Wingspan 45.0ft (13.7m)
- Length 57.1ft (17.4m)
- Height 15.5ft (4.7m)
- Empty Weight N/A
- Loaded Weight 19,532lbs (8,859kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 10.355
- Wing Loading 35.9lbs/ft2 (175.2kg/m2)
- Wing Area 544.3ft2 (50.6m2)
- Drag Points 4505
Parts
- Number of Parts 483
- Control Surfaces 5
- Performance Cost 2,047
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