Philip the Arab
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Hopefully it is higher now, even glide bomb can reach 120km.Original range was 100km, but it could be higher now.
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Hopefully it is higher now, even glide bomb can reach 120km.Original range was 100km, but it could be higher now.
Hopefully it is higher now, even glide bomb can reach 120km.
No need in my opinion, too expensive and GLCM can do everything that it can.I came across an old fashion plane among British bombers on the Web called Avro Vulcan. I was just thinking, Could Iran develop something like this with more modern Design? This One has a delta shape, we could make it look like Russian white swan. Anyway the mentioned bomber :
It was a British bomber equppied with 4 turbojet engines. Iran has Owj engines for instance.
Why we need something like this, there is an obvious reason for it. In order to destroy enemy air defense systems from Long distances also a platform for carrying air launched cruise missiles. It can have internal weapons Bay like Iranian drones carrying smart bombs inside their internal weapons Bay. In regards to manueverability it'd be a disaster but its going to be a bomber after all.
Just Wondering, could we develop something between British Vulcan and Russian white swan?
I came across an old fashion plane among British bombers on the Web called Avro Vulcan. I was just thinking, Could Iran develop something like this with more modern Design? This One has a delta shape, we could make it look like Russian white swan. Anyway the mentioned bomber :
It was a British bomber equppied with 4 turbojet engines. Iran has Owj engines for instance.
Why we need something like this, there is an obvious reason for it. In order to destroy enemy air defense systems from Long distances also a platform for carrying air launched cruise missiles. It can have internal weapons Bay like Iranian drones carrying smart bombs inside their internal weapons Bay. In regards to manueverability it'd be a disaster but its going to be a bomber after all.
Just Wondering, could we develop something between British Vulcan and Russian white swan?
Its a good idea.Manned platforms for simple bombing missions are obsolete. Better to build a 4 engine RQ-170 high altitude bomber that can drop low RCS glide bombs or cruise missiles.
Such a platform needs to absorb radar and be fast in order to quickly penetrate airspace (Mach 2+).
That should be future of Iranian bombers
Its a good idea.
Just to add few points, drones cannot carry that much. Though they are good for penetrating enemy airspace.
Drones can be easily jammed, especially when they enter enemy airspace.
However, Owj engine is not enough and it rquires upgrade especially in Terms of Performance it's not powerful enough for this mission. Currently every Owj engine has a maximum thrust of 3500 lbf dry. It must be at least 12000 lbf dry in order to fulfill the mission for a bombing class of planes.
1) Drones can carry as much as a manned bomber it all depends on size. If US wanted they can build a pilotless B-2 bomber.
2) Drones cannot be “easily jammed”, if that were the case countries wouldn’t build them. You have this warped notion once a plane enters a countries airspace some magical device activates that jams them. It doesn’t work like that. To jam a drone you would need the drone to enter a significantly developed EW/ECW sphere. These spheres suffer from limited range. See Russia and Iranian jamming GPS signals in Syria and Iran for examples.
A high altitude bomber dropping 200-700KM cruise missiles would never be getting within EW/ECW kill spheres. And a high altitude bomber is very hard to jam at 60,000-70,000 feet. Such a drone would be more autonomous as time passes (future iterations) and rely less on operator.
3) You are correct OWJ engine shouldn’t be used in bombers. You need a engine that can go supersonic AND supercruise in order to escape threats.
Knowing Iran they shy away from high tech solutions so they might build a more “disposable” version with lower cost.
Nonetheless, a supersonic fly wing high altitude bomber even 1/4 size of B-2 would be a huge strategic asset for Iran. Employed in squadrons they can “finish” off an enemy after a BM salvo.
yes sejjil drone. it's speed is high subsonic and it can carry two glider munitions.The navy is building I believe a supersonic (or subsonic?) reconnaissance drone that may carry payloads.
Could be any country really. Turkey, GCC, Asian countries, etc.