CV32

Semi-active radar homing. The incident seems to be much like the shootdown of Siberia Airlines Flight 1812 in October 2001.

Russian IL-20 Surveillance Plane Went Down Off Syrian Coast During Israeli Missile Barrage (The War Zone) Syrian S-200 (SA-5) x (VKS Il-20M (Coot) + IDF F-16) = trouble

Pushed back to June 26, 2020.

Team the P-8 and Sea Hunter for ASW (Proceedings, September 2018)

F-35 Program Cutting Corners to “Complete” Development (POGO)

Top Gun: Maverick Will Likely Feature F-35C Joint Strike Fighters (USNI News)

Top Gun: Maverick has been filming aboard USS Abraham Lincoln. Movie release is set for July 12, 2019.

I am happy, at least, that the code now recognizes the traditional functionality of standoff ASW weapons. (It has become increasingly clear to me over the years - decades! - that the code is best suited for a certain era in time when it comes to technology.)

Russia Readies Recovery Effort for Nuclear-Powered Cruise Missile, Lost at Sea in 2017 (The Diplomat)

Legacy standoff ASW weapons, like ASROC, relied purely on inertial guidance to put them on the target's last known position prior to launch. If the target was maneuvering, or moving rapidly, there could potentially be a largish discrepancy between its current position and the splashdown point of the torpedo. That said, some modern standoff ASW weapons, like the French/Italian MILAS, for example, are capable of receiving target updates from the parent ship, so that their terminal accuracy is considerably improved. How do we accommodate both possibilities?

China Military Power 2018 (pdf)

Recent Changes in Kim Jong Un’s High Command (38 North) Great info here.

Good find. I have to admit, though, that my interest started to waver once an Iowa was sunk by helicopter dropped lightweight torpedoes ...

Israel takes new torpedo into service (Jane's) Is this an indigenous design (seems unlikely?) or a variant or name for the DM2A4?

GAO report June 2018 (pdf)

The Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site Destroyed: A Good Start but New Questions Raised about Irreversibility (38 North)

Yes, same place (easier name to remember, Mount Mantap) but that theory also has its problems.

Tom Cruise Teases “Top Gun 2” Movie With An F/A-18F Super Hornet Photo (Aviationist)