CV32

That's a good question, one for which I don't have an answer.

Navy Qualifies Stealthy Carrier-Launched F-35C For Combat (Scout Warrior) Article title is misleading .... carrier qual is not the same as combat capable.

Report on USS McCain and USS Fitzgerald collisions (Dept of the Navy, pdf)

Delivery Of Russia's Refit Nuclear Battlecruiser Delayed But Progress Looks Impressive (The War Zone)

The presence of a hangar is not the sole determinant of whether a ship has the ability to land a helicopter (e.g. many replenishment vessels), although it is obviously germane to the ability to sustain aviation capability. Meanwhile I think you meant SA-N-20 instead of SS-N-20.

You'll have to be more specific regarding versions and filenames. But for general guidance: Those newer builds are currently HC2017.013 (for the Game Engine (GE) and Scenario Editor (SE)) and HC2017.011 (for the DB Utilities and Battleset Builder, etc).

F-35s Hobbled by Parts Shortages, Slow Repairs, Audit Finds (Bloomberg)

Simple typo. Thanks.

Link fixed.

Indian Air Force wants out of fighter program with Russia (DefenseNews)

Royal Navy's Carrier Strike Group is Taking Shape (Aircraft Carrier Alliance)

India to Launch 2nd Strategic Nuclear Sub by End of 2017 (The Diplomat)

Russia’s Navy to Get 10 Upgraded Sub-Killer Helicopters Per Year (The Diplomat)

Thanks. Very few of the Russian/Soviet ship entries have yet been brought up to HCDB2 standard (as indicated by the lack of the new name nomenclature). I will get to them in due course.

Thanks John, glad you enjoyed it. The scenario ended up being tougher on the player than I expected, even with the TLAM option added. As TonyE has already mentioned, the stealth model in HCE is pretty rudimentary. Not only does it not take into account such things as LPI radar, but there is no distinguishing between radars as to more complex characteristics such as frequency.

Sorry if this wasn't obvious, lol.

I think what Nightshade111 is asking is where the two new formation rings fall in terms of function. As in, the four previously existing rings were Main Body, Anti-Air Warfare (AAW), Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) and Picket, so what are the two new rings?

Significant Food Shortages Likely in North Korea (38 North)

Thanks for sharing, and you're not alone in not being able to locate a copy yet. Meanwhile here is the redacted copy previously released: Loss of HMS Sheffield - Board of Inquiry (pdf, via Admiralty Trilogy)

Russian, Syrian jets seen at eastern bases (Jane's)

Thanks Enrique. I have also noticed that aircraft operating within ASW formation patrols are also running out of fuel and crashing, which seems likely related to the 'drifting' issue.

Two issues that will need test scenarios (and testing) from intrepid players: * tendency for aircraft in ASW formation patrol to drop sonobuoys in ineffectual clusters rather than randomly distributed within their assigned patrol zone * aircraft under AI control to go to Vlow altitude while performing evasion, and aircraft under player control to go to Vlow altitude while performing auto intercept

Missile Interception From Yemen to the South China Sea (The Conversation, via Real Clear Defence)

Certainly could, depending on the system in question. In this case, both the radar and the SAM were on the other side of intervening terrain (a mountain), but I was still engaged.

I didn't spend any appreciable amount of time with ANW. Early on with CMANO,I was being engaged by SAMs on the other side of intervening terrain, but I haven't played it in a while and I don't know if the issue was addressed. It is interesting that Turkey is actually looking to acquire S-400 in the aftermath of the events in Syria.