Flotta Aeronautica e Aerospazio
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Flotta Aeronautica e Aerospazio
The AA fleet is.... STUB
Acronyms
AC = Aereo da Caccia (Fighter Aircraft), is the military aircraft designed primarily for attacking other aircraft, as opposed to a bomber, which is designed to attack ground targets, primarily by dropping bombs.
B = Bombardiere (Bomber), is aircraft used for heavy bombardments.
MR = Multi Ruolo (Multi Role), is a specially versatile type of fighter useable for different tasks.
R = Rapido (Rapid), is a specially type of fighter used for the missions of emergency or of immediate reply
I = Intercettore (Interceptor), is the pure fighter, with only task of hostile airplane bringing low.
SA = da Superiorità Aerea (Air Superiority), is a fighter planned with the specific purpose of to guarantee a technical superiority and performance in the aerial fight.
S = Stealth, with electronic countermeasures which covers a range of techniques in order to make the palne less visible to detection methods.
A = da Attacco (Fighter), is a fighter used for attach mattering objective of land or of sea.
RA = Ricognizione e Attacco (Reconnaissance and Fighter), is a fighter for reconnaissance and small attack
UCAV = Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle, called also combat drones, is the name of a new class of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles designed to deliver weapons (attack targets) with a great degree of autonomy.
X = Sperimentale (Experimental), is experimental prototype of fighter; it can be used in special cases but it is not in regular production.
AA AC4 Saetta MR
AA AC4 Saetta MR is the most versatile multi role fighter aircraft of Nasuti’s aviation force (Aviazione e Aereospazio). This is a new version of old AC4 Lampo MR.
General characteristics
* Crew: 1 or 2 * Length: 20.1 m * Wingspan: 15.3 m * Height: 7.2 m * Wing area: 51 m² * Empty weight: 16,700 kg * Loaded weight: 21850 kg * Max takeoff weight: 33500 kg * Powerplant: 2× Tornado XII turbofans, 102 kN each
Performance
* Maximum speed: Mach 2.9 at 20000 m * Combat radius: 972 km * other info are classified (not publicly available)
Armament
* Guns: 2x 20 mm Pioggia di Fuoco internal gatling gun with 652 rounds
* Hardpoints: 9: 2 wingtip, 4 underwing, and 3 fuselage, carrying up to 13700 kg of missiles, rockets, bombs, fuel tanks, and pods
o Missiles:
+ Air-to-air: full compatible with dynamic adapter
+ Air-to-ground: full compatible with dynamic adapter
+ Anti-ship: full compatible with dynamic adapter
o Bombs: full compatible with dynamic adapter for smart bomb, cluster, mines, nuclear bombs (Atomic, Hydrogen, Neutron)
Avionics
* full EM radar * scanner sensors array * advanced evading system * interrogator * radar warning suite * radar warning receiver * internal countermeasures system * chaff/flare dispensers
The R (Rapid) version is characterized by a lighter armament, reduced versatility, only 1 man of crew, reduced avionics system (only full EM radar and advanced evading system) and powered engines (2x additional power supplies; maximum speed of Mach 3.2 at 20000 m). The fighters of this type have an always ready standard armament, for to guarantee an instantaneous time of reply to the attack. The version MR, instead, requires a certain time of armament that changes in function of the equipping.
AA AC5 Nibbio I
AA AC5 Nibbio I is the oldest pure fighter of the fleet.
General characteristics
* Crew: 1
* Length: 20.44 m
* Wingspan: variable geometry, 12 m (close) or 14 m (full)
* Height: 5.6 m
* Wing area: 65.5 m²
* Empty weight: 13,700 kg
* Loaded weight: 22,200 kg
* Max takeoff weight: 35,800 kg
* Powerplant: 2× Scirocco IX afterburning turbofans
o Dry thrust: 87.62 kN
o Thrust with afterburner: 115.3 kN for -220; 133.0 kN for -229 each
Performance
* Maximum speed:
o Low altitude: Mach 1.5
o High altitude: Mach 2.8
* Combat radius: 527 km
* other info are classified (not publicly available)
Armament
* Guns: 1× internally mounted 20 mm Grandine gatling gun, 940 rounds
* Hardpoints: 4 wing, 4 fuselage, 2 wing stations, centerline station, optional fuselage pylons with a capacity of 8500 kg
* Missiles:
o Air-to-air: full compatible with dynamic adapter
Avionics
* partial EM radar * proximity sensors * advanced evading system * interrogator * radar warning suite * radar warning receiver * internal countermeasures system * chaff/flare dispensers
AA AC10 Gladio SA
AA AC10 Gladio SA is the last model of project Gladio, developed specially to reach and to maintain in the time the technical superiority and performance in the aerial fight. The project has not subjected deep changes in the outside structure, because already from the version AC3 adopt all the better technologies today in use in the serial fighter. Mattering are the different advanced equipping today available on the AC10.
General characteristics
* Crew: 1 * Length: 21 m * Wingspan: from 12m to 18 m * Height: 6 m * Wing area: 30.2 m² * Empty weight: 20250 kg * Loaded weight: 30150 kg * Max takeoff weight: 15750 kg * Powerplant: 2× Soffio Divino XX vectoring turbofans, 172 kN each
Performance
* Maximum speed: Mach 3.42 at high altitude * Cruise speed: Mach 2.03 at high altitude * other info are classified (not publicly available)
Armament
* Guns: 2× 20 mm Pioggia di Fuoco internal gatling gun with 652 rounds
* Hardpoints: 9: 2 wingtip, 4 underwing, and 3 fuselage, carrying up to 15700 kg of missiles, rockets, bombs, fuel tanks, and pods
o Missiles:
+ Air-to-air: full compatible with dynamic adapter
+ Air-to-ground: full compatible with dynamic adapter
+ Anti-ship: full compatible with dynamic adapter
+ Anti-radiation missiles in the suppression of enemy air defenses
o Bombs: full compatible with dynamic adapter for smart bomb, cluster, mines, nuclear bombs (Atomic, Hydrogen, Neutron)
* AC10 can host the future high energy EM arms
Avionics and Computer systems
* full EM long range / high resolution radar * scanner sensors array * automatic smart proximity sensors * artificial intelligence for evading system * artificial intelligence for attack/defense assistance * drone option * automatic tactical system * global total connectivity system * interrogator * radar warning suite * radar warning receiver * internal countermeasures system * chaff/flare dispensers * stealth system and sperimental full EM concealment system
AA AC19 Uragano, AA AC19 Ciclone
AA AC19 Uragano and Ciclone are a fighters used for attach mattering objective of land or of sea. The two version are substantially identical because the differences is in predispositions for the theater of use and for the objective to hit.
General characteristics
* Crew: 1 or 2 * Length: 16 m * Wingspan: 12 m * Height: 4.28 m * Wing area: 50 m² * Empty weight: 15000 kg * Loaded weight: 25000 kg * Max takeoff weight: 35000 kg * Powerplant: 2× Tornado XIII afterburning turbofans, 60 kN dry; 90 kN with afterburner each
Performance
* Maximum speed: Mach 3.2 at 20000 m * Combat radius: 1400 km * other info are classified (not publicly available)
Armament
* Guns: 1x 20 mm Pioggia di Fuoco internal gatling gun with 652 rounds
* Hardpoints: 9: 2 wingtip, 4 underwing, and 3 fuselage, carrying up to 10500 kg of missiles, rockets, bombs, fuel tanks, and pods
o Missiles:
+ Air-to-air: full compatible with dynamic adapter
+ Air-to-ground: full compatible with dynamic adapter
+ Anti-ship: full compatible with dynamic adapter
o Bombs: full compatible with dynamic adapter for smart bomb, cluster, mines, nuclear bombs (Atomic, Hydrogen, Neutron)
Avionics
* full EM long range radar * scanner sensors array * proximity sensors * advanced evading system * interrogator * radar warning suite * radar warning receiver * internal countermeasures system * chaff/flare dispensers * stealth system
AA AC20 Omega
AA AC20 Omega is the leading Reconnaissance and Fighter aircraft used for monitoring the war theatre and take small attack.
General characteristics
* Crew: 1 * Length: 18 m * Wingspan: from 12m * Height: 6 m * Wing area: 30.2 m² * Empty weight: 15500 kg * Loaded weight: 26300 kg * Max takeoff weight: 10750 kg * Powerplant: 2× Soffio Divino XX vectoring turbofans, 172 kN each, 2x power supplies and booster system
Performance
* Maximum speed: Mach 4.02 at high altitude * Cruise speed: Mach 2.03 at high altitude * other info are classified (not publicly available)
Armament
* Guns: 1× 20 mm Pioggia di Fuoco internal gatling gun with 652 rounds
* Hardpoints: 7: 2 wingtip, 2 underwing, and 3 fuselage, carrying up to 10200 kg of missiles, rockets, bombs, fuel tanks, and pods
o Missiles:
+ Air-to-air: full compatible with dynamic adapter
+ Anti-ship: full compatible with dynamic adapter
o Bombs: full compatible with dynamic adapter for smart bomb, cluster, mines
Avionics and Computer systems
* full EM long range / high resolution radar * scanner sensors array * automatic smart proximity sensors * automatic tactical system * rapid connectivity system * interrogator * radar warning suite * radar warning receiver * internal countermeasures system * chaff/flare dispensers * semi-stealth system
AA AC21 Tuono A, AA AC21 Tuono RA
AA AC21 Tuono is two model class fighter aircraft: version A is used for attach mattering objective of land or of sea; version RA main task is reconnaissance and it can used for small attack.
General characteristics
* Crew: 1 * Length: 18 m * Wingspan: from 12m * Height: 6 m * Wing area: 30.2 m² * Empty weight: 15500 kg * Loaded weight: 26300 kg * Max takeoff weight: 10750 kg * Powerplant: 2× Soffio Divino XX vectoring turbofans, 172 kN each, 2x power supplies and booster system
Performance
* Maximum speed: Mach 4.02 at high altitude * Cruise speed: Mach 2.03 at high altitude * other info are classified (not publicly available)
Armament
* Guns: 1× 20 mm Pioggia di Fuoco internal gatling gun with 652 rounds
* Hardpoints: 7: 2 wingtip, 2 underwing, and 3 fuselage, carrying up to 10200 kg of missiles, rockets, bombs, fuel tanks, and pods
o Missiles:
+ Air-to-air: full compatible with dynamic adapter
+ Anti-ship: full compatible with dynamic adapter
+ Air-to-ground: full compatible with dynamic adapter (only A version)
o Bombs: full compatible with dynamic adapter for smart bomb, cluster, mines; A version can support nuclear bombs (Atomic, Hydrogen, Neutron)
Avionics and Computer systems
* full EM long range radar * scanner sensors array (only RA version) * automatic smart proximity sensors * automatic tactical system (only A version) * rapid connectivity system (only RA version) * interrogator * radar warning suite * radar warning receiver * internal countermeasures system * chaff/flare dispensers * semi-stealth system
AA AC22 Tempesta I
AA AC22 Tempesta is a interceptor that progressively replace the AC5 Nibbio like pure fighter
General characteristics
* Crew: Two (pilot and weapons system officer)
* Length: 22.69 m
* Wingspan: 13.46 m
* Height: 6.15 m
* Wing area: 61.6 m²
* Empty weight: 21,820 kg
* Loaded weight: 41,000 kg
* Max takeoff weight: 46,200 kg
* Powerplant: : 2× Tornado XIV afterburning turbofans,
o Dry thrust: 93 kN (20,900 lbf) each
o Thrust with afterburner: 152 kN (34,172 lbf) each
Performance
* Maximum speed: Mach 2.9 at 20000 m * Combat radius: 1600 km * other info are classified (not publicly available)
Armament
* 1x Martello 30 mm cannon with 360 rounds.
* Hardpoints: 9: 2 wingtip, 4 underwing, and 3 fuselage, carrying up to 10500 kg of missiles, rockets, bombs, fuel tanks, and pods
o Missiles:
+ Air-to-air: full compatible with dynamic adapter
+ Short range automatic target missiles: full compatible with dynamic adapter
+ Anti-radiation missiles in the suppression of enemy air defenses
o Bombs: full compatible with dynamic adapter for smart bomb, cluster, mines, nuclear bombs (Atomic, Hydrogen, Neutron)
AA B17 Incubo Nascosto S
AA B17 Incubo Nascosto S is a first stealth bombardier developed by Nasuti’s. Progressively it replaced all bombardiers of the fleet for its loading high capacity and stealth system.
General characteristics
* Crew: 2
* Length: 26 m
* Wingspan: 55.2 m
* Height: 8.1 m
* Wing area: 640 m²
* Empty weight: 75.7 t
* Loaded weight: 163.6 t
* Max takeoff weight: 191.0 t
* Powerplant:
o 2× coupled pair of Tornado XIII afterburning turbofans, 60 kN dry; 90 kN with afterburner each (set in pure power mode)
o 1× Soffio Divino XX vectoring turbofans, 172 kN each (set in pure power mode, used only for emergency)
Performance
* Maximum speed: Mach 1.1 * Range: 10,400 km * other info are classified (not publicly available)
Armament
* hardened penetrator bombs * laser-guided bombs * guided munitions * full compatible with dynamic adapter for smart bomb, cluster, mines, nuclear bombs (Atomic, Hydrogen, Neutron)
AA X83 Golem UCAV
AA X83 Golem is the first concrete experimental Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle of Nasuti. This aircraft would be able to fight via remote controll from Nasuti’s equiped bases. It also will be programmed with automatic strategies for defence and attack conduct without help from human controllers.
All data and info are classified (not publicly available).
AA X94 Vittoria Oscura B UCAV
AA X94 Vittoria Oscura B UCAV is the idea of a new Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle used only for bombing. This aircraft would be able to operate virtually autonomously. It will be programmed with route and target details, and conduct the mission without help from human controllers. The main objective is the replacement of AA B17 Incubo Nascosto, upgrading its loading capacity an autonomy without human costs.
All data and info are classified (not publicly available).
