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NWV is currently looking to expand its capabilities with new Surveillance Aircraft, we are in the lookout for Carrier bourne inparticular. Our cudget for this particular endeavour is $2.6 Billion for 50 new Surveillance Craft.

OOC: I personally use the Aurora spyplane that's being tested by the USAF right now, but it's a bit expensive and it's not carrier-capable.

For that matter, I don't think there are that many manned recon craft capable of carrier use...

Might I suggest the RQ-4A Global Hawk? It's a UAV, but it's still useful.

I still like the older ones. The Auroras nice though, even if the government keeps denying it exists. My personal favorite is the SR-71 Mac 3.5 can go around the world high flying faster than any aircraft that is avalaible.

A good surveillance aircraft should be a |3---- to detect and even harder to shoot down, taking excellent photographs while travelling at high speeds...I believe, however, that recon satellites have taken their place largely.

UAVs are cheap, efficient battlefield recons with low risk, so they're good as well, but you need some sort of satellite network if you want to cover large areas...

Aurora is a speculative project that more than likely does not exist or is a far, far cry from what it's cracked up to be, and everyone's 'Auroras' are simply their own development on the 'concept,' with madly varying prices. There is no 'Aurora...' that can be bought or sold here on NS...only various interpretations...

Remote powerd scout drones with radar stealth ability is pretty effective. You can even strap a grenade to the bottom of it, as well as multiple movable cameras. They are quick and quiet, and work best at night, especially trying to find out where the enemy is, or guarding a shorline or border of a country. NWV is one of our closest allies, so we will give you as many as you want for free.

http://www.planetcnc.com/generals/gameinfo/sides/usaupgrades/scoutdrone.gif

Furor Atlantis - For 20 of the UAV's how much would it be?

And how much for 20 Auroras, and could somebody post the specs of this project?

Can anyone say... RA-5C Vigilante?

Type: Two-seat, carrier based reconnaissance plane
Powerplant: Two 17875-lb-thrust afterburning GE J79-GE-10 turbojets
Max Speed: Mach 2.1 @ 39,400 ft.
Range: 2,976 miles. (Long enough to allow it to cruse with afterburners at mach 2)
Service celing: 64,000 feet.
Weights: Empty 37420; loaded 98,193.
Payload: Two panoramic cameras with roatating prisms, Electronic Countermeasures system, Side looking radar and infared system.
Dimentions:
Span 53 feet
Length 76.5 feet
height 19 feet


Price tag: 50 million USD each.

Wow, thank you for turning this into an ad for your own country. Get the hell out of here. I hate spam.

Can anyone say... RA-5C Vigilante?

Type: Two-seat, carrier based reconnaissance plane
Powerplant: Two 17875-lb-thrust afterburning GE J79-GE-10 turbojets
Max Speed: Mach 2.1 @ 39,400 ft.
Range: 2,976 miles. (Long enough to allow it to cruse with afterburners at mach 2)
Service celing: 64,000 feet.
Weights: Empty 37420; loaded 98,193.
Payload: Two panoramic cameras with roatating prisms, Electronic Countermeasures system, Side looking radar and infared system.
Dimentions:
Span 53 feet
Length 76.5 feet
height 19 feet


Price tag: 50 million USD each.

We place an order of 30 of these for our Carrier Groups, 5 in each carrier. Money to be wired upon confirmation - A total of $1.5 Billion.

Wow, thank you for turning this into an ad for your own country. Get the hell out of here. I hate spam.

Wow, thank you for contradicting yourself and generally making yourself appear less intelligent in the eyes of others. You truly are a fucknut.

Thanks for that wonderful flame, Herr FUCK FOR BRAIN. I hope you have a nice FUCKIN' day.

The Empire of Layarteb recommends a combination between the SR-71A Blackbird, U-2S Dragon Lady, RQ-1 Predator, and RQ-4 Global Hawk for recon. Nothing works better than all of those (except for some homemade stuff but that's classified).

Thanks for that wonderful flame, Herr FUCK FOR BRAIN. I hope you have a nice FUCKIN' day.

You posted spam when you said you considered this spam. Notice any contradictory elements within your statement?

Aurora (http://www.abovetopsecret.com/pages/aurora.html). Bear in mind that that site is from the tin-foil hats and black helicopters brigade, so take it with a pinch of salt.

When did I spam? I never put up any spam?

Furor Atlantis - For 20 of the UAV's how much would it be?

And how much for 20 Auroras, and could somebody post the specs of this project?

Absolutely free for a friendly ally. The UAV's are being shipped to your head of intelligence and security.


Otherwise they would cost about 12 million international credits each.

We thank Furor Atlantis for this act.

Confirmed. They're being shiped upon what ever really big transport ship we commondeared for the purpose.

It all depends on what sort of surveilance aircraft you desire for your carrier groups, for multi purpose AEW&C and surface tracking then you really can't go wrong with United Elias's EA-60 AEW version.

So far you have been offered a few recon units which while useful aren't as vital to the smooth operating of naval task groups as a proper radar aircraft such as the E-2C Hawkeye or the Royal Navies AEW SeaKings...