From the GR Podcast Archive: Life on the F-16 Flight Line
Two former USAF crew chiefs share what it was really like to maintain the F-16C Viper, work on the flight line and keep one of the world’s most famous fighter aircraft mission-ready.
Two former USAF crew chiefs share what it was really like to maintain the F-16C Viper, work on the flight line and keep one of the world’s most famous fighter aircraft mission-ready.
Cheap one-way attack drones are challenging the economics of modern naval defence. We compare an Arleigh Burke Flight III and Yamato against the same swarm of 100 drones to ask whether expensive missiles are still the best answer.
Could the US Navy’s cancelled Sea Lance missile have stopped a Soviet Oscar-class submarine? We test its nuclear anti-submarine role in Sea Power.
We asked the Grim Reapers community which flight simulator first got them hooked—and the response became a glorious journey through decades of virtual aviation. From EF2000 and Falcon to TFX, F-19 and Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator, here are the results so far and some of the memories behind them.
Could a small flight of upgraded F-14B(U) Tomcats succeed where hundreds of Vietnam War combat sorties failed? Armed with JDAMs, they take on the heavily defended Dragon’s Jaw Bridge through intense AAA, SA-2 missiles and MiG-21 interceptors.
A full squadron of F-22 Raptors armed with AIM-260 missiles faces China’s J-20 Mighty Dragon carrying the new PL-16 in a high-stakes DCS World stealth fighter battle. Expect stealth. Expect missiles. Expect boom boom.
Dive into Grim Reapers War on the Sea playlists, from Denmark Strait what-ifs and Bismarck hunts to cruiser tournaments, carrier strikes, submarine chaos, and beautifully questionable naval decision-making.
Our full-length DCS Member Missions now have their own dedicated home! Subscribe to Grim Reapers 3 for complete multiplayer operations, realistic missions, teamwork, and the occasional plan that goes spectacularly wrong.