In article <XnsAA53DE9564243noemailattnet@216.166.97.131>, Mitchell Holman
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>Miloch <Miloch_member@newsguy.com> wrote in
>news:qbqe09013vj@drn.newsguy.com:
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>> https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/28094/air-force-f-16-aggressor-em
>> erges-in-russian-su-57-like-ghost-paint-scheme
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>> The much anticipated "ghost" scheme F-16C belonging to the 64th
>> Aggressor Squadron based at Nellis AFB in Las Vegas has emerged from
>> the paint barn. The paint job came to be via a crowdsourced
>> competition on 57th Wing Commander Brigadier General Robert Novotny's
>> Facebook page, with followers submitting different design ideas and
>> voting on each one in a number of rounds, ending with this scheme
>> being chosen. You can read all about how this competition came to be,
>> the value of ornate aggressor paint jobs, and so much more in our
>> interview with General Novotny.
>>
>> Novotny posted a video on Facebook of the jet being painted and the
>> final result of everyone's engagement. If it doesn't pop up below
>> automatically, you can find it here.
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>> https://www.facebook.com/NellisAFB/videos/2332930770318447/
>>
>> The striking motif is similar to ones worn by some of Russia's small,
>> but supposedly set to grow fleet of Su-57 next-generation fighters.
>>
>> The new paint job appears to have four separate contrasting tones. The
>> top features a digitized aqua colored pattern with a baby blue base,
>> while the bottom is off-white with what appears to be a darker blue
>> pattern overlaid. Of all the creative USAF aggressor paint jobs
>> flying, it certainly seems to be one of the showiest.
>>
>> As a side note, it appears that the Navy actually beat the USAF to the
>> punch when it comes to fielding the first ghost-like scheme on a U.S.
>> aggressor jet. Photos popped up earlier in the week showing a legacy
>> F/A-18 Hornet belonging to VFC-12 sporting a very similar motif. Did
>> the Navy actively attempt preempt the USAF's high-profile reveal? That
>> isn't clear at this time, but other schemes have first appeared on
>> VFC-12 jets just to show up on 64th AGRS jets not long after. Then
>> again, these schemes are largely driven by enemy threats that exist
>> in the real world, so coincidences are bound to happen.
>>
>> Regardless of the possibility of a little good-natured competition
>> between the services when it comes adversary paint jobs, it will be
>> interesting to see the 'ghost' F-16 in the air with its new bad guy
>> duds. If the scheme is well received, we will probably see it on other
>> 64th AGRS jets, and who knows, maybe even aggressor F-35s, in the not
>> too distant future.
>>
>> Above all else, the new aggressor paint design stands a testament to
>> how military commanders can have a meaningful, creative, and fun
>> interaction with civilians on social media that actually results in
>> something tangible that people can appreciate being part of.
>>
>>
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> Looks a lot like the "dazzle" paint schemes
>put on allied ships in WWII......
>
Dazzle was meant to confuse the enemy using binoculars scanning the horizon for
ships size/direction...it was of questionable value & rendered obsolete with the
introduction of radar...but ya...I agree...looks like it.
Frankly I like it for esthetic reasons...not sure how effective it is
considering it requires you get close enough for visuals...but hey!...you
know...Russia!...and Vladimir prolly thinks it's sexy and likes it.
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