bostonmyk
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2 months ago Artemis II is now in service as well (2023). It has newer sensors and an operating altitude of 40,000 ft, so it has SIGINT and COMINT 2020 generation sensors (I'm not sure if this is in the DB).
https://x.com/bizjetsofwar/status/1823907457116295368 https://www.techtimes.com/articles/285500/20221227/leidos-artemis-ii-army-s-new-surveillance-plane-intercept-enemy.htm https://www.leidos.com/insights/leidos-just-unveiled-its-newest-special-mission-aircraft https://www.leidos.com/markets/defense/LSMA https://www.governmentprocurement.com/news/the-army-is-using-a-challenger-650-for-deep-isr-work-artemis
Both are seeing service during Ukraine War https://www.defensenews.com/land/2023/12/06/spy-demonstrator-planes-log-nearly-1000-sorties-in-europe-and-pacific/
Notice that a lot of sources point out that Artemis operates at 10-15k feet higher than RC-12X, etc. Not sure if adjusting the RC-12 in some way in the game would be a thing.
DB Selector
DB3K
DBID to Copy
DBID #4459
Hypothetical
No
Name
Airborne Reconnaissance and Targeting Multi-Mission Intelligence System (ARTEMIS)
Country
United States
Service
Army
In Commission
Revealed in 2020
Number in Service
2x
Sensors
sensors include signals intelligence capabilities, including electronic intelligence and communications intelligence, as well as synthetic aperture radar (SAR)/moving target indicator in its first increment.
Mounts
N/A
Loadout Options
Ferry Area Surveillance
Other Changes
Initial fit to test high speed ISR replacement for RC-12 Guardrail.
Sources
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/41098/armys-plans-for-new-high-flying-intelligence-aircraft-are-taking-shape https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2020/08/13/a-new-spy-plane-could-spot-targets-for-the-us-armys-thousand-mile-weapons/?sh=5b45b6a32b87 https://www.defensenews.com/miltech/2022/06/06/us-army-closes-in-on-faster-jet-to-replace-guardrail-aircraft/ https://www.defensenews.com/land/2021/05/27/looking-at-high-speed-isr-jet-capability-us-army-deploys-demonstrator-to-europe/ https://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2021/11/15/experimental-artemis-aircraft-used-in-real-world-ukraine-operations https://breakingdefense.com/2022/02/a-prototype-spy-plane-is-tracking-russian-force-movements-for-the-us-army/ https://theaviationist.com/2020/09/27/the-u-s-armys-first-ever-manned-isr-artemis-jet-has-carried-out-missions-over-georgia-and-abkhazia/