Slitherine

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Beidou’s development thus far indicates several key political objectives as well. China’s leadership views its efforts in space as providing both domestic and international prestige,43 and the development of one of the world’s first satellite navigation systems is likely seen as a main contributor in this regard. Officials have been quick to tout occasions in which receivers in various fields utilize “China’s own Beidou system.”44 One 2015 state-run media report emphasized that 98 percent of the components in the newest Beidou satellites were made in China, with international commenters noting that this domestic sourcing demonstrated China’s status as a leading space power.45 At the technical level, Beidou offers a short messaging service through which messages of up to 120 characters can be sent to other Beidou receivers, unlike GPS.46 Via this service, Chinese fishing vessels are reportedly able to sound “instant alarms” to fishing departments when emergencies arise, while a supplementary “vessel management system” allows them to request assistance from nearby vessels.47 This feature is particularly relevant to the ongoing disputes in the South China Sea, where fishing rights are at stake and where China’s maritime militia—a quasi- military force of fishermen that are tasked by and report to the PLA—plays a key role in advancing Beijing’s claims.48 The international cooperation opportunities provided by Beidou have also become a tool for Beijing to use within its larger foreign policy approach, as discussed further below.

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ORIGINAL: Owllord

We have the Concorde in the DB, so how about the Tu-144 maybe?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tupolev_Tu-144

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ORIGINAL: Eggstor

Both versions of the 23mm Gsh-23M gun mount carried on the various versions of the Backfire (Twin 600 rnds x 2 on the -B's and 1200 rnds on the -C's) have chaff/flare salvos listed as the weapons carried instead of gun bursts.

Developer "Command: Modern Air/Naval Operations" project!

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ORIGINAL: Filitch

3M14 Kalibr (SS-N-30) has front RCS 0,44 sqm. Any *RM-109 Tomahawk (up to Block IV) has front RCS 0,22 sqm. Twofold. Same generation, same dimensions. Twofold.
Any ideas?

Developer "Command: Modern Air/Naval Operations" project!

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ORIGINAL: emsoy

Fixed DB v469, thanks.

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ORIGINAL: Dysta

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ORIGINAL: Owllord
We have the Concorde in the DB, so how about the Tu-144 maybe?

<Wikipedia link>

If yes, Y-10 should be added too:

<Wikipedia link>

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ORIGINAL: Scorpion86

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ORIGINAL: Dysta

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ORIGINAL: Owllord
We have the Concorde in the DB, so how about the Tu-144 maybe?

<Wikipedia link>

If yes, Y-10 should be added too:

<Wikipedia link>

Why? The Tu-144 actually entered service and performed regular flights, while the Y-10 is a cancelled project with only 3 prototypes produced.

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The GPS-guided rockets for the MLARS have a surprisingly wide CEP: 80 meters. In testing, the GPS-guided weapon impacted only 2.1 meters from its target. Source:

https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/munitions/mlrs-g-atd.htm

The ATD culminated on February 11, 1999 with a GPS-aided flight test in which the missile again flew 49 km and impacted only 2.1 meters from the target center, a resounding success.

Obviously a single test from 1998 isn't a solid indicator of regular performance, but official sources seem hell-bent on staying cagey about it. However, various sources peg the M30 rocket's CEP at 5 to 10 meters, and the new M31 - which the vendor's own literature brags about as the "70km sniper rifle" and mentions how its great for avoiding collateral damage with precision strikes - is usually put in the 2 meter range:

https://defenseaerospacenews.wordpress.com/tag/guided-multiple-launch-rocket-system/

Therefore I'd suggest (for the DB3000 database:)

#50 M30 GMLRS ER - (already has a 10 meter Land CEP, so this is fine.)
#2699 M30A1 GMLRS ER - set Land CEP to 2 meters.
#3136 M30A2 GMLRS ER [Alternative Warhead] - set Land CEP to 2 meters.