19 February 2021

Dear Fighter Pilots, Partners and Friends,

We are grateful for the overwhelming customer response from the community during the Free to Play period and thank you for all your exciting feedback. We are working hard to address your reported bugs, requested adjustments, and future enhancements.

The F/A-18C development team is working towards bringing the Hornet a step closer to Release State. We are pleased to inform you of new features such as ATFLIR, WIDE acquisition mode, and PB mode for HARM, which are all currently in development.

Check out some of the great progress being made on the Viper and please take a look at the amazing new Campaign by Baltic Dragon, Operation Pontus.

Once again, thank you for your passion and support.

Yours sincerely,

Eagle Dynamics Team

F/A-18C Hornet

Update

For the next, big Open Beta update, we plan to include several new Hornet features that include:

• Pre-Briefed (PB) mode for the HARM to include both HRM and A/C sub-modes
• Self-Protect Pullback (PBLK) mode for the HARM / HRM OVRD
• Improved HARM TOO handoff for two emitters at once
• Adjusted AGM-88C HARM flight and seeker dynamics
• ATFLIR targeting pod
• Complete remaining Litening targeting pod tasks
• TDC slew Wide Acquisition (WACQ) ACM mode
• RAID Single Target Track (STT) mode
• SPOT radar mode
• Saving PRF to SET options
• BRA indication with L&S
• New elevation tracking model to resolve JHMCS designation drift

F-16C Viper

Updates

Our team of dedicated engineers assigned full-time to the Viper is currently working on:

• Updated flight model dynamics for constant G and drag index for CAT I
• Addition of IAM weapons that include JDAM, JSOW, and WCMD
• Pre-Briefed (PB) mode for the AGM-88C HARM

Important development items remaining include:

• Air-to-Ground radar
• CRUS page
• JHMCS Air-to-Ground mode
• HARM Targeting System (HTS)
• Electronic Countermeasures
• And more

Operation Pontus

Baltic Dragon

Operation Pontus is a story driven campaign for the F/A-18C Hornet. As the Commanding Officer, you will plan, design, and execute demanding missions for your squadron. This campaign has day and night missions with different weather conditions against an intelligent and adaptive enemy.

"Operation Pontus” main campaign features:

• Up to 30 missions (total number is based on your success rate)
• Dynamic Briefings and SITREPs
• Decision making and planning
• Over 1000 voiceovers creating a dynamic environment
• Full use of DCS: Supercarrier

"Every decision counts... Start' em Up!”

DCS: F/A-18C Operation Pontus campaign by 373vFS_Greg, 373vFS_Petritis, Baltic Dragon

Steam Store: DCS: F/A-18C Operation Pontus Campaign on Steam (steampowered.com)

Over the next coming weeks, a massive push is ongoing to prepare for the launch of DCS World 2.7. We are hoping to get there by the end of March and we are full burners on the job.

Thank you again for your passion and support,

Yours Sincerely,

Eagle Dynamics Team