Arma 3 Jets

Arma 3 Jets adds air-superiority aircraft and advanced targeting systems to Arma 3. You fly combat missions using guided weapons, engage targets in the air and on the ground, and configure aircraft armaments.

Aircraft and showcase

The DLC includes four aircraft:

• F/A-181 Black Wasp II: a fifth-generation, single-seat, twin-engine, all-weather tactical fighter designed primarily for air superiority. It can also attack ground targets, carry a range of weapon configurations on its external hard points, and operate from aircraft carriers.
• To-201 Shikra: a fifth-generation, single-seat, twin-engine, all-weather fighter designed by a CSAT and Russian joint syndicate for agility and maneuverability in air-superiority combat. It can also attack ground targets and carry different weapons on its conventional pylons and in its internal weapons bay.
• A-149 Gryphon: a fourth-generation, single-seat, single-engine, all-weather multirole fighter designed as an affordable platform. It can fly effectively at low altitude and has been upgraded with newer sensors and weapons systems.
• Sentinel: a fifth-generation, twin-engine, all-weather unmanned combat aerial vehicle designed mainly for reconnaissance. It can also carry out precision ground attacks and typically operates from an aircraft carrier.

A Showcase scenario takes you above Altis for air-to-air and air-to-ground combat.

Flight and targeting systems

The sensor overhaul adds a radar interface for targeting guided weapons, using Active Radar and Infrared sensor technology. Aircraft, helicopters and tanks can engage beyond visual range, while Data Link lets vehicles share sensor information. New radar symbology and distinct radar and infrared signatures for each vehicle provide a more detailed view of the battlefield.

Fixed-wing aircraft receive a more detailed damage model. Enemy fire can cause problems such as engine failure, fuel leaks or a malfunctioning HUD rather than immediately ending the aircraft's flight. Dynamic Vehicle Loadouts let you choose the ordnance carried on each jet pylon, and the system is designed to support other vehicle classes as well. Audio enhancements, adjusted controls and scripted ejection-seat emergency procedures also improve jet flight.

Ships and defenses

The DLC adds two static ships that you can position across the map in the 3D Scenario Editor; they cannot be driven. Both have functional autonomous defensive weapons. The USS Freedom supports catapult take-offs and tailhook landings, while the USS Liberty can launch and recover small naval vessels and helicopters.

• USS Freedom (CVN-83): a 337-meter-long, 105-meter-wide nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and NATO operating base. It carries aircraft and helicopters for a range of support roles and is equipped with autonomous defenses.
• Praetorian 1C AAA: a close-range anti-aircraft system that fires 20mm Vulcan rounds to protect NATO forces from aerial threats.
• Mk-49 Spartan SAM and Mk-21 Centurion SAM: two missile systems designed to defend NATO ships from aerial threats. Usually deployed together, they carry 21 infrared-guided short-range anti-air missiles and 8 radar-guided medium-range anti-air missiles.
• USS Liberty: a 155-meter-long, 45-meter-wide destroyer that forms part of the carrier strike group. It can carry troops, equipment and a helicopter, and operate close to shore for rapid amphibious assaults.
• Mk45 120mm naval gun: provides NATO naval vessels with heavy firepower at close to medium ranges.
• Mk41 Vertical Launch System: gives NATO naval vessels precision-strike capability at medium to long ranges.
• Radar and SAM systems: NATO and CSAT receive autonomous radar and missile systems designed to work together for medium- to long-range aerial threat detection and defense. CSAT has the R-750 Cronus radar and S-750 Rhea surface-to-air missile system; NATO has the AN/MPQ-105 radar and MIM-145 Defender surface-to-air missile system.

Additional weapons and content

NATO and CSAT receive anti-radiation missiles that can lock onto ground targets with active radar sensors switched on. NATO fighters can also carry small air-to-surface precision-guided bombs. The DLC also includes a music track and extra Steam achievements.