Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
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Today we take our first look at the newly announced USN AIM-424 Malice, a super long-range air-to-air missile designed to engage targets at extreme distances.
We break down the AIM-424 Malice missile, how it is expected to work, its potential capabilities, and what a weapon with a reported 250 nautical mile range could mean for modern air combat.
Then we put the concept to the test in DCS World, with a modern Pacific scenario.
The US is invading a small but strategically important island when the PLAAF and PLAN launch a huge multi-pronged strike to stop the invasion. Rather than engage the incoming fighters head-on, the US takes a different approach.
F-35Cs operating from a US carrier group are tasked with hunting the most important targets behind the fighter screen: AWACS, electronic warfare, command and control, and aerial refuelling aircraft.
Using the new AIM-424 Malice, the F-35Cs attempt to strike these support assets from extreme range. With targeting information provided by an AWACS aircraft positioned around 400 miles behind the battle, the AIM-424 is fired over the heads of incoming J-20 and J-35 fighters to attack the aircraft keeping the Chinese strike package effective.
The strategy is simple: remove the support aircraft and the entire attack could begin to collapse.
But extreme-range air combat is anything but simple. Timing, targeting, missile guidance and situational awareness all have to come together perfectly—and one mistake could allow the PLAAF and PLAN strike to break through.
The stakes are high.
Could the AIM-424 Malice change the way air combat is fought across the vast distances of the Pacific?
Watch as we explore the missile concept and put it to the ultimate test in DCS World.
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0:00 Intro
1:16 Understanding The Press Releases
8:53 Missile Comparison
14:55 What Shall We Do?
16:05 Scenario Details
20:57 Tactics
21:29 Battle
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#AIM424 #MaliceMissile #DCSWorld #DCS #F35C #J20 #J35 #PLAAF #PLAN #USNavy #LongRangeMissile #AirCombat #BVRCombat #AWACS #PacificWar #MilitaryAviation
Grim Reapers DCS Sale Discount Codes: GRSHF18, GRSHP51 and GRSHAH64
AFFILIATE LINKS:
nextlevelracing.com
pimax.com
Today we take our first look at the newly announced USN AIM-424 Malice, a super long-range air-to-air missile designed to engage targets at extreme distances.
We break down the AIM-424 Malice missile, how it is expected to work, its potential capabilities, and what a weapon with a reported 250 nautical mile range could mean for modern air combat.
Then we put the concept to the test in DCS World, with a modern Pacific scenario.
The US is invading a small but strategically important island when the PLAAF and PLAN launch a huge multi-pronged strike to stop the invasion. Rather than engage the incoming fighters head-on, the US takes a different approach.
F-35Cs operating from a US carrier group are tasked with hunting the most important targets behind the fighter screen: AWACS, electronic warfare, command and control, and aerial refuelling aircraft.
Using the new AIM-424 Malice, the F-35Cs attempt to strike these support assets from extreme range. With targeting information provided by an AWACS aircraft positioned around 400 miles behind the battle, the AIM-424 is fired over the heads of incoming J-20 and J-35 fighters to attack the aircraft keeping the Chinese strike package effective.
The strategy is simple: remove the support aircraft and the entire attack could begin to collapse.
But extreme-range air combat is anything but simple. Timing, targeting, missile guidance and situational awareness all have to come together perfectly—and one mistake could allow the PLAAF and PLAN strike to break through.
The stakes are high.
Could the AIM-424 Malice change the way air combat is fought across the vast distances of the Pacific?
Watch as we explore the missile concept and put it to the ultimate test in DCS World.
DONATE/SUPPORT GRIM REAPERS
PATREON monthly donations: patreon.com/GrimReapers
PAYPAL one-off donations: paypal.me/GrimReapersDonation
MERCH: grimreapers.net/grim-reapers-merch
0:00 Intro
1:16 Understanding The Press Releases
8:53 Missile Comparison
14:55 What Shall We Do?
16:05 Scenario Details
20:57 Tactics
21:29 Battle
GRIM REAPERS YOUTUBE CHANNELS
Grim Reapers 1 - DCS & Sea Power: youtube.com/channel/UCZuXjkFY00p1ga3UyCBbR2w
Grim Reapers 2 - WWII naval battles: youtube.com/channel/UCZzvHfFzIpMrvgAbgZDUX9A
Grim Reapers 3 - Full DCS missions youtube.com/channel/UCg7C1fVGdxz3VSz1-zxWcBQ
SOCIAL MEDIA
WEBSITE: grimreapers.net
STREAM(Cap): twitch.tv/grimreaperscap
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/GrimReapersGroup
TWITTER: twitter.com/GrimReapers_
DISCORD: discord.gg/cATmE3d
THANK YOU TO: Mission Makers, Admin, Staff, Helpers, Donators & Viewers(without which, this could not happen)
#AIM424 #MaliceMissile #DCSWorld #DCS #F35C #J20 #J35 #PLAAF #PLAN #USNavy #LongRangeMissile #AirCombat #BVRCombat #AWACS #PacificWar #MilitaryAviation
