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Jets DLC

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ArmA 3's Jets DLC adds three new jets, an armed drone, and a carrier-based fighter showcase mission. It was released on May 16th, 2017.[1]

Overview

« Fight in the sky with brand new air-superiority jets and use advanced targeting systems to shoot down the enemy. The Arma 3 Jets DLC will feature three new fighter jets, a new Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle (UCAV), a new Showcase scenario, new Steam Achievements, and more. The Jets DLC will be accompanied by a free platform update introducing a sensor overhaul to enhance targeting, an improved fixed-wing damage model by extending the number of hitpoints and damage effects, dynamic vehicle loadouts, various other jet-related improvements, plus the CVN-83 "USS Freedom" Aircraft Carrier as free bonus content for everyone who owns Arma 3.
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Available regardless of ownership, the Jets DLC includes an overhaul to ArmA 3's targeting and detection systems. This overhaul adds a new radar interface for targeting guided weapons using a mixture of Active Radar and Infrared sensor technology.

The Data Link feature has also been included, allowing certain aircraft and ground vehicles to share their targeting/sensor data with one another.

Dynamic loadouts are now available for both rotary- and fixed-wing aircraft, enabling mission editors to customise the types of armament used on aircraft provided that they have pylons which support the feature.

Other free additions include the USS Freedom (CVN-83), a static aircraft carrier with a suite of automated defensive turrets, and a Y-32 Xi'an VTOL showcase for players that own the Apex DLC. Several new aircraft carrier-based props and objects are also available for use in the Eden editor.

Encore Update

Released on August 1st, 2018[2], the Encore update was included as a free platform update for the Jets DLC. It adds the USS Liberty static destroyer ship and incorporates static heavy anti-air turrets for both NATO and CSAT: the MIM-145 Defender and S-750 Rhea. Aircraft loadouts have also been expanded to allow specific jets to launch air-to-ground anti-radiation missiles.

Like the main platform update, Encore's additions are completely free for both DLC and non-owners.

Content

(*) Denotes premium content that is only available to DLC owners.
(**) Denotes free content included as part of the platform update.
(***) Denotes additional free content included with the Encore update.

Objects

Vehicles

Vests

Singleplayer scenarios

Screenshots

Release

Encore

Video

Trivia

  • This was the first DLC in the entire series to have been externally developed in partnership with a third party group (Bravo Zero One Studios).[3][4][5]
    • The project lead of B01, Joshua Carpenter (aka Saul), was behind the creation of the "F/A-18X Black Wasp" addon. It was one of the entrants in the Addon category for Bohemia Interactive's Make Arma Not War competition and achieved third place amongst the finalists.[4][5][6]
  • The Encore update was specifically made by the B01 team as a free content patch for Jets.[7][8]

References

  1. ↑ Bohemia Interactive a.s., 2017, ARMA 3 JETS DLC NOW AVAILABLE, Arma 3, viewed 2 August 2018, <https://arma3.com/news/arma-3-jets-dlc-now-available>.
  2. ↑ Kovařič, V 2018, SPOTREP #00081, Arma 3, viewed 2 April 2023, <https://dev.arma3.com/post/spotrep-00081>.
  3. ↑ Bohemia Interactive a.s., 2017, TOP 10 - ARMA 3 JETS DLC, Arma 3, viewed 5 September 2017, <https://arma3.com/news/top-10-arma-3-jets-dlc>.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Mořický, K 2025, Saul and John Spartan, authors of 'F/A-18X', the 2014 bronze entry in the addons category, later turned their creation into the Jets DLC with Bohemia's guidance. This cooperation pioneered the Creator DLC (CDLC) program, enabling five other teams to publish their works. (2/11), 17 January, viewed 30 June 2025, <https://x.com/KarelMoricky/status/1880208464330518873>.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Bohemia Interactive a.s., 2025, The F/A-18X Black Wasp by Joshua "Saul" Carpenter and John K. Noviks (also known by the username "John Spartan") was awarded third place in the Addon category of #MakeArmaNotWar 2015. The F/A-18X Black Wasp is a twin-engine carrier-based multi-role fighter aircraft variant based on the real-world F/A-18E Super Hornet. The aircraft features many advanced technologies and systems including semi- stealth capability, conformal fuel tanks, and enclosed weapons pods. Both Carpenter and Noviks went on to found BRAVO ZERO ONE Studios (B01) with an international team of game industry professionals with ties to the Arma modding community. The studio created the Arma 3: Jets DLC, the first Arma 3 DLC to be developed in partnership with a third-party external development team., 22 August, viewed 22 August 2025, <https://x.com/ArmaPlatform/status/1958529609550504377>.
  6. ↑ Bohemia Interactive a.s., 2015, Winners | Make Arma Not War, Make Arma Not War, viewed 5 September 2017, <http://web.archive.org/web/20150407100826/http://makearmanotwar.com/winners>. (archived link)
  7. ↑ Kovařič, V 2018, SITREP #00221, Arma 3, viewed 28 November 2023, <https://dev.arma3.com/post/sitrep-00221>.
  8. ↑ Kovařič, V 2018, SITREP #00222, Arma 3, viewed 19 March 2024, <https://dev.arma3.com/post/sitrep-00222>.

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See also

DLC (ArmA 3)
Premium Main Karts • Helicopters • Marksmen • Apex • Jets • Laws of War • Tac-Ops • Tanks • Contact
Creator (Armaverse) Western Sahara • Reaction Forces • Expeditionary Forces
Creator (Cold War) Global Mobilization - Cold War Germany • S.O.G. Prairie Fire • CSLA Iron Curtain
Creator (WW2) Spearhead 1944
Free Zeus • Malden • Art of War
Official Addon ADR-97 Weapon Pack* • Czech Veterans Pack
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