A large DCS World update and the launch of Grinnelli Design’s DCS: F-100D
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Grinnelli's new F-100D Super Sabre module entered early access, offering detailed systems simulation, multiple configurations, a damage model, and distinctive features like zero-length launch capability and gun/bomb cameras. The article notes it's a demanding, hands-on aircraft requiring focus in high-speed handling and early-generation avionics management. Simultaneously, DCS World released a substantial update (2.9.27.24969) covering significant changes to core systems and updates for multiple existing modules (F/A-18C, AH-64D, F-16C, CH-47F, JF-17, MiG-21bis) including new weapon modelling, seeker improvements, and navigation data. The piece covers both the new module's depth and the broader ecosystem update affecting existing DCS aircraft.
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Launched live from the stage at FSExpo 2026, Grinnelli Designs have launched their DCS: F-100D for DCS World bringing another Cold War classic to our virtual hangars. This came at the same time as a major update for DCS World with changes across dozens of modules. Let’s have a look!
Here comes the Hun!
Early access for Grinnelli Design’s DCS: F-100D Super Sabre has begun. Featuring deep systems simulation, multiple equipment and airframe configurations, detailed damage model, and uncommon and unique features like the zero length launch system, gun and bomb camera, and custom kill marking system, the F-100D certainly packs in a lot of features. The description on the store page says it all:
Flying the F-100D Super Sabre in DCS is a demanding, hands-on experience that leaves little room for complacency. From managing its high-speed handling characteristics to understanding early-generation avionics, every phase of flight requires focus and discipline. In the DCS: F-100D Super Sabre, success comes from understanding its nuances, and this makes it a deeply rewarding aircraft to master for those up to the challenge.
My experiences in pre-release testing certainly confirmed that description.
The DCS: F-100D is currently available for sale from the Eagle Dynamics e-Shop and on Steam. The pre-release discount still applies though I don’t know for how much longer.
A big DCS update
DCS 2.9.27.24969 (rolls right off the tongue!) is a larger than usual update with some significant changes across the core of the sim and in many of its modules. There’s features like a new seeker model for the AIM-7M/MH, CM-802AKG missile modelling revisions, bomb and anti-radiation missile behaviour, a long list of new system updates for the F/A-18C, AH-64D, F-16C, CH-47F, and JF-17.
Magnitude-3 even took to Facebook to highlight the fact that even the MiG-21 is getting some updates.
It certainly has been a busy week for flight sims. F-100s, F-14s, and the Expo! Among all that frensy, we have released our own update today. While it’s not much, we have been balancing our workload between our new modules and the old.
First, many keybinds have been revised, cleaned up, and arranged on all three of our aircraft. The AI’s fuel consumption has also been adjusted. Some missions were updated as well.
Our MiG-21bis has received new Navigation data for Afghanistan, Iraq, Marianas and the Falklands, while the kneeboard pages have been arranged in corrected order. A few sounds were…
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