SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
That was a great link. I guess none of this will be reported "primetime".
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Or if you prefer the video version: F-35 Fast Facts_ENGLISH_LMGA
SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
BTW great avatar, GTX! The Egyptian God of Frustration. Nice.
SaparotRob
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For the record, the duck carried the bunny.
strider190
Airman
- 31
- Oct 30, 2019
Yeah but can it ACTUALLY carry and deliver any of those weapons???
SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
I believe yes.
cvairwerks
Staff Sergeant
Everything displayed and more...
FLYBOYJ
"THE GREAT GAZOO"
And then some!!!! BTW - it can also access other weapons from contributing assets so "how much it can carry" is a non issue depending on the situation.
Glider
Captain
One of the hang ups during the development was that the UK wanted access to the code so they could integrate UK specific weapons with the F35. This was agreed so there is more to come than the US only weapons displayed.
As far as I am aware, the only missile that isn't being integrate onto the F35 is the Brimstone. This may change as the USA were thinking about purchasing this missile
As far as I am aware, the only missile that isn't being integrate onto the F35 is the Brimstone. This may change as the USA were thinking about purchasing this missile
FLYBOYJ
"THE GREAT GAZOO"
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Mentioned by SaparotRob in the Boeing/Canada/Fighter thread:
asiatimes.com
Scorpius is Israel's new electronic warfare system. It provides a unique capability against air threats including manned and unmanned aircraft, missiles (including air defense missiles), drones and cruise missiles.
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One of the main points of the exercise was to simulate air defenses and learn how to fly against them. Italy and Israel supplied F-35 stealth jets permitting the participants to take advantage of the F-35's superb radar set to fix enemy targets and share those targets with 4th-generation aircraft such as the F-16, the Mirage and the Eurofighter.
The F-35 can act as a flying AWACS (airborne early warning and control system) and also provide electronic countermeasures and radar warning capabilities thanks to its sophisticated AESA (airborne electronically scanned array) radar.
Also, it can share data instantly with other aircraft if they have Link 16 or equivalent onboard systems. Link 16 is a military tactical data link network used by NATO and other nations including Japan and India. India flies Russian, French and British fighter aircraft.
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The result of the exercise is that the F-35 when combined with the Scorpius system offers the possibility of tactical and strategic dominance in the battle area and reduces the threat of counter-stealth systems and beyond-visual-range (BVR) air to air and air defense missiles.
Even if a country lacks the stealthy F-35, it would seem that the Scorpius system offers a way to identify threats at long range and use Scorpius's soft-kill capability to take them out. As such this can be a game-changer even against hypersonic threats.
When equipped with a Scorpius pod under the airframe or supported by a ground- or sea-based Scorpius platform, an older generation aircraft can aggressively respond to long-range threats that depend on radars and other electronics to go after their targets.
The real star of Israel's Blue Flag air exercise - Asia Times
Israel conducted its fifth Blue Flag air exercise at the Uvda Air Base in the southern Negev from October 17th until October 28th. A number of countries
asiatimes.com
Scorpius is Israel's new electronic warfare system. It provides a unique capability against air threats including manned and unmanned aircraft, missiles (including air defense missiles), drones and cruise missiles.
...
One of the main points of the exercise was to simulate air defenses and learn how to fly against them. Italy and Israel supplied F-35 stealth jets permitting the participants to take advantage of the F-35's superb radar set to fix enemy targets and share those targets with 4th-generation aircraft such as the F-16, the Mirage and the Eurofighter.
The F-35 can act as a flying AWACS (airborne early warning and control system) and also provide electronic countermeasures and radar warning capabilities thanks to its sophisticated AESA (airborne electronically scanned array) radar.
Also, it can share data instantly with other aircraft if they have Link 16 or equivalent onboard systems. Link 16 is a military tactical data link network used by NATO and other nations including Japan and India. India flies Russian, French and British fighter aircraft.
...
The result of the exercise is that the F-35 when combined with the Scorpius system offers the possibility of tactical and strategic dominance in the battle area and reduces the threat of counter-stealth systems and beyond-visual-range (BVR) air to air and air defense missiles.
Even if a country lacks the stealthy F-35, it would seem that the Scorpius system offers a way to identify threats at long range and use Scorpius's soft-kill capability to take them out. As such this can be a game-changer even against hypersonic threats.
When equipped with a Scorpius pod under the airframe or supported by a ground- or sea-based Scorpius platform, an older generation aircraft can aggressively respond to long-range threats that depend on radars and other electronics to go after their targets.
SaparotRob
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That seems to be it.
FLYBOYJ
"THE GREAT GAZOO"
I think these are the biggest points the anti-F-35 community either don't understand or choose to ignore.
SaparotRob
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I'd go with "choose to ignore ".
michaelmaltby
Colonel
I find most of what the Chinese do interesting - there is much to admire - but when the party-press crows on about their new Stealth jet - bastard off-spring from the coupling of a Raptor and some Swedish number - and stresses feature # 1 as "two pilots" I say WTF????
Two pilots better than one? or, more likely Don't trust that much power to just 1 pilot?
It's the old Red pitfall of initiative, IMO. One of the reasons the Germans outfought and beat the crap out of the Soviet forces until 1943.
Reds don't learn easy - what they see before their eyes can't be what's supposed to be. "Can it comrade?".
Two pilots better than one? or, more likely Don't trust that much power to just 1 pilot?
It's the old Red pitfall of initiative, IMO. One of the reasons the Germans outfought and beat the crap out of the Soviet forces until 1943.
Reds don't learn easy - what they see before their eyes can't be what's supposed to be. "Can it comrade?".
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SaparotRob
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That is very insightful, mm.
Riiiight, the good ol US of A don't have any two seat fighter/attack aircraft in their arsenal do they?
GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
Several USN/USAF types have two-seats, but only one pilot.
Thumpalumpacus
Major
Right -- it can both be some of the the force, and be a force-multiplier force for a/c with lesser capabilities.
