F-35 Joint Strike Fighter

[johnq]

I have one simple question for those who think shaping is all there is to stealth:
We know that the US version of the F-35 and the export version of the F-35 "look the same," or "look equally stealthy."
Then why is it that the export version of the F-35 has a RCS of 0.1 sq meters and the US version of the F-35 has a RCS of less than 0.001 sq meters?

 

[FalconSlayers]

Nothing special in the F35 sensors :
AESA, well known.
advanced IRST, but not so advance because can't follow a moving target.
Communiction nod, well known.

It’s IRST is in an awkward position. It is more focussed on Technology whereas manoeuvrability is compromised.

 

[FalconSlayers]

I have one simple question for those who think shaping is all there is to stealth:
We know that the US version of the F-35 and the export version of the F-35 "look the same," or "look equally stealthy."
Then why is it that the export version of the F-35 has a RCS of 0.1 sq meters and the US version of the F-35 has a RCS of less than 0.001 sq meters?

Source of the data that export variant is having 0.1 M2 RCS, coz if thats the case then no one will buy it.

 

[asianobserve]

Italy’s Navy-Air Force tussle over the F-35 comes to a head

Summary: Italian AF and Navy are fighting who gets the next F-35B to roll off the Italian production line. AF also wants Bees aside from As (greedy), Navy wants Bees fast to hedge against Europe losing UK carriers due to Brexit (according to Itslian Defence Ministry source, jets in French CDG and Italian Navy' Cavour are "obsolete"...

Italy’s Navy-Air Force tussle over the F-35 comes to a head

Deadlines approach for deciding which service will get the next aircraft to roll off the production line, and where it will be based.

www.defensenews.com

 

[Manticore]

It’s IRST is in an awkward position. It is more focussed on Technology whereas manoeuvrability is compromised.

Do you mean the das is in about 6 akward positions?

 

[BON PLAN]

Monsieur even french are bound by laws of nature and physics. it doesn't matter what some admiral said. You can not increase element count above 1500 without moving from X band to Ku band, it's physically impossible for such aperture even 1500 is impossible... best RBE 2 can achieve is 1000-1200 TRM using GaN probably that's it.

I agree.
No one said that there will be the same T/R modules in the smaller RBE2 than in the bigger APG81.
But remaining on the sole old pic of a prototyp was not fair.

 

[BON PLAN]

if active cancellation actually worked, then Dassault 6 gen wouldn't have that easy to identify facet + blended edge stealth shape but it clearly is

Active cancellation need elecrical power and regular upgrades in hard, soft and intelligence. It's a solution, but not the sole solution.
Even US is developping active cancelation, despite beiing a leader in air platforms stealth.

 

[BON PLAN]

(according to Itslian Defence Ministry source, jets in French CDG and Italian Navy' Cavour are "obsolete"...

Italy’s Navy-Air Force tussle over the F-35 comes to a head

Deadlines approach for deciding which service will get the next aircraft to roll off the production line, and where it will be based.

www.defensenews.com

Full invention from your ill brain.
Harrier will be retired in 2025.
Rafale in 2050+

 

[panzerfeist1]

I am looking forward to this. https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Ae...to-lead-Japan-s-fighter-project-with-Lockheed

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (MHI) is expected to receive technical assistance from Lockheed Martin Corp. to develop a new fighter jet for the Air Self-Defense Force, government and ruling coalition officials said Friday.

Lockheed Martin, the maker of the F-35 stealth jet, is likely to join the fighter project as a subcontractor for the Japanese company, the officials said.

Specifically, the U.S. defense contractor is expected to provide MHI with technical assistance to do with an integrated radar and missile system as well as improving the plane’s mobility and stealth, the officials said.

The new fighter, which is known as the F-3 or F-X and is expected to cost around $40 billion (about ¥4.16 trillion), will replace Japan’s F-2, which was jointly developed by MHI and Lockheed more than two decades ago. The Defense Ministry plans to start deploying the new jet in 2035, when it begins to retire F-2s.

The ministry has asked for ¥77.2 billion in budget outlays for the project for fiscal 2021, which begins in April.

Japan has said it will announce the names of foreign companies invited to join the project before the end of the year.

Firms that have expressed interest in participating include F-18 Super Hornet builder Boeing Co. and Northrop Grumman Corp. from the United States, as well as Britain’s BAE Systems PLC and Rolls Royce Holdings PLC.

 

[BON PLAN]

Congrats LM !!!

T-6A Fleet Saw Fewer—But More Frequent—Physiological Episodes in Fiscal 2020 | Air & Space Forces Magazine

USAF saw a total of 33 hypoxia-like events in its T-6A Texan II trainer fleet in fiscal 2020—a nearly 20 percent decrease from fiscal 2019.

www.airforcemag.com

 

[BON PLAN]

the Rafale elephant walk

 

[Manticore]

F-35s, F-16 Aggressors, KC-135 Tankers Put On Impressive "Elephant Walk" In Alaska

Eielson Air Force Base showed off its rapid combat readiness capability on the same day it stood up a second squadron of F-35A stealth fighters.

www.thedrive.com

 

[panzerfeist1]

Good thing they are addressing the oxygen issue for the F-35. I would hate it if they changed the name to Floyd-35

 

[Bhurki]

Dec' 2020
Annual deliveries - 123
Total delivered - 614

Year.....Annual Rate...Total Units
2011...........9.................9
2012..........29...............38
2013..........35...............73
2014..........36..............109
2015..........45..............154
2016..........46..............200
2017..........66..............266
2018..........91..............357
2019........134..............491
2020........123..............614

 

[panzerfeist1]

Guys I am genuinely curious about the ThNDR DIRCM. Does the 6 face polygon shape on the EOTS fold in or out on the EOTs during flight? Heard that the F-35s DIRCM was to use the same shape

 

[Salyut1]

Who has a detailed picture of jagged edges on the F35 ?. I looked it up on the internet and the pictures were pretty poor!

 

[BON PLAN]

one problem less.

F-35 jet’s problematic lightning protection system set to receive fix

By the end of 2020, F-35s coming off Lockheed Martin's production line will be equipped with a modified version of its lightning protection system that will allow the jet to fly in thunderstorms again.

www.defensenews.com

Maybe.

 

[BON PLAN]

Dec' 2020
Annual deliveries - 123
Total delivered - 614

Year.....Annual Rate...Total Units
2011...........9.................9
2012..........29...............38
2013..........35...............73
2014..........36..............109
2015..........45..............154
2016..........46..............200
2017..........66..............266
2018..........91..............357
2019........134..............491
2020........123..............614

Pentagon Keeps $398 Billion F-35’s Full-Rate Production on Hold

Pentagon Keeps $398 Billion F-35’s Full-Rate Production on Hold

The Pentagon has put a decision on approving full-rate production of Lockheed Martin Corp.’s F-35 on indefinite hold, as officials remain unable to say when the fighter jet will be ready for combat testing that’s been delayed repeatedly since 2017.

www.bloomberg.com

If they have to wait for the real FOC, it's not for tomorrow !

 

[BON PLAN]

No FOC to day....

Pentagon Keeps $398 Billion F-35’s Full-Rate Production on Hold

The Pentagon has put a decision on approving full-rate production of Lockheed Martin Corp.’s F-35 on indefinite hold, as officials remain unable to say when the fighter jet will be ready for combat testing that’s been delayed repeatedly since 2017.

www.bloomberg.com

At best a FUCK for now.

 

[bhramos]