F-35 Joint Strike Fighter News, Videos and pics Thread

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COMACC talks 5th-generation warfare, innovation at AFA

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Gen. Hawk Carlisle, commander of Air Combat Command, addressed advances in fifth-generation warfare and the importance of delivering cutting-edge technology during day two of the Air Force Association's Air and Space Conference and Technology Exposition.

Before getting into the specifics of aircraft advancements, Carlisle emphasized the importance of changing the way we think about warfare.

"Fifth generation isn't necessarily about an airframe," Carlisle said. "It's really about technology and thought, and how we move our Air Force to continue to be the best Air Force on the planet and what it takes to get there."

He went on to highlight the performance of the F-22 Raptors, describing the aircraft as an "aerial quarterback" that does more than what was initially expected. When put in the hands of innovative Airmen, it provides situational awareness that makes every aircraft that flies with it better, he said.

Carlisle took a moment to reflect on the progress with the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, which recently was delivered to Hill Air Force Base, Utah.

"It is the most powerful, comprehensive, integrated sensor suite we've ever developed," Carlisle said. Those capabilities, combined with electronic warfare and the ability to play multiple roles in combat, represent a major advancement in operations, he said.

The general stressed the importance of changing traditional approaches to precision attack in the future in order to maintain the technological edge.

"Directed-energy weapons are an area we're headed toward, and we're going there at a fairly good pace," he said. "I think it's a lot closer than people think it is."

 

[FORBIN]

F-35 have a peculiarity mainly usefull for close anti-air combat he have the possibility to shot their missiles by using the sight deported, good words ?
For compare it's like infantrymen who shoot with their guns without seeing the opponent, the gun that shoots " in the corners" .
Definitely allowed by the highly sophisticated helmet visor, and simultaneous view on 360° with the DAS

Six additional

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are distributed over the aircraft as part of

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's electro-optical

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Distributed Aperture System (DAS),which acts as a

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, reports missile launch locations, detects and tracks approaching aircraft spherically around the F-35, and replaces traditional

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. All DAS functions are performed simultaneously,

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, at all times.

And F-35 recently used for close anti air combat test with the F-16 don' t have these equipments then only test for agility and this test proves nothing for real combat capability.

 

[Jeff Head]

Big news...and we have talked about this possibility before, our own Popeye being the chief proponent:

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LONDON — The U.S. Marine Corps will deploy its Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II strike fighters on combat sorties from Britain’s new Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers, a senior U.K. Royal Navy officer has confirmed.

Rear Adm. Keith Blount, who is responsible for delivering the two 65,000 ton ships, said that using Marine aircraft and pilots to bolster the U.K.’s nascent carrier strike capability would be a natural extension of coalition doctrine.

“We are forever operating with allies and within coalitions. It’s the way wars are fought”, the Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Aviation, Amphibious Capability and Carriers) and Rear Adm. Fleet Air Arm told an audience at the DSEI defence exhibition in London on Wednesday.

“In order to get the best out of [the U.K. carrier program] we have to be able to situate it in a coalition context. That could mean that we operate with an American ship as one of the protecting escorts”, Blount said.

“But … given the fact that the U.S. Marine Corps are buying and will operate the same type of aircraft as we are buying and operating, it would make no sense whatsoever if we were to close down the opportunity and potential of the U.S. Marine Corps working from this flight deck.
“So yes, I expect the U.S. Marine Corps to operate and work from the deck of the Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier. We are going to get the most bang for the buck we can for the U.K. taxpayer, and that’s one of the ways in which we’ll achieve it.”

While Blount painted the co-operative arrangement in positive terms, it will disappoint critics who believe the U.K. government should provide the R.N. and Royal Air Force (RAF) with sufficient resources, in both aircraft and manpower, to regenerate the country’s carrier air wings independently.

Each of the 284 m-long carriers, fitted with a ‘ski jump’ bow ramp instead of the catapults and arrester wires once planned, will accommodate up to 40 aircraft: short takeoff/vertical landing F-35B strike fighters, helicopters, or a blend of fixed-wing and rotary tailored to the mission in hand.

Britain took delivery of its first Lightning II aircraft in 2012 and currently has three; the fourth is due to roll off Lockheed Martin’s Fort Worth production line in January 2016.

“We have people in America now flying these jets”, said Blount, who disclosed that the RN had recently recruited its first ab initio F-35B pilots.
“The first frontline jet they will ever fly in will be the F-35 … that’s how close we are getting to this.
“When I was at Edwards Air Force Base quite recently I met 140 sailors and an equal number of RAF personnel that are in the testing and evaluation squadron to bring this aircraft online. This is genuinely exciting stuff, and this aircraft is a world beater for what it is designed to do – an exceptional platform.”

Britain’s F-35Bs are scheduled to arrive at Marham Air Base in eastern England in mid-2018, achieving initial operating capability by the end of that year. A deployable U.K. carrier strike capability should be ready by late 2020.

Blount said he was also “very excited” about the opportunities presented through Joint Helicopter Command to operate Apache, Chinook, Merlin and other helicopters from the Queen Elizabeth class.

“Getting rid of the cats and traps actually makes this a far simpler proposition, and one of the reasons why this capability is so versatile and useful to us,” he added.

The UK intends to us US Marine aircraft to conduct combat sorties off of the QEs...which means the QEs will have an earlier combat capability using US aircraft if they desire or need to.

...and the F-35 beat goes on...and on...and on!

 

[FORBIN]

Mainly usefull for test more soon QE air operations capability i think.

 

[Zool]

It won't jeopardize South Korea's F-35 procurement ultimately, but I am always amazed how some enthusiasts, media and even negotiating teams believe they will be able to obtain complete ToT in high technology deals with the US. The number of countries with that level of partnership and access are fewer than the number of fingers on your left hand. Based on the article it seems there was a perception of commitment which won't fully materialize:

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The U.S. has refused to transfer core technologies connected to the next-generation F-35 fighter jets to Korea, throwing plans to acquire 40 of them for the Air Force into disarray.

Lockheed Martin, the manufacturer, had agreed in negotiations in September last year to transfer the technologies to Korea. But U.S. government intervention means the entire project worth W20 trillion is up in the air (US$1=W1,177).

According to data New Politics Alliance for Democracy lawmaker Ahn Gyu-baek obtained from the Defense Acquisition Program Administration, the military signed the contract with Lockheed Martin last September to buy 40 F-35As for W7.34 trillion.

Lockheed Martin promised to provide Korea with technical assistance on 25 technologies, including the AESA radar. In the negotiations Lockheed Martin boasted that those technologies are worth several trillions of won.

The AESA is a state-of-the-art radar with electronic warfare capabilities that can search and track targets more quickly and precisely than other existing radars. Korea wanted to deploy the next-generation fighter jets warfare-ready by 2025 with these technologies on board.

But the U.S. government did not approve the transfer of four of the 25 technologies for security reasons. DAPA reportedly locked horns with Lockheed Martin over these technologies until the last moment of negotiations.

Despite Lockheed Martin's breach of contract, DAPA has no effective means of calling it to account. Instead, it has decided to develop two technologies -- the AESA radar and the infrared search and track sensor -- on its own and the others in cooperation with a European firm.

But Ahn said it is by no means certain DAPA will succeed, and even if it does there could be compatibility problems with the American equipment.

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By Jun Hyun-suk / Sep. 22, 2015 10:37 KST

 

[Air Force Brat]

Mainly usefull for test more soon QE air operations capability i think.

Forbin those F-35C adverse operating condition tests are to begin on the IKE with-in a few days, so if you can find the IKE, and what her itinerary might actually be, that may give us a clue to when those ops begin. They have been scheduled for the first "couple of weeks" in October. Those tests may well occur a little farther North as they look for less than optimum conditions, and they will most certainly occur at night as well.

 

[FORBIN]

Interesting then you confirm soon, i am waiting tongue hanging it is the right stuff in more at night
I see well 4 F-35C aboard obviously VX-23* fighters and very possible some of VFA-101.

*Unusual test units, a very large shop with 40 F-18 A/B/C/D/E/F, EA-18G, T-45, 5 F-35B and 5 F-35C !

But btw in fact US Navy is not a big fan for this rookie

 

[Air Force Brat]

Interesting then you confirm soon, i am waiting tongue hanging it is the right stuff in more at night
I see well 4 F-35C aboard obviously VX-23* fighters and very possible some of VFA-101.

*Unusual test units, a very large shop with 40 F-18 A/B/C/D/E/F, EA-18G, T-45, 5 F-35B and 5 F-35C !

But btw in fact US Navy is not a big fan for this rookie

You mean they don't like you, or you don't like them or visa-versa?? or mutual???
I think you have lots of great Navy info! I am a big fan of your's brother, between you and bd popeye and Jeff Head, I know way more than I did.

 

[FORBIN]

I like F-35 but i am not a very big fan talking mainly cos almost all western countries buy it then it is unavoidable, i prefer to be franck
For USN you know.

Well the right stuff begin in a week

Navy to test F-35C Lighting II aboard the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower

Norfolk, Va. (WTKR) – The Navy will test the next generation of fighter jets aboard a Norfolk-based aircraft carrier next month.
The second developmental test phase of the F-35C Lightning II aircraft will begin aboard the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower on Monday, October 5, 2015.

Two F-35Cs are scheduled to conduct the training on the Eisenhower through October 15.

According to Naval Air Force Atlantic, the testing will include day and night carrier qualifications, night operations with the Generation III Helmet Mounted Display, Delta Flight Path testing as well as F-35 Joint Precision Approach and Landing System testing.
The first developmental test was conducted in November 2014 on the USS Nimitz on the West Coast.

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[Air Force Brat]

I like F-35 but i am not a very big fan talking mainly cos almost all western countries buy it then it is unavoidable, i prefer to be franck
For USN you know.

Well the right stuff begin in a week

Well, I wasn't a big fan of JSF to start with either, in fact I would prefer to have the F-22 line humming and the A-10s being SLEPed, but life is what it is, with-out the F-22, the only viable alternative is the F-35, and I have no doubt it will be a great little airplane, like the F-16 it is designed to replace.

I share some of your concerns, but, it will be the simplest aircraft ever to bring aboard the boat, it has a system that basically adds or "feathers" the flaps, flaperons to manage glide slope, in order to keep it sliding down the glide path. It has so many different innovations, starting with the HMS, and absolutely unheard of situational awareness, which when it comes right down to it is what makes or breaks a fighter pilot's day. It is very stealthy, and that at the end of the day is the real game-changer!