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

[Air Force Brat]

in the meantime I went on with google-searching, in

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(dated Jul 22, 2013) found

so ... so I'll just say it's important not to confuse LOL with LOAL

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LOL

Yep, one thing is for certain, the F-35 with that HMS is going to be a "barn burner", that helmet and those high off bore sight missile shots will be a slammer, you are NOT going to win against that combination!

 

[Jura The idiot]

Yep, one thing is for certain, the F-35 with that HMS is going to be a "barn burner", that helmet and those high off bore sight missile shots will be a slammer, you are NOT going to win against that combination!

yeah at first I just didn't the realize the post below contained a prophecy:

It was AFB who pointed out that in a world of stealth where both sides are operating them, then the prospect of WVR is quite real when distance may need to be closed.

The AIM-9X II is a deadly proposition when combined with HMCS. The OBS capability would mitigate the lack of super maneuverability in the F-35. There was a study done that concluded OBS was a key attribute that stood out among a list.

 

[Jura The idiot]

LOL "... The Denmark contest ... France’s Dassault was so convinced the F-35 was a shoo-in it didn’t bother competing the Rafale."
No Done Deal: F-35 Picks Up Buyers, But Global Dominance is Elusive

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Both !
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And the show must go on, amazing !

 

[Brumby]

Air Force May Declare F-35A 'Ready for Combat' Next Month: General

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The commander of Air Combat Command was bullish about the upcoming declaration of initial operational capability for the

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, telling reporters on the first day of the Farnborough International Airshow that it could happen as early as August or as late as December.

"IOC, we always use that term,"

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Gen. Herbert "Hawk" Carlisle said. "It really means those airplanes are ready for combat. They are ready to be in combat and ready to move forward."

The Air Force remains committed to its target of buying 1,763 of the conventional takeoff and landing variant of the 5th-generation fighter, Carlisle said.

A June "deployment" of seven aircraft to

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, was declared a success by the Air Force after the planes completed all 88 planned sorties.Carlisle said the deployment involved about 180 personnel and gave the service the chance to test out the ability of the F-35's Autonomous Logistics Information System, or ALIS, to function in a deployed environment.

Some software issues are still being worked out as the aircraft approaches its final stages of testing and development.

Carlisle said the Air Force was still working with contractor Pratt & Whitney to incorporate propulsion information from the F-35A into the complex software.

The program executive officer for the F-35 Joint Program Office, Air Force Lt. Gen. Christopher Bogdan, said airmen must currently manually input that information into the ALIS system each time the aircraft touches down.

"In the next six months or so, we will integrate that information directly into the ALIS system," he said.

So how does the F-35 compare with the Air Force's other fifth-generation tactical fighter, the

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, also manufactured by Lockheed Martin?

That’s theater- and scenario-dependent, Carlisle said.

"The F-35 is the best air-to-air airplane in the world, except for the F-22," he said. "The F-22 is the best air-to-ground aircraft in the world except for the F-35."

The Air Force is also looking to apply lessons learned from the cutting-edge F-35 to the slightly older Raptor, he said.

"If you talked about shared technology, modernization, ability to maintain the [low observable technology] qualities of it, the F-35 is newer and it is better in that respect," Carlisle said.

Three F-35A aircraft crossed the Atlantic last week to appear at the Royal International Air Tattoo in England, which represented the first appearance of the platform in the U.K.

I think the timing to declare IOC for the A model will be a political decision rather than technical. There are no significant technical issues that are in the way.

 

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With the F-35 and its capabilities, the whole thing becomes rather complex when packaging a bunch of technologies together in a WVR engagement.

There is the F-35 with the HMCS, EODAS (AN/AAS-37) and LOAL
There is then the AIM-9X II with trust vectoring

Their combined capabilities give the F-35 a very wide engagement envelope in any WVR fight. The HMCS (from memory) has a 120 degrees HOBS capability. This together with lock on after launch (LOAL) combined with the AIX-9X II with thrust vectoring gives the F-35 over the shoulder shot capability. In addition because of DAS with 360 degrees view and cueing, it theoretically gives the F-35 unmatched capability not found in any other plane. It is the combination of these reasons that is expected to give the F-35 an edge in WVR engagement.

Excellent Master Brumby
This is like a croocked gun to shoot in the corners, i love it for punish so bad the bad guys

 

[Brumby]

Excellent Master Brumby
This is like a croocked gun to shoot in the corners, i love it for punish so bad the bad guys

Outside of the bad guys I would love to see a pair of F-22's pitched against a four plane formation F-35A in a cat and mouse hunt with the F-22 performing counter air. We know the F-35 had already scalped the F-15E and the question is whether the F-22's will be added to the list. I think it is more than an even bet but I am sure Master Brat will strongly disagree. LOL.

 

[Jura The idiot]

pardon me?
GE Aims to Steal F-35 Engine Production

As it continues development of its Adaptive Engine Transition Program (AETP) design, General Electric is not being shy about its target: the massive F-35 joint strike fighter fleet.

The F-35 is powered by the Pratt & Whitney F135 design. Like GE, Pratt was awarded a roughly $1 billion contract June 30 to work on the AETP project, which seeks to demonstrate 25 percent improved fuel efficiency, 10 percent increased thrust and significantly improved thermal management.

Work on that program expires in September 2021, at which point the Air Force is expected to pick one of the designs to power future fighter aircraft.

But the service has quietly put language in the development contract that opens the door for GE’s design, if it wins, to supplant Pratt on the F-35 program, which is expected to produce roughly 3,500 jets over the next thirty years.

If there were any questions about GE’s eventual goal for the AETP program, they were erased Monday when Jean-Lydon Rodgers, the company’s head of military engines, told reporters at the Farnborough International Airshow that the company was designing the engine specifically to fit into the F-35.

“There are two options in the AETP program associated with taking engines to the airplane,” explained Dan McCormick, general manager of GE Aviation’s adaptive cycle. “There’s an option for an installed ground run, taking one of the ground test engines and then install in an aircraft for systems-integration information that we can’t get in a test cell. There’s another option of performing a flight demonstration. The Air Force will decide if they want to execute any of those options.”

McCormick added that GE plans to produce three test engines by 2019. The first will test the basic mechanical design of the engine, the second will assess performance, and the third will assess durability.

Speaking last week, Frank Kendall, the Pentagon’s top acquisition official, wasn’t shy about his interest in AETP as a potential F-35 upgrade, noting “the short answer is that part of the reason we're doing those technology programs is for the possibility of an upgrade to the F-35."

Lt. Gen. Arnold Bunch, the US Air Force’s top uniformed acquisition official, noted there is also an industrial-base benefit to having the two engine companies competing over future designs.

“We need to continue to advance our industrial base and those areas around technology in the propulsion systems,” Bunch said. “This has been a dedicated, thought-out investment for what the future would be for the Air Force in multiple different areas. So there's an option for the F-35, but it also advances technology so that we can continue to morph it for whatever else we need for our Air Force."

He added that there is a “possibility” the ATEP program could power the service’s next-generation air dominance concept, often labeled the F-X program.

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[Jura The idiot]

... In reality, there was a re-designation and change of command ceremony as the AV-8B Harrier-flying Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 211 became Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211. In effect, the unit took delivery of the first 2 F-35B's and will be sometime (presumably) before a complete squadron is assembled and ready for deployment. ...

... don't underestimate the reality created:
"In addition to VMFAT-501, the first operational squadron is VMFA-121, based at MCAS Yuma in Arizona, and VMFA-211 stood up in late June with six aircraft at the same location."
inside of
FARNBOROUGH: USMC, UK could pool some F-35 weapons

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Outside of the bad guys I would love to see a pair of F-22's pitched against a four plane formation F-35A in a cat and mouse hunt with the F-22 performing counter air. We know the F-35 had already scalped the F-15E and the question is whether the F-22's will be added to the list. I think it is more than an even bet but I am sure Master Brat will strongly disagree. LOL.

Can be interesting to know if these F-15E are equiped with the new AESA,

Seven F-35s deployed from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, to Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, to carry out a series of operational tests which involved local-based 4th Generation

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belonging to the 366th Fighter Wing

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In CAM 08/2015

The 366th FW at Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, is equipping right now as the lead operator for the new F-15E radar.
The 389th FS took delivery of the first F-15E with the new radar in June 2014, and 48 aircraft on strength at the Idaho wing should be upgraded by 2017.

Also 391 FS there.

So logicaly F-35A opposite to F-15E with AN/APG-82 which is a very good radar, 1500 modules i have same range as APG-81, in this case confirm the performance of F-35A.