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

Jura said:

I now read Will the F-35 feature laser weapons in the future?
October 13, 2017

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so I'm probably supposed to say

'wow'

especially about "The turret allows for 360 degree aiming coverage for directed energy weapons that will be flying on military aircraft in the not so distant future and is able to rapidly aim at targets and focus a directed energy burst through the atmosphere at those targets to disable or destroy them."

wow

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ougoah said:

This has been the F-35's "secret" ability which many airforces receiving this fighter knew about but weren't keen to reveal. Its engine certainly is powerful enough. Laser most likely for targeting electronics rather than melting their targets. If successful, F-35 will be much more capable than F-22.

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A U.S. F-35 stealth fighter is seen during the press day of the 2017 Seoul International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition at Seoul Airport in Seongnam, South Korea, Monday, Oct. 16. South Korean and U.S. troops launched five days of naval drills on Monday, three days after North Korea renewed its threat to fire missiles near the American territory of Guam. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

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F-35A tests drag chute in Alaska

US Air Force F-35A has arrived at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska to test the drag chute requested by Norway for its Lightning IIs. The jet landed at Eielson on October 12.

As well as certifying the Norwegian drag chute, the Alaska deployment is intended to demonstrate that the entire fleet of F-35As are capable of landing at a runway condition reading (RCR) of 7.

The RCR scale is based on how wet and dry each runway is. A RCR 23 is considered a dry runway while an RCR 5 is compared to landing on ice.

“The F-35A is currently certified to land at an RCR of 12,” said Capt Daniel Campbell, the 354th Fighter Wing F-35 PIO director of mission support. “This test is important to the base because it will help certify the F-35A to operate at an RCR of 7. The 354th Civil Engineer Squadron and 354th Operations Support Squadron try to keep our runway at an RCR of 12 or better during the harsh winters, but often are below that. We need the lower RCR certification to ensure the F-35A can operate throughout our winters.”

Eielson AFB is scheduled to receive two F-35A squadrons from 2020.

Norway plans to acquire 52 F-35As. Two were ordered under Low-Rate Initial Production (LRIP) lot 7 (FY2013), two under LRIP-8 (FY2014); six under LRIP-9 (FY2015) and six under LRIP 10 (FY2016).

The first F-35A for the Royal Norwegian Air Force was formally unveiled and handed over at Lockheed Martin’s facility in Fort Worth, Texas, on September 22, 2015. The first two aircraft were delivered to Luke AFB, Arizona, for training on 10th November 2015. The third arrived at Luke on an unknown date in summer 2016, followed by the fourth on July 27, 2016 and the fifth on May 25 this year.

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Jura said:

picture from inside of the ominous article
North Korea says 'a nuclear war may break out any moment'

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One of the two USAF F-35As that has made the journey from Hill AFB in Utah to Seoul for the type's ADEX debut. Source: IHS Markit/Gareth Jennings

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Jura said:

one more pretty picture from the region:

source is Jane's ADEX 2017: F-35 makes South Korean show debut
16 October 2017

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Jura said:

bird happens
Israeli Air Force F-35I “Adir” Involved In A Bird Strike Incident Gets Grounded
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