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US officials: F-35 will outmatch any aircraft in development
The Pentagon’s chief weapons buyer sees no aircraft in development anywhere today that would be “seriously competitive” against the Lockheed Martin F-35 in combat.
The fifth-generation multirole fighter has been in development for 14 years and the B-model has only just achieved operational status with the US Marine Corps, but the US military appears confident that it is still introducing a cutting-edge weapon system capable of outclassing modern, supermanoeuvrable Russian and Chinese aircraft like the Sukhoi T-50 (PAK FA) that were largely designed to counter the F-35 and F-22.
Speaking after the unveiling of Norway’s first F-35A in Fort Worth, Texas, Kendall and F-35 programme executive officer Lt Gen Christopher Bogdan expressed confidence in the aircraft’s projected capabilities once it completes development in 2019.
“It’s the finest fighter airplane in the world and nothing compares to it,” Bogdan says. “I’d put this airplane up against any airplane in the world today, tomorrow and for the next 20 or 30 years and we’ll come out ahead.”
Bogdan was responding to a question about whether the F-35 could hold its own against the latest Russian jets, particularly the T-50 that will reportedly enter service in 2016 in a limited capacity.
“We don’t expect any airplane that’s currently in development to be seriously competitive with this airplane,” Kendall adds.
Norway's first F-35A aircraft was unveiled 22 September.
James Drew/Flightglobal
The comments come amid concerns about the jet’s manoeuvrability after it was outpaced during air force flight trials against a Lockheed F-16 earlier this year. Meanwhile, Russia and China have been hard at work on their own next-generation combat jets, particularly the Sukhoi Su-35 “4++ generation fighter” as well as the fifth-generation Russian T-50 and Chinese Chengdu J-20 and Shenyang J-31.
Bodgan again took aim at those claims, saying the F-35 “can pull 9gs and can turn almost equal to our modern fighters” despite not being “uniquely designed” as a highly agile, dogfighting aircraft.
The programme chief insists the aircraft is designed for long-range kills, and can spot a potential combatant long before coming into visual range. “That dogfight is going to end very, very quickly,” he says.
Bogdan and Kendall’s confidence in the F-35 was seconded by Royal Norwegian Air Force chief of staff Maj Gen Per Egil Rygg, who is relying on the JSF to replace an aging fleet of F-16s. Norway is procuring 52 aircraft and expects to be fully operational by 2025 with initial operational capability in 2019.
Speaking to Flightglobal on the sidelines of the rollout, Rygg said Russia is going to need to think more carefully about pigging Norway’s airspace once the F-35 is on patrol.
“For us, the Russian activity is more of a routine,” he says. “We’ve done that [air interdiction mission] for years and years and they are fairly predictable. I think with the introduction of this capability, they will see we have quite a capability in the area and they will probably have to think about that.”
US officials: F-35 will outmatch any aircraft in development
Probably a pushback at the hit pieces put out against the F-35 by those now invested in its failure. It won't fail, it will march on.
The Pentagon’s chief weapons buyer sees no aircraft in development anywhere today that would be “seriously competitive” against the Lockheed Martin F-35 in combat.
The fifth-generation multirole fighter has been in development for 14 years and the B-model has only just achieved operational status with the US Marine Corps, but the US military appears confident that it is still introducing a cutting-edge weapon system capable of outclassing modern, supermanoeuvrable Russian and Chinese aircraft like the Sukhoi T-50 (PAK FA) that were largely designed to counter the F-35 and F-22.
Speaking after the unveiling of Norway’s first F-35A in Fort Worth, Texas, Kendall and F-35 programme executive officer Lt Gen Christopher Bogdan expressed confidence in the aircraft’s projected capabilities once it completes development in 2019.
“It’s the finest fighter airplane in the world and nothing compares to it,” Bogdan says. “I’d put this airplane up against any airplane in the world today, tomorrow and for the next 20 or 30 years and we’ll come out ahead.”
Bogdan was responding to a question about whether the F-35 could hold its own against the latest Russian jets, particularly the T-50 that will reportedly enter service in 2016 in a limited capacity.
“We don’t expect any airplane that’s currently in development to be seriously competitive with this airplane,” Kendall adds.
Norway's first F-35A aircraft was unveiled 22 September.
James Drew/Flightglobal
The comments come amid concerns about the jet’s manoeuvrability after it was outpaced during air force flight trials against a Lockheed F-16 earlier this year. Meanwhile, Russia and China have been hard at work on their own next-generation combat jets, particularly the Sukhoi Su-35 “4++ generation fighter” as well as the fifth-generation Russian T-50 and Chinese Chengdu J-20 and Shenyang J-31.
Bodgan again took aim at those claims, saying the F-35 “can pull 9gs and can turn almost equal to our modern fighters” despite not being “uniquely designed” as a highly agile, dogfighting aircraft.
The programme chief insists the aircraft is designed for long-range kills, and can spot a potential combatant long before coming into visual range. “That dogfight is going to end very, very quickly,” he says.
Bogdan and Kendall’s confidence in the F-35 was seconded by Royal Norwegian Air Force chief of staff Maj Gen Per Egil Rygg, who is relying on the JSF to replace an aging fleet of F-16s. Norway is procuring 52 aircraft and expects to be fully operational by 2025 with initial operational capability in 2019.
Speaking to Flightglobal on the sidelines of the rollout, Rygg said Russia is going to need to think more carefully about pigging Norway’s airspace once the F-35 is on patrol.
“For us, the Russian activity is more of a routine,” he says. “We’ve done that [air interdiction mission] for years and years and they are fairly predictable. I think with the introduction of this capability, they will see we have quite a capability in the area and they will probably have to think about that.”
US officials: F-35 will outmatch any aircraft in development
Probably a pushback at the hit pieces put out against the F-35 by those now invested in its failure. It won't fail, it will march on.
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A lot of rhetoric obviously, but I digress. I read an article where it quoted another top guy who claimed F-35 is stealthier than F-22 but less than B-2. He also went on to state that F-22 is still 'needed' by the F-35 to operate in hostile territory. I really wonder how they stack up against each other.US officials: F-35 will outmatch any aircraft in development
The Pentagon’s chief weapons buyer sees no aircraft in development anywhere today that would be “seriously competitive” against the Lockheed Martin F-35 in combat.
The fifth-generation multirole fighter has been in development for 14 years and the B-model has only just achieved operational status with the US Marine Corps, but the US military appears confident that it is still introducing a cutting-edge weapon system capable of outclassing modern, supermanoeuvrable Russian and Chinese aircraft like the Sukhoi T-50 (PAK FA) that were largely designed to counter the F-35 and F-22.
Speaking after the unveiling of Norway’s first F-35A in Fort Worth, Texas, Kendall and F-35 programme executive officer Lt Gen Christopher Bogdan expressed confidence in the aircraft’s projected capabilities once it completes development in 2019.
“It’s the finest fighter airplane in the world and nothing compares to it,” Bogdan says. “I’d put this airplane up against any airplane in the world today, tomorrow and for the next 20 or 30 years and we’ll come out ahead.”
Bogdan was responding to a question about whether the F-35 could hold its own against the latest Russian jets, particularly the T-50 that will reportedly enter service in 2016 in a limited capacity.
“We don’t expect any airplane that’s currently in development to be seriously competitive with this airplane,” Kendall adds.
Norway's first F-35A aircraft was unveiled 22 September.
James Drew/Flightglobal
The comments come amid concerns about the jet’s manoeuvrability after it was outpaced during air force flight trials against a Lockheed F-16 earlier this year. Meanwhile, Russia and China have been hard at work on their own next-generation combat jets, particularly the Sukhoi Su-35 “4++ generation fighter” as well as the fifth-generation Russian T-50 and Chinese Chengdu J-20 and Shenyang J-31.
Bodgan again took aim at those claims, saying the F-35 “can pull 9gs and can turn almost equal to our modern fighters” despite not being “uniquely designed” as a highly agile, dogfighting aircraft.
The programme chief insists the aircraft is designed for long-range kills, and can spot a potential combatant long before coming into visual range. “That dogfight is going to end very, very quickly,” he says.
Bogdan and Kendall’s confidence in the F-35 was seconded by Royal Norwegian Air Force chief of staff Maj Gen Per Egil Rygg, who is relying on the JSF to replace an aging fleet of F-16s. Norway is procuring 52 aircraft and expects to be fully operational by 2025 with initial operational capability in 2019.
Speaking to Flightglobal on the sidelines of the rollout, Rygg said Russia is going to need to think more carefully about pigging Norway’s airspace once the F-35 is on patrol.
“For us, the Russian activity is more of a routine,” he says. “We’ve done that [air interdiction mission] for years and years and they are fairly predictable. I think with the introduction of this capability, they will see we have quite a capability in the area and they will probably have to think about that.”
US officials: F-35 will outmatch any aircraft in development
Probably a pushback at the hit pieces put out against the F-35 by those now invested in its failure. It won't fail, it will march on.
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U.S. Navy's F-35 test to include new helmet, full weapons load
U.S. Navy's F-35 test to include new helmet, full weapons load | Reuters
A Lockheed Martin Corp's aircraft is shown before landing on the deck of the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier, while off the coast of California, November 3, 2014.
The U.S. Navy's next round of carrier testing of the Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT.N) F-35C stealth fighter jet will include new helmets and jets fully loaded with internal weapons, a company official told Reuters.
During the tests, scheduled for the first two weeks of October, two F-35s will also test the Joint Precision Approach and Landing System (JPALS), an all-weather, GPS-guided landing system being designed by Raytheon Co (RTN.N), Lockheed's F-35 program manager, Lorraine Martin, said in an interview. She spoke after a ceremony for the rollout of the first of the 52 F-35s that Norway will buy.
Martin said the second round of testing is a milestone for the jet, which has wider wings than Air Force and Marine Corps versions, holds more fuel, and is designed to be catapulted off the deck of an aircraft carrier, and then land, using a special hook and heavy arresting gear.
"We're really pleased with the momentum that we've got with the Navy," she said. "If you talk to the Navy's aviators, they know the aircraft has incredible importance for their ability to do what they need to do from the ship around the world."
Lockheed is building three models of the supersonic jet for the U.S. military and nine other countries: Britain, Australia, Norway, Italy, Turkey, the Netherlands, Israel, Japan andSouth Korea. Denmark and Canada are also considering orders.
The Pentagon plans to spend $391 billion to develop and produce 2,457 planes over the next few decades.
Total procurement is now slated to reach 3,150, but could rise, Martin told reporters this week.
She said the U.S. government is providing information about the aircraft to other countries, identified by sources familiar with the program as Singapore, Belgium, Switzerland, Poland, Finland and Spain.
The U.S. Marine Corps in July became the first service to declare an initial squadron of its F-35B jets ready for combat, with the Air Force due to follow suit next August.
The U.S. Navy, which carried out the first round of at-sea testing on the USS Nimitz last November, plans to have an initial squadron of jets ready for combat by late 2018 or early 2019.
Martin said the jets' performance during the first round of carrier testing had helped build confidence in the program.
This time, one Lockheed and three government pilots will be using the jet's improved Generation-3 helmet, which is already being used for testing on land. They will fly with a full store of internal weapons and full fuel tanks to test the jet's performance at higher weights. There are no plans to fire the weapons, officials said.
U.S. defense officials said the tests would also include catapult takeoffs with after-burner power, more night approaches and landings, engine runs for maintainers and other parameters aimed at creating conditions that are more similar to combat.
They said the tests would not include a portable version of the F-35's complex, computer-based logistics system, with the data required to be relayed via communications links instead.
U.S. Navy's F-35 test to include new helmet, full weapons load | Reuters
A Lockheed Martin Corp's aircraft is shown before landing on the deck of the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier, while off the coast of California, November 3, 2014.
The U.S. Navy's next round of carrier testing of the Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT.N) F-35C stealth fighter jet will include new helmets and jets fully loaded with internal weapons, a company official told Reuters.
During the tests, scheduled for the first two weeks of October, two F-35s will also test the Joint Precision Approach and Landing System (JPALS), an all-weather, GPS-guided landing system being designed by Raytheon Co (RTN.N), Lockheed's F-35 program manager, Lorraine Martin, said in an interview. She spoke after a ceremony for the rollout of the first of the 52 F-35s that Norway will buy.
Martin said the second round of testing is a milestone for the jet, which has wider wings than Air Force and Marine Corps versions, holds more fuel, and is designed to be catapulted off the deck of an aircraft carrier, and then land, using a special hook and heavy arresting gear.
"We're really pleased with the momentum that we've got with the Navy," she said. "If you talk to the Navy's aviators, they know the aircraft has incredible importance for their ability to do what they need to do from the ship around the world."
Lockheed is building three models of the supersonic jet for the U.S. military and nine other countries: Britain, Australia, Norway, Italy, Turkey, the Netherlands, Israel, Japan andSouth Korea. Denmark and Canada are also considering orders.
The Pentagon plans to spend $391 billion to develop and produce 2,457 planes over the next few decades.
Total procurement is now slated to reach 3,150, but could rise, Martin told reporters this week.
She said the U.S. government is providing information about the aircraft to other countries, identified by sources familiar with the program as Singapore, Belgium, Switzerland, Poland, Finland and Spain.
The U.S. Marine Corps in July became the first service to declare an initial squadron of its F-35B jets ready for combat, with the Air Force due to follow suit next August.
The U.S. Navy, which carried out the first round of at-sea testing on the USS Nimitz last November, plans to have an initial squadron of jets ready for combat by late 2018 or early 2019.
Martin said the jets' performance during the first round of carrier testing had helped build confidence in the program.
This time, one Lockheed and three government pilots will be using the jet's improved Generation-3 helmet, which is already being used for testing on land. They will fly with a full store of internal weapons and full fuel tanks to test the jet's performance at higher weights. There are no plans to fire the weapons, officials said.
U.S. defense officials said the tests would also include catapult takeoffs with after-burner power, more night approaches and landings, engine runs for maintainers and other parameters aimed at creating conditions that are more similar to combat.
They said the tests would not include a portable version of the F-35's complex, computer-based logistics system, with the data required to be relayed via communications links instead.
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Im sure the military likes the waters to be muddied on the actual capabilities of the F-35 and F-22 to some extent until the F-35 is there in numbers. Always good to keep our rivals guessing at what they are going up against right up until its in their faces.
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Israel to request exclusive use of F-35 in Middle East
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Israel to request exclusive use of F-35 in Middle East (+ KC-46, V-22?) https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/israel-to-request-exclusive-use-of-f-35-in-middle-ea-417144/ … @AEGOZI @FG_Defence
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Israel to request exclusive use of F-35 in Middle East (+ KC-46, V-22?) https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/israel-to-request-exclusive-use-of-f-35-in-middle-ea-417144/ … @AEGOZI @FG_Defence
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Eventually we have more than 300 4Gen figther jets to replace with something. Not in one year, not even within a decade, but 200 F-35's are going to be here, because F-16's and F-15's aren't going to fly forever.
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Northrop Grumman completes center fuselage for first F-35 to be assembled in Japan
Northrop Grumman has completed – on budget and on schedule – the center fuselage for the first F-35 Lightning II aircraft to be assembled in Japan’s F-35 Final Assembly and Checkout (FACO) facility in Nagoya, Japan.
Photo: Northrop Grumman
The center fuselage, designated AX-5, is one of 42 center fuselages that Northrop Grumman will produce for Japan.
Northrop Grumman Completes Center Fuselage for First F-35 Aircraft to Be Assembled in Japan (NYSE:NOC)
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Northrop Grumman has completed – on budget and on schedule – the center fuselage for the first F-35 Lightning II aircraft to be assembled in Japan’s F-35 Final Assembly and Checkout (FACO) facility in Nagoya, Japan.
Photo: Northrop Grumman
The center fuselage, designated AX-5, is one of 42 center fuselages that Northrop Grumman will produce for Japan.
Northrop Grumman Completes Center Fuselage for First F-35 Aircraft to Be Assembled in Japan (NYSE:NOC)
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U.S. Air Force and Boeing complete upgrades to F-22 Raptor simulators
U.S. Air Force and Boeing complete upgrades to F-22 Raptor simulators - Military Embedded Systems
ST. LOUIS. The U.S. Air Force and Boeing completed all F-22 Raptor Mission Training Centers upgrades with the high-fidelity Constant Resolution Visual System (CRVS). Final installations of the high resolution imagery system into the F-22 simulators were done at Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida.
The CRVS system trains pilots in a realistic visual environment, allowing them to experience extreme maneuvers typically only practiced in a simulator, officials say. The display provides high-resolution imagery for pilots with nearly 20/20 acuity in an immersive, 360-degree visual environment.
“Boeing’s CRVS is unique in that, unlike any other visual system, it provides the warfighter with constant target visibility throughout the entire field of vision,” says Scott Whitaker, Boeing’s display team manager.
"The final installation of the Boeing Constant Resolution Visual System improves the realism of ground-based training and increases mission readiness for pilots," says Lt. Col. Matthew Zamiska, 325th Training Support Squadron commander. "This is paramount for Tyndall's mission of training and projecting unrivaled combat airpower."
CRVS is also found in other aircraft simulators including the F-15 Eagle, AH-64 Apache, M-346 Master, BAE Hawk, and F-16 Fighting Falcon.
U.S. Air Force and Boeing complete upgrades to F-22 Raptor simulators - Military Embedded Systems
ST. LOUIS. The U.S. Air Force and Boeing completed all F-22 Raptor Mission Training Centers upgrades with the high-fidelity Constant Resolution Visual System (CRVS). Final installations of the high resolution imagery system into the F-22 simulators were done at Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida.
The CRVS system trains pilots in a realistic visual environment, allowing them to experience extreme maneuvers typically only practiced in a simulator, officials say. The display provides high-resolution imagery for pilots with nearly 20/20 acuity in an immersive, 360-degree visual environment.
“Boeing’s CRVS is unique in that, unlike any other visual system, it provides the warfighter with constant target visibility throughout the entire field of vision,” says Scott Whitaker, Boeing’s display team manager.
"The final installation of the Boeing Constant Resolution Visual System improves the realism of ground-based training and increases mission readiness for pilots," says Lt. Col. Matthew Zamiska, 325th Training Support Squadron commander. "This is paramount for Tyndall's mission of training and projecting unrivaled combat airpower."
CRVS is also found in other aircraft simulators including the F-15 Eagle, AH-64 Apache, M-346 Master, BAE Hawk, and F-16 Fighting Falcon.
Northrop Grumman completes center fuselage for first F-35 to be assembled in Japan
Northrop Grumman has completed – on budget and on schedule – the center fuselage for the first F-35 Lightning II aircraft to be assembled in Japan’s F-35 Final Assembly and Checkout (FACO) facility in Nagoya, Japan.
Photo: Northrop Grumman
The center fuselage, designated AX-5, is one of 42 center fuselages that Northrop Grumman will produce for Japan.
Northrop Grumman Completes Center Fuselage for First F-35 Aircraft to Be Assembled in Japan (NYSE:NOC)
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Gorgeous! Isn't she just a beauty?
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Suteki da ne? Yes !!!
More important, They would certify the final assembly and finishing 42 of those in Japan.
Tell me which part of F-35 belong to Japan manufacturing section?
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