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

Jeff Head

Jeff Head

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The F-35 i still being developed. The full article is not on the aircraft yet...bit Alpha and Bravo do have war fighting capability. They are just going to get a lot more.

Eveything I have read, and everyone I have talked to tells me that the tests of Charlie on the carriers is going better than expected.

The beat goes on here...naysayers or not.
 
FORBIN

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Weapons load by Blocks only for US fighters :

F-35A/C weapons bay host weapons of max 4,2 x 0,64 m max 907 kg ; B 3,85 x 0,64 m max 454 kg

With underline in addition, news

Block 2B, 2015, USMC F-35B soon modified in 3I
Internaly
AIM-120C
GBU-32 JDAM, GPS, 454 Kg
GBU-12 JDAM, LGB, 227 kg
Mk-80 series free fall 227, 454 kg

Externaly
Mk-80 series free fall 227, 454, /907 kg

Block 3I,
Internaly/externaly
AIM-120C
GBU-32 JDAM, GPS, 454 kg
GBU-12 JDAM, LGB, 227 kg
Mk-80 series free fall 227, 454 kg
GBU-31 JDAM, GPS, 907 kg only F-35A/C internal

Externaly
GBU-31 JDAM, GPS, 907 kg F-35B only external

Block 3F,2018 or 2019
Internaly/externaly
AIM-120C
GBU-32 JDAM, GPS, 454
GBU-12 JDAM, LGB, 227 kg
Mk-80 series free fall 227, 454 kg
GBU-31 JDAM, GPS, 907 kg only F-35A/C internal
AGM-154
GBU-39, GPS, only F-35A/C internal
F-35A Int gun 25 mm/180 rds

Externaly
GBU-31 JDAM, GPS, 907 kg F-35B only external
F-35B/C Gun in Pod 25 mm/220 rds
AIM-9X
GBU-39, GPS F-35B only external


Normaly also
GBU-10 LGB 907 kg F-35B only external
GBU-24 LGB 907 kg F-35B only external
GBU-16 LGB 454 kg
CBU-99/100 Cluster Bomb 227 Kg
CBU-105 Cluster Bomb GPS 454 kg

After Block 4 normaly 2021, Block 5 2023/24
AIM-120D
GBU-53 with F-35B modified for host internaly
AGM-158A/B
AGM-158C
1612l, 426 gallons wings tank
JSM LACM, anti-ships
AIM-120 x 6 internal
AIM-9X internal
 
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Jura The idiot

Jura The idiot

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"The 40 F-35A CTOL fighters were released to South Korea in March 2013 for $7.06 billion." for hefty price 7060/40=176.5 Korea F-35A Program Coming Together
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $7 million contract for providing the multispectral database for the upcoming delivery to South Korea of 40 F-35A Lightening II stealth fighters with conventional take-off and landing (CTOL) capability.

The contract was awarded Aug. 23 by the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) under the Foreign Military Sales program. The US Naval Air Systems Command in Maryland will handle the contract.

The 40 F-35A CTOL fighters were released to South Korea in March 2013 for $7.06 billion. Then in May, the DSCA released $793 million of arms in support of the F-35, including 274 AIM-120 AMRAAM air-to-air missiles, 530 Joint Directed Attack Munitions (JDAM), 154 AIM-9X-2 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles and 530 “Bunker Buster” BLU-109 2000LB Penetrators equipped with JDAM.

The DSCA originally released 60 CTOL fighters for $10.8 billion, but South Korea reduced the number to 40 for budgetary reasons. The fifth-generation F-35A beat the fourth-generation Boeing F-15 Silent Eagle and the EADS Eurofighter Typhoon for South Korea’s F-X fighter competition.

South Korea joined Israel and Japan, who selected the F-35A in 2010 and 2011, respectively.

Lockheed will begin deliveries of the F-35A in the 2018-2021 time frame.
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AX-1's first flight!

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FORBIN said:
Now " naysayers " :rolleyes:
Pentagon's top weapons tester doubts F-35A capabilities
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So software, electronic very complex ! to udapte remains an important number of fix for these bugs but engine worck, airframe, never see problem with stealth coating.

For weapons no surprising 3i get mainly in more GBU-31 of 2000 lbs before max 1000 lbs interesting for big, difficult target, really udapted with 3F in 2018/19.



Seems also GBU-39 can carry 8 internaly and 8 or 16 ext., the B need modifications for Block 4, F-15E can up to 28 on 7 HP.
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Heh! Heh! Heh! J. Michael Gilmore is a Barack Hussein Obama "appointee"! former member of the CBO, got his Masters and Doctorate at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin?? (Madison, Wisconsin is likely the most liberal town in the whole United States). A head honcho at the CBO, (LIBERAL BEAN COUNTERs).

Employed by the Washington Studies Group of the McDonald Douglas Corp?? (F-35/LockMarts competition in the JSF competition). Mr. Gilmore has NO military experience, no actual putting weapons on target, not a soldier, not a pilot, prolly doesn't even own a gun??? so really?? weapons tester??? Nah, just another political appointment of the Politboro! and a professional critic of the military, and the way they spend money, another "hired gun" out to make a name for himself as a "gunslinger"

Just my own opinion, I do like somebody keeping an eye on the money, but they really ought to start with Political Pork and Welfare Fraud, and the bureaucrats who live like kings on the system. IMHO???
 
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