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

[Air Force Brat]

Dutch F-35A - ©centreofaviationphotography -

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That's master Delft's own personal F-35A OO1! Go master Delft! who knew that he would love the F-35A best of all????

 

[FORBIN]

This bomb is only planned for UK, yet on Tornado which have a panoply !

PICTURE: Paveway IV dropped from F-35

Raytheon Systems' Paveway IV laser-guided bomb has been dropped from a Lockheed Martin F-35B, paving the way for integration of the weapon on the UK’s future Joint Strike Fighter fleet.
Carried out as part of a UK effort, the test took place at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake in California using a US Marine Corps-operated F-35B. It was used to collect data on the interaction between the munition and the aircraft’s on-board computers and will be followed by live firings in the coming months.

The milestone marks the first weapons release under the UK’s integration programme, which saw a number of fit tests carried out at Edwards AFB in California earlier this year.

In addition to the Paveway IV, MBDA’s ASRAAM short-range, air-to-air missile will also be integrated onto the UK’s F-35s; live firings of the latter weapon will also be carried out over the coming months.
The integration work is part of the UK’s preparations for the initial operational capability for its Joint Strike Fighters and is being supported by BAE Systems, Northrop Grumman and the RAF Warfare Centre, in addition to Lockheed and the weapons manufacturers

Meanwhile, the UK's Defence Infrastructure Organisation has awarded a £27 million ($34 million) contract covering the construction of facilities to support F-35 operations in the country. It is part of a wider £250 million effort to ready RAF Marham in Norfolk for the arrival of the fifth-generation type in mid-2018.

The first unit to operate the F-35 will the RAF’s 617 Sqn, followed by the Royal Navy’s 809 Sqn in 2023.

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[FORBIN]

Great but only 17 sec and we want more
F-35 Through Star Wars Canyon

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[Jura The idiot]

Nov 28, 2016

of course DefenseNews knew Israel to Acquire 17 More F-35s

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now (dated 05 December, 2016)
Israel may acquire more F-15Is: sources

Israel is contemplating the acquisition of additional Boeing F-15Is to support its future combat requirements.

Although the country's air force investment is currently focused on the acquisition of 50 Lockheed Martin F-35s, Tel Aviv believes it needs more than one strike aircraft in its inventory.

During briefings ahead of the 12 December arrival of Israel’s first F-35s, air force officials indicated that they were considering buying more of the legacy Boeing fighters.

According to sources familiar with the matter, although the F-35’s stealth capabilities will be vital in the initial phase of a conflict, the air force will subsequently need an aircraft with a larger weapons load to operate alongside the Joint Strike Fighter.

F-15 production is likely to continue into the 2020s if a provisional 72-aircraft deal with Qatar can be concluded.

If Tel Aviv decides to purchase additional Strike Eagles, funding would be drawn from a recently approved military aid package from the USA, which is worth $38 billion over 10 years from 2019.

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[FORBIN]

The 2 first F-35 on their way for Israel seen to Lajes, Azores # 901, 902/AS-01, 02


And in the Canyon !

 

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[Jura The idiot]

now I read Air Force Names Guard Bases Vying to Host F-35

Five Air National Guard bases are in the running to host the

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Joint Strike Fighter in coming years, the Air Force announced Wednesday.

The installations are Dannelly Field Air Guard Station in Montgomery, Alabama; Gowen Field Air Guard Station in Boise, Idaho; Jacksonville Air Guard Station in Florida; Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Detroit; and Truax Air Guard Station in Madison, Wisconsin, according to a statement released by the service.

Sometimes next year, the Air Force will choose two of the bases to ultimately host the Lockheed Martin Corp.-made fighters.

The move will increase from one to three the number of Guard bases set to operate the plane. The service plans to deliver its first F-35A to Burlington Air Guard Station, Vermont,

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. The installation expects to receive 18 Joint Strike Fighters

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of the 158th Fighter Wing. Additional Joint Strike Fighters are expected to begin arriving at the second and third Guard locations sometime in 2020.

Before deciding on the Guard bases, the service will conduct on-site surveys to calculate logistics, cost estimates, potential impacts to existing missions, infrastructure and manpower, and an environmental analysis, according to the release.

“The Air Force is committed to a deliberate and open process to address F-35 basing,” Jennifer A. Miller, deputy assistant secretary of the Air Force for installations, said in the statement. “As we progress through the basing process, we will share information so interested communities are aware of what to expect,” she said in a statement.

On the active-duty side, the Air Force has already decided to house F-35 squadrons at Hill Air Force Base in Utah; RAF Lakenheath in England; and Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska.

In April, the

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the following candidate bases for the first Reserve-led F-35A Lightning II location: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona; Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida; Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base in Fort Worth, Texas; and Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri.

The installations currently house F-16 or A-10 squadrons. The plan is to repurpose the aircraft to other bases, which could help boost the fighter pilot shortage, officials have said.

The Air Force’s two squadrons of F-16s from Hill, for example, will be “farmed out” to other bases, including Guard and Reserve locations. Some of the F-16s “have now been designated to come to [Air Education and Training Command] and so we’re going to plus up the number of fighter pilots that we can produce using those F-16s, as soon as we can get them on,” Lt. Gen. Darryl Roberson, AETC commander, said in September.

The Air Force in August announced it will conduct site surveys to move the F-16s at Hill in preparation for the F-35.

The service plans to increase the number of fighter pilots in its ranks by as much as 20 percent a year in part by using more F-16 and trainer aircraft for the job.

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[Jura The idiot]

"Chip" when asked about the F-35 range:

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[Air Force Brat]

Thanks TerraN, an outstanding interview, with two extremely knowledgeable operators that completely "blow away" the ignorance of the "naysayers". The ability to enhance "air combat", as well as "port off" information to every other element of a fighting force will require each of us to "change our information matrix". I believe that many who have heard me speak of these airplanes "growing up" would do well to listen to each of these combat veterans espouse just that idea, that the F-35 continues to learn and grow, it is a whole nother world.

I hope other posters will also listen closely to what the Marine Corp Col says about the F-22, it is and will continue to be a unique, mind blowingly powerful air combat platform, surpassing everything else including the F-35, but the F-35s systems and ability to operate with a multiplicity of systems will honestly be a far greater force multiplier, than even the F-22.

 

[Jura The idiot]

the real world: "In the immediate future, Moran said, the Navy doesn’t necessarily need more money for ships, but rather for the “immediate readiness of the fleet. Maintenance and modernization for ships, submarines and aircraft are at the top of our list. In the strike fighter shortfall world, we need to keep buying Super Hornets to offset the delay in F-35 and the material condition of our current fleet.”
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Defense, Navy Secretaries Spar Over Budget

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