The OMS will also provide the capability to operate independently when in isolation and reconnect to the global cloud network when conditions are feasible. The aircraft will be installed with fly-by-wire flight controls and the APG V 1 active electronically scanned array AESA radar which will offer extended range and improved multi-target track and precision engagement capabilities. The radar will provide the ability to detect, identify and track multiple air and surface targets at longer stand-off ranges, supporting informed and faster decision making during conflicts.
The aircraft can fly at a speed of Mach 2. It has a range of 1,nm allowing it to strike deep targets. The contract also includes the installation and supply of spares and advanced engine monitoring system computers. Get important industry news and analysis sent to your inbox — sign up to our e-Newsletter here.
News Analysis Features Comment Projects. Join Our Newsletter - Get important industry news and analysis sent to your inbox — sign up to our e-Newsletter here. Through its variants, the F has also served that mission internationally with numerous global customers.
Air Force FE July 8 and proved out what is arguably the fastest fighter jet computer in the world. Boeing design and flight test engineer Nelda Lee reflects on becoming the first woman to record flying time in an F, inspiring a new generation of women in aerospace. Boeing Defense F A Force Multiplier. Advanced Capabilities. High Power Twin Engine A more powerful twin engine offers unrivaled speed, acceleration and range. Advanced Electronic Warfare A fully integrated electronic warfare suite provides a full spectrum of protection and enables dominant engagement of future threats.
The concept was fairly straightforward: In the event of a war with the Soviet Union, airstrips would likely be among the first targets. As a result, the Air Force wanted to ensure they could still get fighters in the air even after such a bombardment. These efforts to modify the F to take off from water-soaked, damaged runways were bolstered by the introduction of thrust vectoring technology. The front canards also served to increase maneuverability at lower speeds.
Combined, these systems produced a new aircraft that bore only a passing resemblance to the F it started out as, and according to Air Force and NASA observations, was actually a better performer in the air. Aircraft response is crisp and heavily damped throughout the research flight envelope. Throughout all of its testing iterations, the front canards and thrust vectoring power plants remained on the aircraft, which, along with its spectacular paint job, make it hard not to notice just how different this incredible fighter really was.
The intent behind these efforts was never truly to add to the capabilities of the F, but rather to test what capabilities the United States could develop for further generations of fighters, but in doing so, NASA and the Air Force also proved that the F was, and remains, much more than the sum of its parts. Alex Hollings is a writer, dad, and Marine veteran who specializes in foreign policy and defense technology analysis.
Follow Alex Hollings: Facebook Twitter. With a stall speed of 42 kts, it would be able to operate off of those USMC semi-carriers. Why are you still on Russia asare real enemy is China! Yet still play with us with air and sea parades. China is are real enemy! This fb could be the future as they cost less to build and maintain readiness. Seems such a waste.. Alex — Thanks for the short trip down memory lane.
It went a long way toward proving the technologies we now find in firth generation aircraft.
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