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IAF to supplement F-35 stealth jets with upgraded F-15 IA

In addition to continuing purchasing F-35 multirole stealth fighters, IAF decides to upgrade its dependable F-15 fleet with improved model capable of carrying 13 tons of explosives with advanced avionics.
Alex Fishman

The new F-15 IA was chosen by the IDF and Israel Air Force (IAF) as the new fighter jet to be acquired over the next decade, according to an official announcement Saturday.
 


 

The purchase has already been approved by the government, and the first of the aircraft is expected to arrive in Israel as soon as 2023. In the meantime, the IAF will continue purchasing stealth attack aircrafts.
The F-15 IA performance, considered to be superior to the older F-15 aircraft—which has been in IAF use since 1998—is what swayed the decision.
Indeed, the new F-15 can fly longer distances, has higher survivability, more advanced avionic systems, and a much better ordnance-carrying capacity. The jet can carry up to 13 tons of explosives—a capability unmatched by any other attack aircraft.
In the field of air-to-air warfare, the F-15 IA plane is capable of carrying 11 missiles, in addition to 28 heavy, smart bombs for ground targets.
In addition, the aircraft has the capability to carry all the weapons at the IAF’s disposal, including unique Israeli-made missiles, laser and electro-optical systems, and more.
The plane was built by Boeing for the air forces of Qatar and Saudi Arabia, and initially the United States Air Force (USAF), through which the IAF purchased the planes, pressed Israel not to request to purchase the jets.
This is because the Americans had an interest in continuing the development of the stealth F-35 line, which have been acquired by the US military's air and naval forces.
In the past year the USAF has begun to take an interest in the new F-15 IA plane, which gave Israel the green light to enter negotiations for its purchase. It seems as though the Americans have agreed to supply Israel with the new plane on condition that it will continue purchasing the F-35 stealth attack aircrafts.
The IAF emphasized that the new F-15 will not completely replace the F-35 stealth fighter, but is intended to reinforce the systems currently in place to enhance the range of capabilities to an optimal position vis-à-vis its missions—from Iran to Gaza.
According to a document presented by the IDF to outgoing Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman recently, the IAF intends to complete the purchase of the third stealth squadron at a lower rate—with up to three planes a year. Once the third squadron is complete, approximately in 10 years time, the IAF will have at least 75 F-35 stealth aircraft at its disposal.
The document submitted to Lieberman is one of the last to be approved by the outgoing defense minister. All the IDF's purchases in the US in the coming decade, totaling $38 billion, have been submitted for governmental approval.

https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-5409130,00.html

[mafets]

O F35 é sempre a facturar... 

https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/mod-to-spend-160m-to-prepare-raf-lakenheath-for-american-f-35-jets/?no_cache=1&fbclid=IwAR2Op_KDXk2dlJGURW6tiIRx5uUPJx1GuGexkg-u7ABnVXdsPjPsoZuzsT8

The MoD say it has awarded a contract worth £160m to Kier VolkerFitzpatrick to deliver infrastructure to ready RAF Lakenheath for two squadrons of US F-35 jets.

Although the base is an RAF station, it hosts United States Air Force units and personnel. The host wing is the 48th Fighter Wing, also known as the Liberty Wing.

The contract awarded to Kier VolkerFitzpatrick includes the construction of a flight simulator facility, a maintenance unit, new hangars and storage facilities, say the MoD in a release.

The flight simulator will have the capacity to link to other simulators used pilots across the UK and beyond, allowing expertise to be shared and pilots from the UK and US to train together on a regular basis.

Minister for Defence People and Veterans, Tobias Ellwood, said:

“For more than one hundred years now our armed forces have fought in defence of our common values and interests. Our two countries have developed the deepest, broadest and most advanced relationship of any two nations.

Today marks another step towards reinforcing the strong partnership between our two nations and an exciting milestone for RAF Lakenheath.

This investment will see substantial benefits to local economy, bringing 1,000 new personnel with their families and we will work hard to ensure that the benefits will last long after construction ends.”

USAF 48th Fighter Wing Commander, Colonel Will Marshall, said:

“This is an exciting milestone for the 48th Fighter Wing and for all our partners. We’re transforming RAF Lakenheath together, and the work we do today is critical to the future security of the United States, the United Kingdom and the NATO Alliance.”

DIO Commercial Director, Jacqui Rock, said:

“We welcome this investment into RAF Lakenheath. This is an incredible opportunity for UK Defence and for the local area and DIO is pleased to be able to support the development of this key infrastructure which will make the beddown of the US F-35s possible.”

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[mafets]

Aguardo com redobrada expectativa o dogfight Super Tucano X F35.  F35XF15C ficou na gaveta (ainda não percebi o que a malta da LM e da USAF anda a experimentar mas que é bom é)... 

https://fighterjetsworld.com/2018/11/25/f-15e-strike-eagles-unable-to-shoot-down-the-f-35s-in-8-dogfights/?fbclid=IwAR1JSLySS6mZfA39l-sglnnjrElENytQJKS1o3ycYj38rxqW65iQPy7TBhA

F-15E Strike Eagles unable to shoot down the F-35s in 8 dogfights
November 25, 2018   Article, Fighter Jets World 2,419 Views

F-15E Strike Eagles unable to shoot down the F-35s in 8 dogfights during a simulated deployment.

“0 losses in 8 dogfights against F-15E Red Air”

A simulated deployment provided important feedbacks about the goal of demonstrating the F-35’s ability to “penetrate areas with developed air defenses, provide close air support to ground troops and be readily deployable to conflict theaters.”

Seven F-35s deployed from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, to Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, to carry out a series of operational tests which involved local-based 4th Generation F-15E Strike Eagles belonging to the 366th Fighter Wing.

An F-15E Strike Eagle from the 391st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron of the 366th Fighter Wing at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, launches heat decoys during a close-air-support mission over Afghanistan, 15 December 2008.

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[NVF]

Isto cheira-me a treta da grossa. Em dogfight um F-15E nem precisava de mísseis para aviar um F-35A, o canhão Vulcan bastava. As ROE deviam pender de forma desproporcionada para o F-35A.

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Japan to order 100 more F-35 fighters from US

Move comes in response to China's military rise and Trump's pressure
Nikkei staff writers
November 27
Japan is set to spend over 1 trillion yen to procure more F-35s like this one.

TOKYO -- Japan is preparing to order another 100 F-35 stealth fighter jets from the U.S. to replace some of its aging F-15s, according to sources.

The plan can be considered a response to China's military buildup, as well as a nod to U.S. President Donald Trump's call for Tokyo to buy more American defense equipment. Japan already intended to procure 42 of the new fighters.

A single F-35 costs more than 10 billion yen ($88.1 million), meaning the additional order would exceed 1 trillion yen.

Japan's government plans to approve the purchase when it adopts new National Defense Program Guidelines at a cabinet meeting in mid-December. It will also include the F-35 order in its medium-term defense program, which covers fiscal 2019 to fiscal 2023. The government wants to obtain 42 F-35s as successors to its F-4s by fiscal 2024.

The 42 fighters Japan originally planned to buy are all F-35As, a conventional takeoff and landing variant. The additional 100 planes would include both the F-35A and F-35B, which is capable of short takeoffs and vertical landings.

At present, Japan deploys about 200 F-15s, roughly half of which cannot be upgraded. The Defense Ministry wants to replace the planes that cannot be upgraded with the 100 F-35s, while enhancing and retaining the remaining F-15s.

To accommodate the F-35Bs, the government intends to revamp the Maritime Self-Defense Force's JS Izumo helicopter carrier to host the fighters.

Japan's neighbors are busy introducing their own advanced military aircraft. China deployed its homegrown J-20 stealth fighter in February, and by 2030 some experts expect the country to build a fleet of more than 250 fifth-generation jets -- as the latest generation of fighters like the F-35 is known.

Russia, too, is expected to introduce its fifth-generation Sukhoi Su-57 in 2019, at the earliest.

To keep up, Tokyo believes it is imperative to significantly increase its procurement of the most sophisticated stealth jets.

At the same time, Trump has repeatedly urged Japan to purchase more American hardware and reduce the trade imbalance between the countries. Buying more of the high-priced fighters is a quick way to do that.

In September, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told Trump, "Introducing high-performance equipment, including American [materiel], is important for our country to strengthen its defense capabilities."

https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-Relations/Japan-to-order-100-more-F-35-fighters-from-US

[mafets]

https://news.sky.com/story/royal-navy-fury-as-raf-pushes-for-new-jets-that-cannot-fly-from-warships-11568074?fbclid=IwAR1609jgp5SO-sRdUOBuFEttJF9FLo59vurbT_vtt2Oo4d2yKXVo4wts7_E

Britain risks reducing the fighting power of two new aircraft carriers and damaging ties with the United States because of a row over jets, defence sources have warned.

Two sources, who are close to the Royal Navy, accused senior Royal Air Force officers of privately pushing for a version of a supersonic warplane that can only fly from the land to be included in an initial purchase of 48 F-35 Lightning II jets, instead of them all being able to operate from ships at sea.

They said any cut in the number of next generation F-35 aircraft that can take off and land from HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales would be a huge mistake, shrinking the size of the squadrons each £3bn carrier will be equipped to carry in the coming years.

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[Lusitano89]

[mafets]

http://www.cavok.com.br/blog/programa-f-35-entra-na-fase-de-teste-e-avaliacao-operacional-inicial-iote/?fbclid=IwAR0evKparbhcIZ6td2teiZWWQ-1tDb5ZHaPlok93oG_PhBhInO24700ICos

O F-35 finalmente iniciou o Teste e Avaliação Operacional Inicial (IOT&E) oficial, que é projetado para medir a eficácia, adequação, letalidade, capacidade de sobrevivência e capacidade geral da missão. A partir desta semana e continuando até o final de junho de 2019, todas as três variantes do Sistema F-35 (A/B/C) serão testadas em campo.

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[mafets]

Mais despesa... 

http://www.cavok.com.br/blog/raf-revestimento-furtivo-dos-f-35-estao-se-desgastando-rapido-demais/?fbclid=IwAR2ovziNQZeRNpdxJ2GVvqzfp-5_8lfX-gMIOBs1wQIhxC90qMmhrzCNx4w

Uma questão relativa ao revestimento com o novo jato F-35 de £ 100 milhões da Real Força Aérea Britânica (RAF) poderia deixar os jatos 'tão visíveis no radar quanto um 747' - mas a RAF disse que a aeronave é um 'sucesso significativo'.

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[Lusitano89]

[Red Baron]

A Lockheed Martin conseguiu fechar o ano a produzir F-35A abaixo dos 90M(USD89.2 million).

[Cabeça de Martelo]

A Lockheed Martin conseguiu fechar o ano a produzir F-35A abaixo dos 90M(USD89.2 million).

[typhonman]

A Lockheed Martin conseguiu fechar o ano a produzir F-35A abaixo dos 90M(USD89.2 million).

A continuar assim, pode ser que chegue aos 75, e aqui na nossa pobreza consigamos comprar uns 15 a 20.

[mafets]

https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Japan-wants-to-sell-old-F-15s-to-US-to-fund-F-35-purchases?fbclid=IwAR1ZGsDLzyGHJTqdyL9PNEYWQNPWq9eGGYi6QthiTa9Jg7I5Q1SAKRVh7cI

TOKYO -- The Japanese government is considering selling some F-15 jets to the U.S. to raise funds for purchases of cutting-edge F-35 stealth fighters, Nikkei has learned, with Washington in turn weighing the sale of those outdated planes to Southeast Asian countries.

Several Japanese officials have revealed that discussions are underway for what would be the nation's first sale of used defense equipment to the U.S. Tokyo sounded out Washington on the possibility of such a sale as part of negotiations to purchase 105 F-35 jets from the U.S. The two sides are trying to iron out such details as the number of F-15s to be sold and their prices.

By arranging such a sale with Washington, Tokyo hopes to quell public criticism of expanding defense spending amid efforts for fiscal consolidation. Turning to Washington would also help Japan, as it lacks experience in selling defense equipment to third countries.

Japan's roughly 200 F-15s form the core of the Air Self-Defense Force's air defense capabilities. About half the fleet has undergone modernizing overhauls, including updates to electronic equipment, but the 100 or so fighters being eyed for a sale are an older design that cannot receive the electronics upgrades. The government decided at a cabinet meeting last Tuesday to gradually swap these out for more capable F-35s.

The oldest of the F-15s were first deployed in the early 1980s. But even they can be kept in working condition if parts are replaced as needed.

Washington has told the Japanese side that it would consider selling the aircraft to nations with weak air forces. The arrangement would enable the U.S. to provide fighter jets to Southeast Asian nations at cut-rate prices as China expands its military presence in the South China Sea.

Japan's planned F-35 purchase was due in part to heavy pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump to narrow the wide bilateral trade imbalance by buying more American defense hardware. Tokyo hopes to appease Trump while using the F-15 sale to lower costs.

The Japanese government also judged that given its lack of experience in exporting defense equipment, it would be more prudent to work indirectly through the U.S., which has successfully sold arms across the globe, than to try to sell the fighters directly to a third country.

Japan barred exports of defense equipment for decades until 2014, when the cabinet laid out principles allowing them under certain conditions. It maintained a ban on exports to countries involved in armed conflict but permitted them when doing so contributes to Japanese security, for instance.

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[typhonman]

https://www.businessinsider.com/irst-cant-stop-f-22-f-35-2016-8