The F-35 Isn't Just 'Stealthy': Here's How Its Electronic Warfare System Gives It An Edge

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The F-35 Isn't Just 'Stealthy': Here's How Its Electronic Warfare System Gives It An Edge
Loren Thompson
 
The F-35 fighter is the enabler of American air dominance through midcentury. It will provide the Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps with combat aircraft that can survive in places where no legacy fighters would be safe, collect information crucial to joint operations, and suppress threats that might otherwise preclude victory.

Despite the program’s importance, though, many politicians, pundits and even some senior military officers don’t understand key features of the F-35. For example, although the fighter is frequently described as “stealthy”—invisible to detection or tracking by radar and other sensors—public reference is seldom made to its electronic warfare capabilities.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/lorenthompson/2019/05/13/how-a-super-agile-electronic-warfare-system-makes-f-35-the-most-invincible-combat-aircraft-ever/#3775e22e4382