December 28, 2019
The F-35 Is Transforming America's Air Force (And Making It Far Deadlier)
The F-35 ‘redefines’ how you go to war with a platform.
by Kris Osborn
Key point: Faster processing of information, empowering better pilot decisions, it naturally stands to reason, makes a big difference when it comes to the OODA loop.
As 60 enemy fighters closed in on a US Air Force 4th Generation fighter aircraft, blinding the jet with electronic warfare attacks, an experienced pilot faced unseen life-threatening attackers closing in -- during an air-combat Red Flag exercise closely replicating actual warfare scenarios.
Yet, in a life-saving flash, the endangered 4th pilot was told to “turn around†by an F-35 operating in the vicinity who radioed an instant warning. The 5th-Gen, multi-role stealth fighter then used its long-range sensors and weapons to “kill†the enemy aircraft, according to an Air Force news report.
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/f-35-transforming-americas-air-force-and-making-it-far-deadlier-109056
