Joint Strike Fighter, Sammelthread Einstellungen

[Dave76]

Royal Navy Lands 1st F-35B on New Carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth
September 28, 2018

For the first time, a Royal Navy pilot has taken off and landed an F-35B on a British aircraft carrier, eight years after the UK retired its last generation of aircraft carriers.

Royal Navy Cmdr. Nathan Gray, 41, made history on Sept. 25 by flying from Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland to the carrier, landing, and then taking off using the ship’s ski-ramp.

https://breakingdefense.com/2018/09/royal-n...ueen-elizabeth/

Videos:
The first landing of an F-35B Lighting II Jet on HMS Queen Elizabeth

First F-35 takes off from HMS Queen Elizabeth

[Dave76]

All US F-35s grounded worldwide
October 10, 2018

The Pentagon announced Thursday it is grounding its entire fleet of F-35s, just days after the first crash of an F-35B led investigators to suspect there is a widespread problem with the advanced fighter’s fuel tubes.

“The U.S. Services and international partners have temporarily suspended F-35 flight operations while the enterprise conducts a fleet-wide inspection of a fuel tube within the engine on all F-35 aircraft,” the F-35 Joint Program Office announced in a statement Thursday morning.

“If suspect fuel tubes are installed, the part will be removed and replaced. If known good fuel tubes are already installed, then those aircraft will be returned to flight status. Inspections are expected to be completed within the next 24 to 48 hours.”
[...]
https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-...g-of-all-f-35s/

[ede144]

All US F-35s grounded worldwide
October 10, 2018

The Pentagon announced Thursday it is grounding its entire fleet of F-35s, just days after the first crash of an F-35B led investigators to suspect there is a widespread problem with the advanced fighter’s fuel tubes.

“The U.S. Services and international partners have temporarily suspended F-35 flight operations while the enterprise conducts a fleet-wide inspection of a fuel tube within the engine on all F-35 aircraft,” the F-35 Joint Program Office announced in a statement Thursday morning.

“If suspect fuel tubes are installed, the part will be removed and replaced. If known good fuel tubes are already installed, then those aircraft will be returned to flight status. Inspections are expected to be completed within the next 24 to 48 hours.”
[...]
https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-...g-of-all-f-35s/

Das Argument gegen eine Single Muster Flotte

[Dave76]

Commander, Joint Strike Fighter Wing
October 12, 2018
Cleared F-35Cs are taking to the skies in Lemoore.

Commander Joint Strike Fighter Wing continues to conduct a fleet-wide inspection of F-35C aircraft, continuously balancing safety and operational requirements. Aircraft assigned to CJSFW squadrons, executing a flight schedule today, are using aircraft that have completed and passed the inspection. Safety is the top priority, and we will continue to take every measure to ensure safe operations while we continue to execute our mission.

Video-Link

[Dave76]

F-35s with 13th MEU and Marine air wings are back to normal flight operations

October 13, 2018
Nearly a day after the Pentagon grounded all U.S. F-35s, the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit and all three active Marine air wings are back to normal F-35 flight operations.
On Thursday, the Pentagon announced the temporary grounding of its F-35 fleet, citing mandatory inspections for a fuel tube suspected in a Sept. 28 crash of the high-tech fighter near the Marine air station in Beaufort, South Carolina.
“Currently, all 2nd MAW [Marine Aircraft Wing] F-35B’s with Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 (VMFAT 501) have been inspected,” Marine spokesman 1st Lt. Sam Stephenson told Marine Corps Times.
[...]
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-mar...ry-grounding-2/

[Fox2]

Ist diese Tabelle noch aktuell oder war sie das sowieso nur und eine übertriebene Darstellung?
http://www.ausairpower.net/jsf.html

[Dave76]

Ist diese Tabelle noch aktuell oder war sie das sowieso nur und eine übertriebene Darstellung?
http://www.ausairpower.net/jsf.html

Ich weiß zwar nicht welche Tabelle du dort genau meinst, aber ja, da ist veralteter Blödsinn, ist aber bei Carlo Kopp und seiner "Air Power Australia"-Schmähseite auch nicht weiter verwunderlich, der Mann führt(e) einen persönlichen Kreuzzug gegen das JSF-Projekt, da er selbst damals als involvierter Auftragnehmer für die F-22 & modernisierte F-111 für die RAAF pushte.

[Dave76]

Most F-35s return to flight operations after fuel tube problem

October 16, 2018
WASHINGTON — After a fuel tube problem sidelined all operational F-35 aircraft last week, more than 80 percent of jets have been cleared to return to flight, the F-35 joint program office stated Monday.
In a Oct. 15 statement, the JPO confirmed that the U.S. services and international partners have completed inspections of their F-35 inventories for faulty fuel tubes. The aircraft that are not impacted by the bad tubes — which are a component in Pratt & Whitney’s F135 engine — are back in flying status.
“The F-35 Joint Program Office continues to work closely with the military services to prioritize fuel tube replacements using the current spares inventory,” the JPO said. “Pratt & Whitney is rapidly procuring more parts to minimize the overall repair timeline for the remaining jets. Current inventory will restore about half of the impacted jets to flight operations, and the remaining aircraft are expected to be cleared for flight over the coming weeks.”
[...]
It is still unclear exactly how the defective fuel tubes impact the jet’s performance or how serious a safety threat they pose during flight operations. Joe DellaVedova, a spokesman for the JPO, declined to discuss the specific problems that led the program office to call for a fleetwide inspection, saying that details could not be released until the Marine Corps completes its accident investigation.
Also still up in the air is whether the Pentagon or Pratt & Whitney will be stuck paying the tab for retrofitting the fleet.
Spokesmen from the U.S. Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy declined to lay out exactly how many of their aircraft had been impacted by the faulty fuel tubes. However, as Lockheed Martin delivered its 300th F-35 in June, 20 percent of the operational F-35 fleet can be estimated to be about 60 aircraft across the U.S. and international operators.
The JPO called the fuel tube problem an “isolated incident” that would not impact F-35 deliveries. A total of 91 F-35s are planned to be delivered to the U.S. military and foreign customers this year.
[...]
https://www.defensenews.com/air/2018/10/15/...l-tube-problem/

[Dave76]

Japan Considering More F-35s; First SRVL for Royal Navy

October 16, 2018
As part of measures to keep up with China’s rising air power, Japan is considering the purchase of 20 more Lockheed Martin F-35As for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF), following on from earlier government discussions. According to a report by local newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun procurement will begin as early as 2020 and will be part of the next Medium Term Defense Program for Fiscal Years 2019-23. The new batch of 20 F-35As is to replace around half of the 200 license-built F-15J Eagles, some of which are facing obsolescence.
Currently, Japan has committed to 42 conventional takeoff F-35As to replace three squadrons of F-4/RF-4 Phantoms based at Hyakuri air base.
[...]
In the meantime, off the eastern seaboard of the United States, the Royal Navy achieved a major milestone over the weekend of October 13/14 when BAE Systems test pilot Peter Wilson performed the first ever SRVL (shipborne rolling vertical landing) recovery in an F-35B. This technique involves the F-35 approaching the carrier from astern with a combination of forward speed (and thus wingborne lift) and vertical thrust. It considerably increases the unused fuel/weapons bring-back capability when compared with the standard landing technique of coming to a hover alongside before maneuvering over the deck.
The SRVL maneuver is unique to the Royal Navy, as only the aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth has a flight deck large enough for it to be employed safely. However, the U.S. Marine Corps is watching closely, and test pilot Major Michael Lippert—one of four from the joint test team aboard the ship—is expected to make the first SRVL by an American pilot.
[...]
https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/def...srvl-royal-navy

[Dave76]

Belgium reportedly picks F-35 for future fighter jet

October 22, 2018
WASHINGTON and LIÈGE, Belgium — Belgium appears poised to select Lockheed Martin’s F-35 over the Eurofighter Typhoon as its next-generation fighter jet, with government sources on Oct. 22 telling national news outlet Belga that an F-35 victory has already been decided.
The Belgian government is expected to formally announce its decision before Oct. 29, Reuters reported on Monday.
[...]
https://www.defensenews.com/air/2018/10/22/...re-fighter-jet/

[Dave76]

F-35 Combat Missions Now Have Operational "Threat Library" - Mission Data Files

F-35 is conducting attacks, surveillance operations and combat missions with an updated on-board “threat library”

October 23, 2018
By Kris Osborn - Warrior Maven
The Pentagon's F-35 is conducting attacks, surveillance operations and combat missions with an updated on-board “threat library” of Mission Data Files engineered to identify enemy threats in key regions around the globe.

“The AORs (Areas of Responsibility) for current operations where our forces are -- currently have adequate Mission Data Files,” Vice Adm. Mat Winter, Program Executive Officer for the F-35 program, told a group of reporters.

Described as the brains of the airplane, the "mission data files" are extensive on-board data systems compiling information on geography, air space and potential threats-- such as enemy fighter jets -- in areas where the F-35 might be expected to perform combat operations, Air Force officials explained.

Despite some delays with development, involving software engineering and technical development at Eglin AFB, Fla., the process is now fully on track to finish by 2019, Winter said.

[...]

https://defensemaven.io/warriormaven/air/f-...20ufub02K5wabQ/

[Dave76]

Massive F-35 deal covers production into 2023

15 November 2018
Lockheed Martin has won a $22.7 billion contract to supply 255 F-35 Lightning II fighters for the three branches of the US armed services and international operators.

The contract covers 106 F-35s for the USA, comprising 64 F-35As for the air force, 26 F-35Bs for the marines, and 16 F-35Cs for the navy, a US Department of Defense contract announcement states.

In addition, 71 F-35As and 18 F-35Bs will go to international programme participants, and 60 F-35As to customers under the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) process.
[...]
In September, the two parties signed a landmark deal that lowered the price of F-35As procured in low rate initial production (LRIP) lot 11 to $89.2 million, dropping below $90 million for the first time, and 5.4% better than the previous production lot.

The September deal saw the unit prices of the short-take-off vertical-landing (STOVL) F-35B drop 5.7% to $116 million, and the carrier capable F-35C’s 11.1% to $108 million.
[...]
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/...to-2023-453656/

[Dave76]

https://twitter.com/HMSQnlz

[Edding321]

Japan könnte noch dieses Jahr den Weg für 100 zusätzliche F-35 als teilweisen Ersatz für veraltete F-15 ebnen, darunter auch F-35 B für die Izumo.

https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Internatio...ighters-from-US

und hier auch nochmal in einem übergeordneten Kontext:

https://www.defensenews.com/industry/2018/1...y-from-growing/

Der Beitrag wurde von Edding321 bearbeitet: 27. Nov 2018, 09:05

[Dave76]

Japan prepares to stand up first F-35 operational unit

Nov 28, 2018
TOKYO — Japan has graduated its first locally trained class of five F-35 pilots and is on track to make its first unit operational, according to a senior official with Japan’s F-35 program.

Joel Malone told Defense News at the Japan International Aerospace Exhibition in Tokyo that the Japan Air Self-Defense Force is continuing to train more pilots, maintainers and other support personnel on the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter.

F-35 jets with the JASDF are assigned to the Rinji F-35 Hkoutai, a temporary JASDF unit. Following the training of five more pilots and the delivery of more F-35s, the aircraft will be transferred to the JASDF’s 302 Hikoutai, which will retire its McDonnell Douglas/Mistubishi F-4EJ Kai Phantom IIs and move from Hyakuri, north of Tokyo, to Misawa in March 2019.
[...]
https://www.defensenews.com/digital-show-da...erational-unit/

[Dave76]

Italy's F-35s First To Achieve IOC in Europe

December 2, 2018
On November 30, the chief of the Aeronautica Militare Italiana (AMI, Italian air force) announced that the service had achieved initial operational capability (IOC) with the Lockheed Martin F-35A.

"Today is an important day for the Italian air force,” said Lieutenant General Alberto Rosso. “With the achievement of the IOC, we are the first in Europe to have a real operational capability with a fifth-generation aircraft.” Italian F-35s are now ready to join NATO and allied operations.
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https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/def...ieve-ioc-europe

[Dave76]

Ruling bloc working team OKs replacing 99 old F-15 fighters with F-35s

December 6, 2018 (Mainichi Japan)
TOKYO -- A working team of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its junior coalition partner Komeito discussing the content of the upcoming national defense program guidelines approved a government plan on Dec. 5 to replace 99 older F-15 mainstay fighter aircraft with F-35 jets.

The panel, meanwhile, decided to continue discussions on a plan to upgrade the Maritime Self-Defense Force's Izumo-class helicopter carriers into full-fledged aircraft carriers, because government officials' explanations of the plan differed from their past Diet testimonies.

The Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF) operates 201 F-15s, but 99 of them are too old to be upgraded with the latest capabilities and their replacements were under consideration. The government decided to pick the F-35A stealth jet because some of the aircraft entered ASDF service this year and expanding its wing groups would be beneficial in terms of pilot training and maintenance. Some of the F-15 replacements will be F-35B models with short takeoff and vertical landing capabilities.
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https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/201812...00m/0na/012000c

[Dave76]

Dutch to boost defence spending for more F-35 jets

AFP - December 14, 2018
The Hague (AFP) - The Netherlands pledged Friday to boost its defence spending in the coming year to buy more F-35 fighter jets and strengthen its special forces and cyber capabilities, officials said.
[...]
This included looking at purchasing 15 more advanced F-35A fighter jets made by US manufacturer Lockheed Martin, Defence Minister Ank Bijleveld told the ANP news agency.
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https://www.yahoo.com/news/dutch-boost-defe...ml?guccounter=1

[Dave76]

Hier noch die genaue Aufschlüsselung zur japanischen Beschaffung (die Flugzeugträger-Geschichte findet sich im entsprechenden Thread):

Along with the two documents, the Cabinet on Dec. 18 also approved a plan for the Air Self-Defense Force to eventually have a total of 147 F-35s.

The ASDF is in the process of acquiring 42, with an additional 105 to be purchased from the United States. Of the new aircraft, 42 will be the F-35B STOVL aircraft, while the other 63 will be F-35As. The total cost of the additional aircraft is expected to be about 1.2 trillion yen ($10.6 billion).

http://www.asahi.com/sp/ajw/articles/AJ201812180041.html

[Edding321]

Die F-15X könnte vielleicht noch tatsächlich eine ernsthafte Option werden.

http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/25636...ter-jets-report

[Durga]

Tyler Rogoway berichtet auf Twitter, dass die USA vor der Bestellung der F-15X stehen.
http://amp.timeinc.net/thedrive/the-war-zo...impression=true

Die Maschine soll als Ergänzung zur F-35 gesehen werden.
Änderungen sind demnach
- Einsitzer
- Neues Cockpit
- JHMCS II Helme
- Überarbeitete Flügel
- Fly-by Wire
- APG 82 Radar
- Aktivierte Außenstationen
- Head-up-display
- Neue Kommunikationsanlage
Usw
Kapazität u.a.
- Bis zu 22 Luft-Luftraketen oder
- 8 Luft-Luftraketen und 28 kleinere Bomben oder
- 8 Luft-Luftraketen und 7 2.000lbs Bomben.

Die Lebensdauer ist mit 20.000 Flugstunden angegeben und Boeing ist anscheinend bereit die Maschinen zu einem Fixpreis von 95Mio. $ zu verkaufen.

[brainwarrior]

Tyler Rogoway berichtet auf Twitter, dass die USA vor der Bestellung der F-15X stehen.
http://amp.timeinc.net/thedrive/the-war-zo...impression=true

Die Maschine soll als Ergänzung zur F-35 gesehen werden.
Änderungen sind demnach
- Einsitzer
- Neues Cockpit
- JHMCS II Helme
- Überarbeitete Flügel
- Fly-by Wire
- APG 82 Radar
- Aktivierte Außenstationen
- Head-up-display
- Neue Kommunikationsanlage
Usw
Kapazität u.a.
- Bis zu 22 Luft-Luftraketen oder
- 8 Luft-Luftraketen und 28 kleinere Bomben oder
- 8 Luft-Luftraketen und 7 2.000lbs Bomben.

Die Lebensdauer ist mit 20.000 Flugstunden angegeben und Boeing ist anscheinend bereit die Maschinen zu einem Fixpreis von 95Mio. $ zu verkaufen.

Es geht wohl um 12 Stück in 2020 für die ANG

https://about.bgov.com/blog/pentagon-billio...oeing-fighters/

[Dave76]

Tyler Rogoway berichtet auf Twitter, dass die USA vor der Bestellung der F-15X stehen.
http://amp.timeinc.net/thedrive/the-war-zo...impression=true

[...]

Die Lebensdauer ist mit 20.000 Flugstunden angegeben und Boeing ist anscheinend bereit die Maschinen zu einem Fixpreis von 95Mio. $ zu verkaufen.

Nein, Tyler Rogoway behauptet (u.a. typischen falschen Behauptungen), dass eine F-35A 95 Mio. US$ kosten würde und, dass Boeing angeblich "deutlich unter" dem Preis einer F-35A liefern könne:

"What the F-15X doesn't include is a high price. The War Zone has learned that Boeing intends to deliver the F-15X at a flyaway cost well below that of an F-35A—which runs about $95M per copy. "

In Wahrheit liegt der derzeitige Preis für eine F-35A im LRIP 11 bei 89,2 Mio. US$, im Jahr 2020 rechnet man mit einem Preis unter 80 Mio. US$, wie Boeing auf einen Preis "deutlich unter" diesem Wert kommen möchte, bei lediglich 12 (!) bestellten Modellen ist mir schleierhaft, es sei denn man möchte halt kein Geld verdienen. Wenn man den Paketpreis von 1,2 Mrd. US$ mal milchmädchenrechnungsmäßig durch die 12 Flugzeuge teilt käme man ja auf einen Stückpreis von 100 Mio. US$, auch wenn man natürlich nicht weiß, ob in diesem angeblichen Deal nur die reinen Flugzeugkosten enthalten sind, oder noch andere Bestandteile.

In dem Bloomberg-Artikel wird dann ein angeblicher Experte mit folgender Aussage zitiert:

“The F-15 is kind of in a class by itself in range and performance,” Aboulafia said. It’s faster, carries a lot more and can go a lot farther than the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, the newest and the most expensive Pentagon program, The F-35 is, however, stealthy, which the F-15 isn’t, Aboulafia said.

Schneller in Bezug auf die theoretische Höchstgeschwindigkeit würde ich ja noch gelten lassen (ist halt die Frage wie weit man dann noch damit kommt und wie oft tasächlich und wie lange im operativen Einsatz mit dieser Höchstgeschwindigkeit geflogen wird), aber bei Reichweite und Waffenzuladung liegt der Herr Experte eher daneben. Wenn man mal die Werte der F-15E zugrunde legt, kommt man nur mit drei Zusatztanks an den combat radius einer F-35A (nur interner Sprit) für eine typische Mission heran. Ähnlich sieht das mit der möglichen Waffenzuladung aus, eine F-15E kann bis zu 23.000 lbs an Waffen und Sprit tragen, eine F-35A kommt auf 22.000 lbs nur reine Waffenzuladung.

[Dave76]

Updated F-35 Will Get Maritime Strike Capability

12/20/2018
The Block IV version of the F-35 will add a fifth “mission thread” to the four missions it already performs—that of “expanded surface warfare”—Joint Strike Fighter Program Executive Officer Vice Adm. Mat Winter said in a Wednesd​ay interview with Air Force Magazine.

The Joint Program Office also has endorsed keeping Turkey as an F-35 partner despite concerns about that country buying a Russian-made missile defense system, Winter said. He also confirmed Japan’s expanded order for F-35s and said the Navy is on track to be operational with the C model of the fighter in two months.

The new mission boils down to improved capability “in maritime strike,” Winter told Air Force Magazine. The four core missions in the F-35 baseline version are: air superiority, suppression and destruction of enemy air defenses, close air support, and strategic attack of key targets.

The Block 3F version can do limited strikes against ships, but Winter explained the radar and other sensor functions needed to attack land targets are different for attack of sea targets. The update in Block IV will allow the F-35 to be effective in the sea strike role as well, he said.

The Navy/Air Force Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM), a variant of the AGM-158 JASSM-ER, is not a fundamental element of the new mission capability, Winter said. Although the F-35 has had fit checks of LRASM externally and can probably carry the weapon internally, the Navy’s threshold munition for the mission is the AGM-154 Joint Stand-Off Weapon, or JSOW, he said, noting that LRASM may be added later.
[...]
Winter also said the Navy is “on track” to declare Initial Operational Capability with the F-35C onboard the USS Carl Vinson in February.
“They just finished their ‘safe for flight’ [certification] with VFA-147 on board ​the Carl Vinson last week, that’s a major milestone,” Winter reported. “That means all the elements for VFA-147 will be available for the first squadron for deployment. ...The training systems are the remaining elements that are being delivered.”

http://www.airforcemag.com/Features/Pages/...Capability.aspx

[MeckieMesser]

Man darf nicht vergessen, dass der eine Jäger für alle zwar auf dem Papier Sinn macht, für die Wettbewerbssituation aber durchaus problematisch ist.
Das DoD braucht Vergleichsangebote - auch beim Betrieb.
Die Iniitative kam ja aus dem Ministerium und nicht aus der AF.

[Edding321]

Seitens derer die die 15X befürworten versucht man mehrere Argumente zu benennen oder eben zu konstruieren, die dann auch mal im Widerspruch zueinander stehen.

- billiger in der Anschaffung als F35
- billiger im Betrieb durch Nutzung vorhandener Strukturen
- Bombtruck
- Einsatz in Missionen die kein Stealth erfordern
- Ersatz für die F-15 C/D die die F-35 gar nicht ersetzen sollte
- schnell verfügbar
- ohne Kinderkrankheiten zu Ende entwickelt

Fraglich ob das tatsächlich überhaupt so alles zutrifft und vor allem auch noch in 10 Jahren + so wäre.
Kann mir nicht vorstellen, dass eine F-35 zumindest vorrübergehend nicht auch die Aufgaben der F15 C/D (bis sie abgeflogen sind) mit ausführen könnte, so lange ein neuer Fighter (6. Gen oder wie auch immer) einsatzfähig ist, vorausgesetzt man würde ausreichend F-35A zulaufen lassen.

Außerdem scheint Tyler auch von Boeing gezielt und teilweise auch exklusiv (Stingray) mit Informationen versorgt zu werden (um die Geschichte am köcheln zu halten ?), was das ganze Thema allerdings nicht uninteressanter macht.
Wer würde schon in der derzeitigen Administration auf „sachliche Argumente“ setzen, also alles ist möglich.

[brainwarrior]

@Dave: Aber warum das E-Modell der F-15 mit der F-35 vergleichen?

Aktuell spricht Boeing von einer Waffenlast von max 29.500 lbs.

http://www.boeing.com/resources/boeingdotc...infographic.pdf

Die US-Airforce und die Australier bei der F-35a von 18.000 lbs.

https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Dis...anding-variant/
https://www.airforce.gov.au/technology/f-35a-specifications

Der combat radius der F-35a wird hier mit 590 nm angegeben

https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/sys.../f-35-specs.htm

für die F-15 hier zwischen 685 und 1000 nm

https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/sys.../f-15-specs.htm

Ich weiß nicht, ob es im Netz überhaupt eine korrekte vergleichbare für beide Flugzeugtypen gibt. Vieles von dem, was ich bisher gesehen habe, divergiert im ein oder anderen Aspekt.

Der Beitrag wurde von brainwarrior bearbeitet: 23. Dec 2018, 15:50

[Dave76]

Ich habe die Daten der F-15E gewählt, da es dazu Informtionen gibt und die X wohl am nächsten an dieser, rein von den flugtechnischen Werten, vergleichbar ist. Ansonsten ist es aber schwierig tatsächlich verlässliche und auch vergleichbare Werte zur Reichweite zu finden, da selten genau Missionsparameter, Waffenbeladung, Flugprofil, loiter time etc. mit angegeben werden.

F-35A demonstrated combat radius laut letztem SAR (2018): 669 nm für eine interdiction mission (nur interner Sprit)
F-35 SAR FY 2019 pdf

F-15E 750 nm combat radius für eine interdiction mission mit 3 externen Tanks
http://www.ausairpower.net/TE-F-15E-Strike-Eagle.html

Zur Waffenlast:


Aussagen einer F-35 Pilotin zur Reichweite F-15E vs. F-35A:
https://youtu.be/JDRVDdBpc0c

[Praetorian]

Diskutiert's halt hier weiter. Geht ja sonst um nichts anderes mehr

-Mod

[Dave76]

Noch ein kleines aber interessantes Detail im Rahmen der erhöhten japanischen F-35 Beschaffung:

Defence officials also pointed out that Japan will stop using a final assembly and check-out (FACO) facility for the country’s F-35As from FY 2019 and start buying completed F-35As and F-35Bs to reduce procurement costs.

https://www.janes.com/article/85299/japan-t...ears?from_rss=1