Source: Aviation Week & Space Technology By Jose Castiel (NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - May 17, 2010: The U.S. Air Force has
spent billions of taxpayer dollars developing and procuring the F-22 so-called air dominance fighter on the pretext that non-stealthy legacy fighters cannot survive the opening stages of future conflicts against advanced air defense networks.
Now I read that old non-stealthy F-15Cs using upgraded radars will act as the “Tip of the Spear” and fly in front of strike forces with F-22s in attacks against advanced air defense networks. Note the problem with this logic.
It seems to me that the F-15s will be slaughtered in such a combat scenario and also lose the element of surprise that stealth combat aircraft have in an attack. I believe this very troubled policy is the result of retiring the F-117 too early, relinquishing a critical stealthy tactical attack capability before a replacement such as the F-35 became available.
I see no good reason to continue to field the F-35 unless you want to start retrieving F-117s from museums.
(The F-15s are re-equipped with a specialized, long-range radar, electronic surveillance and electronic attack package that allow them to support the F-22s from a much shorter distance than the old standoff jammer approach. Because of the long-range sensor capability, F-15s feed information to F-22s so that they don’t have to emit and can retain their stealth—Ed.)
spent billions of taxpayer dollars developing and procuring the F-22 so-called air dominance fighter on the pretext that non-stealthy legacy fighters cannot survive the opening stages of future conflicts against advanced air defense networks.
Now I read that old non-stealthy F-15Cs using upgraded radars will act as the “Tip of the Spear” and fly in front of strike forces with F-22s in attacks against advanced air defense networks. Note the problem with this logic.
It seems to me that the F-15s will be slaughtered in such a combat scenario and also lose the element of surprise that stealth combat aircraft have in an attack. I believe this very troubled policy is the result of retiring the F-117 too early, relinquishing a critical stealthy tactical attack capability before a replacement such as the F-35 became available.
I see no good reason to continue to field the F-35 unless you want to start retrieving F-117s from museums.
(The F-15s are re-equipped with a specialized, long-range radar, electronic surveillance and electronic attack package that allow them to support the F-22s from a much shorter distance than the old standoff jammer approach. Because of the long-range sensor capability, F-15s feed information to F-22s so that they don’t have to emit and can retain their stealth—Ed.)*This article is being posted from Toronto, Canada By DTN News ~ Defense-Technology News, contact: dtnnews@ymail.com
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