Internationale fighter ontwikkelingen

[Parera]

F-35s Back On The Table For Turkey
After being kicked out of the Joint Strike Fighter program, Turkey could be let back in, if it abandons its Russian-made S-400 missiles.

https://www.twz.com/air/f-35s-back-on-the-table-for-turkey

[silvester herc]

Van de grootste criticasters (o.a. Pierre Sprey, Bill Sweetman, etc.) hoor je nog weinig.

De Griekse F-35A aanvraag moet nog naar het Amerikaans Congres, maar ook dat is nog maar een formaliteit.

En zo is dat massa is ook nog eens kassa voor de Nederlandse staat en bedrijfsleven  wat betreft fabricage onderdelen voor de F-35

[Sparkplug]

Zelfde lot onderging de F-16.

Dat klopt. Het was niet goed of het deugde niet. Bijnamen zoals the lawn dart e.d. Zelfs de F/A-18 Hornet kreeg eind jaren 70/begin jaren 80 er flink van langs. Maar goed dat er toen geen internet was.

Sprey is dood.
En de doden klagen niet.

Dat was ik alweer vergeten. Dank voor de reminder.

[Stoonbrace]

Sprey was een charlatan en leugenaar.

[Huzaar1]

Zelfde lot onderging de F-16.

[Sparkplug]

En die F-35 wordt nooit wat blabla, ding faalt testen blabla, kan niet eens dit of dat blabla,


Inmiddels weer het succesverhaal van LM.

Van de grootste criticasters (o.a. Pierre Sprey, Bill Sweetman, etc.) hoor je nog weinig.

De Griekse F-35A aanvraag moet nog naar het Amerikaans Congres, maar ook dat is nog maar een formaliteit.

[Huzaar1]

En die F-35 wordt nooit wat blabla, ding faalt testen blabla, kan niet eens dit of dat blabla,


Inmiddels weer het succesverhaal van LM.

[Sparkplug]

The Czech Republic Joins the F-35 Lightning II Global Team

January 29, 2024

The Czech Republic government signed a Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) today making official its intent to procure 24 Lockheed Martin 5th Generation F-35 Lightning II aircraft. Through the U.S. government Foreign Military Sale, the Czech Air Force will receive its first aircraft in 2031, which will be in the latest advanced Block 4 configuration.

"We are pleased the government of Czech Republic is now officially a part of the F-35 Lightning II program of record," said U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Mike Schmidt, program executive officer, F-35 Joint Program Office. "This partnership with the Czech Ministry of Defense will deliver and sustain the F-35 aircraft for decades, while providing the Czech Air Force with unmatched interoperability and ensuring it has the capability to counter current and future threats."

In addition to the aircraft, the procurement also includes personnel training, service and logistical support, and developing other support services ensuring successful deliveries of all 24 F-35s.

"With the signing of the Letter of Offer and Acceptance between the Czech Republic and U.S. governments, the Czech Republic becomes the 18th nation to join the global F-35 program. We are honored to partner with the Czech Republic Air Force as its F-35s join other European nations in strengthening and growing interoperability, significantly increasing NATO's deterrent capability."  said Bridget Lauderdale, Lockheed Martin's vice president and general manager of the F-35 program. "The F-35 is the best solution for the Czech Republic's future fighter fleet with 5th Generation capabilities enhancing the nation's effectiveness in the 21st Century Security battlespace."

The F-35 is the European aircraft of choice for replacing legacy fighter fleets, offering unmatched interoperability with NATO and other nations to provide a key discriminator for the U.S. and its allies for decades to come. By the 2030s, more than 600 F-35s will work together from more than 10 European countries, including two full U.S. F-35 squadrons stationed at Royal Air Force Lakenheath. It is also the only fighter aircraft in production today that will create jobs for the next 40-50 years and enable strategic industrial partnerships with Czech industry.

F-35s are now operating from 32 bases worldwide. To date, Lockheed Martin has delivered more than 990 F-35s, trained more than 2,280 pilots and 15,400 maintainers, and the F-35 fleet has surpassed 773,000 cumulative flight hours. Lockheed Martin continues to work side by side with F-35 operators to ensure allies remain ahead of the evolving threat.

https://www.f35.com/f35/news-and-features/czech-republic-joins-f35-lightning-program.html

[Huzaar1]

Dan weet ik genoeg, mag op de lijst van CDLSK.

[Sparkplug]

Hebben wij iets vergelijkbaars?

Niet meer. De AGM-65 Maverick is uit het KLu F-16 arsenaal verdwenen. Nu is er Brimstone op de markt en over een paar jaar Spear 3 en ook JAGM-F (for Fixed-wing). Laatste is afgeleid van de JAGM (AH-64E).

Edit. Spear 3 en JAGM-F moeten straks onderdeel zijn van respectievelijk het Britse F-35 en het Amerikaanse F-35 wapenarsenaal.

[Huzaar1]

Hebben wij iets vergelijkbaars?

[Sparkplug]

Germany to equip Eurofighters with Brimstone

23 January 2024

by Gareth Jennings


Germany is to join Spain and the UK in integrating the Brimstone air-to-surface missile onto its Eurofighter combat aircraft. (Janes/Patrick Allen)

Germany is to equip its Eurofighter combat aircraft with the MBDA Brimstone air-to-surface missile, the government revealed on 17 January.

Revealed in Bundeswehr budgetary documents disclosed by Der Spiegel, the Luftwaffe intends to acquire 274 of the low-yield missiles to equip its Eurofighter fleet, with a contract to be awarded in the second quarter (Q2) of 2024.

No further details of the planned procurement were disclosed, but with the Brimstone requiring the Phase 2 Enhancement (P2E) capability package, the missile will be compatible with all of the Luftwaffe's 70 Tranche 2, 31 Tranche 3, and 38 Tranche 4 (Project Quadriga) jets.

Germany joins Spain and the UK in selecting the Brimstone for its Eurofighters, with the fourth partner country Italy yet to announce a decision on the missile. Export customer Qatar too selected the Brimstone for its Eurofighters, though none of the other four export countries of Austria, Kuwait, Oman, and Saudi Arabia have so far opted for the missile.

Although not disclosed in the budgetary documents, the standard of Brimstone to be integrated by the Luftwaffe is likely to be the latest 3A missile that will be fitted to Spanish and UK aircraft as well. The Brimstone 3A is intended to progressively replace Brimstone 2 on the Eurofighter (currently, only the UK Royal Air Force [RAF] carries the missile on the aircraft). An MBDA spokesperson previously told Janes

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https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/germany-to-equip-eurofighters-with-brimstone

[Sparkplug]

F-35 To Get Meteor, SPEAR 3 Missiles "By End Of Decade"

The new weapons will provide an especially lethal combination with the F-35's stealth and forthcoming upgraded sensors.

The U.K. Ministry of Defense has confirmed that its F-35B stealth fighters will be armed with Meteor air-to-air missiles and SPEAR 3 precision-guided standoff munitions by the "end of the decade." The new weapons promise to bring a major leap in capability for the F-35B, especially when combined with the enhancements that the Block 4 upgrade will provide, especially for the aircraft's radar, which will make the Meteor even more formidable.

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https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/f-35-to-get-meteor-spear-3-missiles-by-end-of-decade

Het zal voor de Britten tijd worden. Hun huidige F-35B wapenarsenaal bestaat nu uit AIM-132 ASRAAM, AIM-120C/D AMRAAM en Paveway IV (500 lb. klasse).

Wat als de combinatie Meteor en Sidekick voor de F-35A mogelijk is

[Harald]

F-35 To Get Meteor, SPEAR 3 Missiles "By End Of Decade"

The new weapons will provide an especially lethal combination with the F-35's stealth and forthcoming upgraded sensors.

The U.K. Ministry of Defense has confirmed that its F-35B stealth fighters will be armed with Meteor air-to-air missiles and SPEAR 3 precision-guided standoff munitions by the "end of the decade." The new weapons promise to bring a major leap in capability for the F-35B, especially when combined with the enhancements that the Block 4 upgrade will provide, especially for the aircraft's radar, which will make the Meteor even more formidable.

In response to a written question in the U.K. parliament, James Cartlidge, a Minister of State in the Ministry of Defense, confirmed the timeline to integrate the two weapons.

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https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/f-35-to-get-meteor-spear-3-missiles-by-end-of-decade

[Harald]

Lockheed to integrate latest air defence suppression missile with all F-35 variants ( goed nieuws voor NL, AGM-88G intern meenemen voor SEAD ) 

The manufacturer of the advanced F-35 stealth fighter received a $97 million Pentagon contract to begin early development work on integrating the Northrop Grumman AGM-88G Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile – Extended Range with all three variants of the fifth-generation jet.

https://www.flightglobal.com/fixed-wing/lockheed-to-integrate-latest-air-defence-suppression-missile-with-all-f-35-variants/156506.article


Netherlands to Buy AGM-88G Missiles for F-35 Fighters (nieuws van juni 2023)
The Dutch defense ministry will invest up to €1 billion to buy AGM-88G Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile-Extended Range missiles to extend the reach of its Lockheed F-35A fighters. It says that the weapon, made by Northrop Grumman, is the only one available for the anti-A2/AD mission.