With the way things are going with 5th gen fighter development, I would like to see the usaf, not throw away such a vital, and still effective asset. Id propose.
-A refiit of the baseline F-117 that replaces the difficult to maintain stealth paint with a fiber mat solution.
-Certify the F-117 to drop jassm jsow and sdb. The plane would make an excellent stand off weapons platform.
-replace the flir with a sabre aesa lpi derivative.
-If the radar is to exspensive give the plane a MALD to talk to F-35s
– when not bombing use the plane for a data node between F-22, F-35, datalinks and link 16.
-give the plane self defense weapons, Aim9X
-A modern avionics system. You could put an Ipad in the cockpit, and it would be an upgrade.
Discuss, am I delusional? If we fight a neer peer it will be years before we have enough F-35s. Is the block 2B F-35 still an upgrade over F-117?
Sign In
October 23, 2015 at 11:39 pm