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F-35 vs mig-31BM , new F-18E/F and F-15SE

Do the F-35 have any advantage when it go against any of these 3 aircraft , head to head

F-35
RCS : 0.001-0.0015 m2
sensor :
EOTS (irst )
detection range : ?
max lock on range : about 49 miles (based on LRF range )
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvaYK8Wrm8Y

APG-81 AESA (F-35A/B/C)

For RCS 0.0001 m2 class target: 16 km+
For RCS 0.001 m2 class target: 28 km+
For RCS 0.1 m2 class target: 90 km+
For RCS 1.0 m2 class target: 160 km+
For RCS 5.0 m2 class target: 240 km+
For RCS 10.0 m2 class target: 285 km+
weapon : max load 4 AIM-120D or 4 MBDA meteor or 4 NCADE ( max range about 160 km ?)

Mig-31M
RCS : 10-15 m2
sensor :
Zaslon-AM : detection range of 240km for fighter sized targets ( the important thing is that it using L band rather than X-band )
IRST : no need to mention as the LFR range is too low
weapon : R-37 ( range 398 km ) , R-77M ( range 180 km ) , R-40 ( 60 km , IR seeker )

F-18 E/F block III (international road map )
RCS : 0.1 m2
sensor :
APG-79 AESA (F/A-18E/F and EA-18G, Block 2 and 3)

For RCS 0.0001 m2 class target: 13 km+
For RCS 0.001 m2 class target: 22 km+
For RCS 0.1 m2 class target: 72 km+
For RCS 1.0 m2 class target: 128 km+
For RCS 5.0 m2 class target: 192 km+
For RCS 10.0 m2 class target: 228 km+

ATFLIR : max detection ,and lock range exceeding 40 nautical miles ( based on the LFR range http://www.raytheon.com/capabilities/products/atflir/ )

in this new version of F-18 E/F both IRST (aas-42 ) and ATFLIR be come internal

weapon : 4 aim-120D or NCADE in stealth pod ( not sure if can carry meteor or not )
http://www.aviationweek.com/Article.aspx?id=/article-xml/asd_11_04_2011_p01-02-390208.xml

F-15SE
RCS : 0.001 m2 ( same as F-35 head on )
sensor :
AN/APG-82 range 😕 ( may be equal to Irbis-E ? )
Sniper-xr : lock , track detection range equal to EOTS as they are actually the same
IRST : AAS-42
weapon : 4 AIM-120D or 4 NCADE , or 4 Meteor ?

if F-35 go against Mig-31M :
APG-81 may detected the Mig-31 from well over 300 km
Zaslon-AM using L band so it not affected by F-35’s stealth , so it will detected F-35 from over 240 km like normal fighter
F-35 using AIM-120D , meteor with range of 100 km ,NCADE reaching 160 km but it is only useful against AWACs or ballistic missile 🙁 , by contrast R-77M on mig-31 can reach well against fighter , and it have a ramjet engine , not to mention R-37 if fired in numbers may have some effect too => while have some advantage in detection range , F-35 show no advantage against mig-31BM , a cold war machine
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if F-35 go against F-18E/F block III or F-15SE :
APG-81 can detected the new SH from 90 km , and the F-15SE from 28 km 🙁
APG-79 can detected F-35 from 22 km
APG-82 if have the same power ,range as irbis-e can detected F-35 from 45-50 km
however all 3 aircraft equip with modern FLIR that can track and lock air target , with a range of about 70-80 km ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvaYK8Wrm8Y )
or

ATFLIR can locate and designate targets day or night at ranges exceeding 40 nautical miles and altitudes surpassing 50,000 feet

http://www.raytheon.com/capabilities/products/atflir/
so in reality F-15SE or F-18E/F block III may be able to detected and lock the F-35 at the same time the F-35 do that with them , to remain stealth , they can all carry 4 missiles at the moment so what the advantages of F-35 over these 4.5 generation aircrafts :confused: not to mention that F-18E/F can actually carry 3 ALE-55 so they can easily evade missile from F-35 , while all the F-35 have is the DAS that provide missile warning

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