Used CNAMO simulating for scenarion N°2 on Air-Defense.

CNAMO? I googled it but could not finde anything that seemed relevant? What is it? A kind of simulator?

Who did the simulation and what was the outcome?

He was the first Royal Norwegian Air Force pilot to fly the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II in November 2015. Since then, he flew the jet for 170 hours, all of those at Luke Air Force Base in Arizona, where he now serves as an instructor pilot. Right now, he and his Royal Norwegian Air Force colleagues begin preparations to ferry three F-35s to Norway later this year.

AHF: What has been your most memorable F-35 experience so far?
Hanche: “It is difficult to pick out one specific situation. However, the first flight in the F-35A was an obvious highlight. Several things immediately struck me on that first flight. For one how well the F-35A handles, both on the ground and in the air. It is a well-behaved airplane. Another early impression was how powerful the F-35A is. The Lightning has an impressive acceleration and rate of climb, and the airspeed can easily “run away” from you if you do not pay attention. Another more specific highlight would be the first time I fought F-16s. It was impressive to see just how uneven that fight is, in favor of the F-35.”

Full story: http://airheadsfly.com/2017/03/27/norway-f-35-pilot-we-are-on-track/

Someone tested on Command…

What does this mean?

So, do people agree with my assessment that the only 4.5 gen a/c that may be able to complete all the missions successfully is the Rafale?

Even if I find this slow motion footage beautiful, there is no high angle of attack involved here.

t’s a joke — hence the smiley 😉

Right, that is why i said block 4. They should be able to provide block 4.1 software, and block 4.2 hardware by 2023 deliveries and later upgrade 4.3 software and 4.4 hardware in the post 2025 time-frame.

What do you mean; are there problems with upgrading from bl 3 to bl 4??

Norway’s first F-35 are bl 3 of course…

Taking into acount that the Belgians dont have AWACS and no jammer suport I think its normal that the scenarios also dont have them, they also didnt scripted the amunitions to be used in each scenario, this in itself speaks volumes.
All in all, it seems a very decent doc.
Kudos to the Belgian Air Force for that.

Since Belgium is part of NATO they do have access to AWACS and jammer support…

One may speculate in the (purely hypothetical scenario) how the missions would have looked like if the F-35 had not been available to Belgium.

Of course since the F-35 is available one may as well specify the requirements such that AWACS and jammer support is not available….

I could actually see a german-french fighter in the future. German capability in the area is rather limited, so letting France take the lead should not be a big problem as long as the industrial benefits is rather big. France on the other hand can probably not afford to keep going all by themselves in the future, in the same way that they have historically, and a partner like Germany would probably be the smoothest they can come up with as compared to Italy or the UK.

Some big hurdles for the two countries to corporate to get out of the way, but that will need to happen sooner or later. Perhaps the new tank program between the two turns into something and that leads the way to more things.

Good points and perhaps this will happen — however there are some roadblocks. One is cultural differences. Another is that France has a very strong desire to protect her defence industry.

Still, France probably realize that she cannot afford to develop a 5. gen fighter (or 5.5 gen fighter as it may become) on her own, and realistically France must find a partner. Finding partner(s) in Europe would seem the obvious choice for France. Thus in spite of cultural differences, and in spite of huge internal resistance to become dependent on other countries for key technologies I also predict that at the end of the day France will accept the inevitable and enter into collaboration with others, and then Germany for sure will be a candidate.