How would a next generation HMD and HOBS weapons help in a dogfight? :stupid:

As has been said over and over again, the F-35 is not designed to get into slow turning fights. Since someone brought up the F-22, it isn’t either. Clearly the F-22 has substantial capabilities there, but the F-22 was designed in the days before the AIM-9x. Experience in exercises has shown that the F-22 is an incredibly lethal fighter, but not because of its dogfighting capability. What makes the difference is its stealth and situational awareness.

AIM 9X is rail launched only. Why not try MICA?

I’d say the P42 (Stripped down pre production Su27) had some pretty impressive performance specs. So did early F15, and the F16A has AFAIK been regarded as the most nimble F16 in the lot. I’m not sure ebout how the early MiG 29 faired but I assume it performed better in most regards to the MiG 21 and other jets it was replacing.

And that is without taking the new avionics into consideration.

Well, the performance was in an aircraft without limitations so… the improved performance should rather be about energy conservation than instant pitch authority.

During tests, a Rafale C pilot reached 110 ° AoA during a dogfight… Not placing Rafale here because i”m a fan, but because i know the program 😉

Sensible rticle?

http://fightersweep.com/2548/f-35-v-f-16-article-garbage/

Evidence is shown by the answer of JPO, check proper topic

That wasn’t on the list!

Bet a beer on b)

About lultifunctional radar, some infos from DGA in the latest “Air Fan” magazine : they will be multispectral and distributed all over the plane. Able to both emit and receive simultaneously.

yes it will be interesting to see if Sweden decide to go it alone or cooperate with Dassault and BAE.

If France and UK did want to start a binational project, it is because they intended to avoid multinational messes for the definition phase. It has already been quoted from both sides of the channel that other countries would be further invited.