I did not comment. Simply posted Bloomberg article.

Apparently there should be a laser datalink on FCAS (tested on a plane in 2006 by ONERA between plane and satellite)

“Nous travaillons aussi sur le système de communications laser de l’appareil et sur la furtivité de l’avion, indique Franck Lefèvre, directeur des programmes de défense de l’Onera. Le développement du Neuron nous aide beaucoup.”

https://www.challenges.fr/salon-du-bourget/avion-electrique-drones-de-combat-les-projets-de-rupture-de-l-onera_482522

µYes Mig 31 . struggle, even in your short “demo”. Imprecise, need high AoA to turn, pityful time to bank etc. Hae a look at Rafale, Typhoon demo…. World a difference. It is clean.

Vanshilar, what to do with F16?

Btw, very nice demo showing F-35 strengths. (seen it 4 times…)

Again it is more subtle than that. In some case yes, the intention was delibarate to reach AoA to showcase F35 abilities in that particular domain but in other instances you could easily see this was rather a constraint.

You can’t have it all, there is always a compromise somewhere for any jets. Having internal bays and high fuel fraction must have an impact somewhere. but again engine and FCS did a good job to limit impact even if still visible.

Agree. F-135 ompressive,

High AoA capabilities impressive, but needed hence the energy loss. (which is normal with high wing loading and small control surfaces.

None of what was demoed could be matched by any of the eurocanard. I think that was the goal. Classy (no bragging) and efficient.

Good joke. :applause: