F-35 Lightning II A New Generation of Fighter 1
The Next Generation in Fighter Aircraft A Quantum Leap in Capability LO Treatments Advanced Avionics Guided Weapons First Jets Supersonic First Radar Multirole 2 A07-20661 Fisher Institute Day 1 Sec June II_22007...
The Next Generation in Fighter Aircraft LO Treatments Advanced Avionics Guided Weapons Adv Stealth Fighter Performance Integrated Sensor Fusion Net Enabled Ops Advanced Sustainment 1st Jets Supersonic 1st Radar Multirole 3 A07-20661 Fisher Institute Day 1 Sec June II_32007
Operational Flexibility Legacy 5 TH TH Generation F-16C F-35 F/A-18E/F Combat Configuration - - High Threat Environment Legacy: External 5 th Gen: Internal EF-2000 4
Operational Flexibility Legacy 5 TH TH Generation F-16C F-35 F/A-18E/F EF-2000 Combat Configuration - - High Threat Environment Legacy: External 5 th Gen: Internal - Low Threat Environment Legacy: External 5 th Gen: Internal/External 5
Stealth Must Be Designed-In Fixed Array Radar Engine Inlets Full Line-of-Sight Blockage Aligned Edges Embedded Antennas Internal Stores Carriage Reduced Signature Nozzles Major Features Must Be Carefully Implemented Stealth Design Approach Provides Advanced Capability Fundamental Design Features Cannot Be Retrofitted 6
Signature Comparisons Signature Comparisons 4.0 Gen High Radar Cross Section F-16 F/A-18E/F Can Only Achieve Reduced Observable Status via Costly Weapons and Stores Treatment 4 th Generation Can Never Bridge the Gap 5.0 Gen Very Low Integrated Stealth Capability F-22 F-35 To Achieve VLO, Stealth Must Be Designed-In From the Beginning 7
Advanced Stealth Provides Threat Avoidance, Survivability and Mission Success 1 st to 3 rd Generation Fighters Some 4 th Generation Fighters 5 TH Generation Fighters Threat Radar Detection Freedom of Operation 8
Air Superiority Comparison Overview F-35 Initial Launch Geometry F-35 Legacy Threat A/C (F-15, F/A-18, F-16) F-35 Restores the Clear Advantage Air-to-Air 9
Integrated Battlespace Information From Multispectral Sensors F-35 Will Raise the Total Effectiveness of Israel Defense Systems 10
Integrated Avionics Suite Electro-Optical Targeting System (EOTS) Full Spherical Coverage by Distributed Aperture System (DAS) RWR 360 o Coverage Fwd Band 3 / 4 Fwd Band 2 Band 3 / 4 Radar Warning Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) DAS Apertures RADAR Aft Band 2 Electronic Support Measures Emitter Locating Fwd Band 2 Fwd Band 3 / 4 Band 3 / 4 Radar Warning 11 DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited
Legacy / AESA Comparison Legacy Capability JSF SAR Capability...... 12 DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited
Target Details Are Clear with F-35 APG-81 SAR Targets Decoys Taxiway Cracks APG-81 Ultra High Resolution SAR Imagery Radar Reflectors Mower Patterns 13 DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited
Distributed Aperture System (DAS) Total Situational Awareness Around Aircraft Internally Mounted Missile Launch Detection Threat Aircraft Detection Track Wingman NAVFLIR Functions Integrated with HMDS and MFDS SA-IRST Contiguous IR Spherical Imaging All-Aspect Situational Awareness Day-Night Vision w/o NVG Display on MFDS or HMDS Spherical Tracking MWS BDI 24-Hour NavFLIR 14
Distributed Aperture System (DAS) 15 DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited
Electro-Optical Targeting System (EOTS) Air-to to-air Air-to to-surface Laser Designation High Resolution FLIR Locates Ground Personnel from Altitude Ground Forces Aimed Laser Spot Tracker BDA Confirmation 033006-16 16 DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A. Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. Fisher Institute BGen June Eshel 2007
Electro-Optical Targeting System (EOTS) 17 DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited
Cockpit (Helmet Mounted Display) 8 x 20 Contiguous Display Wide FOV HMD with Virtual HUD 40 o 30 o 18 DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited
Glass Cockpit Tailorable Displays Touch Screen HOTAS Mouse Voice Activated Flight Instruments ICAWs A/C Indicators Flight Plans Data-Link Info Tactical Displays Maximum Use of Display Space for Tactical Operations 19 DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited
Network-Enabled Operations Synthetic Aperture Radar 30 31 318 33 34 Distributed Aperture System Integrated Fused Sensor Suite Ground Moving Target Indictor -5 Sensor Fused Information Displayed To Pilot Electro-Optical Targeting System Ability To Go It Alone Interoperability With Ground, Sea, Air and Space Elements Air Forces AWACs F-16 JSTARS E-2 Naval Forces CV F/A-18 Intra / Inter-Flight Data Link SATCOM Beyond Line of Sight Ground Forces Ability To Use Information Provided by the Net Fit Seamlessly in All Future Network Centric Environments Time Critical Targeting Dynamic Coordinated Re-tasking F-35 Ability To Provide ISR for Joint and Coalition Forces 20
5 th Generation Stealth Is Affordable Maintenance Man-Hours Maintenance Actions 75 97% 99% 50 25 19% 25% 0 1980 1980 1985 1985 1990 1990 1995 1995 2000 2000 2005 2005 2010 2010 B-2 F-117 F-22 F-35 Percentage Requiring No LO Restoration 97%-99% of Total 5 th Gen Maintenance Requires No LO Restoration 21
What It Means Relative Loss Exchange Ratio Air-to-Air 4 1 Legacy F-35 Better Relative Kills Air-to-Ground 8 1 Legacy F-35 Better Relative Detections and ID 1 ISR Legacy >3 F-35 Better Relative Acquisition Cost Acquisition Cost 1 1 F-16 F-35 Better Normalized O&S Cost O&S Cost 1.8 F-16 F-35 Better Compared To Best of Legacy Aircraft: F-15E/K F/A-18E F-16 Blk 50+ Unprecedented Effectiveness... and and Value 22
The Worldwide Transition Is Starting From 4 th Generation to 5 TH Generation Fighters Domestic and UK F-16 A-10 F/A-18 USAF USN F-35 Israel Denmark Norway Netherlands Italy Turkey Australia Canada International F-16 F/A-18 F/A-18 AV-8B Sea Harrier Harrier GR7 USMC RN/RAF 9 Nations 13 Services 1 Program Australia F-111 23 Italy AMX Harrier Tornado
Summary Threats are Increasingly More Effective Today s 4 th Gen Aircraft No Longer Provide the Competitive Edge UAV Is Only Useful in Certain Applications 5th Gen Fighters Remain the Answer on All Fronts Quantum leap in effectiveness Requires less force and support assets Less total ownership cost IAF Can Retain Air Supremacy With the F-35 And To Achieve the Strategic Deterrence in the Region 24