F-35 to search for Russian air defense. As the US could apply fighters over Ukraine
The focus gathered everything that is known about the statement, the official position of the Pentagon and the characteristics of the 5th-generation Steles-Flyak. The F-35 aircraft is a 5 generation stealth fighter, which is a number of countries in the world. The peculiarity of the aircraft is advanced technologies and weapons, which qualitatively distinguish it from 4 generation aircraft.
The Singapore President said that the fighter of American production is performing tasks in the Middle East and in Ukraine. "American and British F-35 have made successful IDIL blows in the Middle East. The United States has recently used their F-35 to identify and identify anti-aircraft missile systems of Russian units in Ukraine, and this information was transmitted to NATO countries,"- Hen said.
Pentagon representative in a comment to the Russian state edition "RIA Novosti" stated that the United States did not use F-35 fighter jets over Ukraine. However, it is worth noting that the US Defense Ministry's press service did not make official F-35 applications on its resources. F-35 Lightning II has the most modern avionic and onboard equipment. Defense and aviation add that F-35 fighters do not need to fly directly above Ukraine to detect targets.
The aircraft is equipped with the advanced radar An/APG-81 AESA, which has a radius of 370 km. It is produced by Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems. There is also a F-35 An/ASQ-239 Barracuda Elint system-it has a 926 km radius. Therefore, the publication believes that the F-35 will be enough to fly over Poland to already discover Russian planes over most of Belarus and Ukraine. If the radius of the IE/ASQ 239 really is 926 km, then from Poland the aircraft can detect targets near Kharkiv.
If the plane is flying over Romania, it will scan the whole territory of the occupied Crimea up to Mariupol in the east. As explained in the AITELLY video, the Reb An/ASQ 239 is constantly working during the flight and scans the situation in the air and on the ground. The complex is universal, so it can be used both during offensive and defense missions. F-35 can also exchange information with friendly aircraft and land in real time.
Therefore, the fighter can work as a kind of source of information in the combat space, which provides improved awareness of the situation. The communication system is called Madl (Multi-Function Advanced Data Link) and guarantees the transmission of data at a speed of 548 Mbps, which means that a 1GB file will be transmitted in 2 seconds.
The most question is the statement about the use of the F-35 over Ukraine, as Western partners are constantly scanning the Ukrainian sky with AWACS reconnaissance aircraft. They are specially designed to identify hostile goals by type of radars, start -ups, as well as to guide missiles beyond the range of detection or possibilities of starting platforms. An example of such an aircraft is the Boeing E-3A, which is officially involved in the NATO in the situation of the situation in Ukraine.
If the E-3A will fly at an altitude of 9150 meters, it will be able to cover an area of 310 798 square kilometers. In Russia, there are several AWacs aircraft-A-50 and A-50U, two of which have already destroyed Ukraine. The event also uses planes and drones to track the situation in the Black Sea region. Right now, on March 5, the American P-8 POSEIDON patrol ship flies above Romania, which should detect submarines and other goals on the water.