the American fifth generation fighter F-35B Lightning II and the F-35C Lightning II can win in the middle of air combat, writes Popular Mechanics.
“the Most important question is how the opponents will use the limitations of the F-35 when planning missions against naval forces and marine Corps of the United States. Air forces of the enemy could try to make the F-35 to enter into a dogfight, where they will be in a relatively disadvantageous position. However, this tactic is less useful in the case where the enemy does not know where the F-35”, — the newspaper writes.
Thus, in Popular Mechanics, commented on the April message Defence News, which said that the aircraft at supersonic speeds, able to fly only a few tens of seconds.
Earlier in April, Defence News, citing U.S. Department of defense, announced that the radar AN/APG-81 of the F-35B Lightning II will get increased computing power and updated software.
In June 2019, the publication wrote that the F-35 Lightning II marine Corps and naval forces of the United States flying at supersonic speeds, able to maintain a low profile of only a short period of time, otherwise you risk to structural damage and lose stealth.
the Family of a multifunctional fifth generation fighter F-35 Lightning II produced in 2001, the American military-industrial Corporation Lockheed Martin. The plane is made in three versions: A (for air force), B (short takeoff and vertical landing) and C (deck).
