Stealth Necessary But Not Sufficient: Add EW, Intel, Tactics

Stealth Necessary But Not Sufficient: Add EW, Intel, Tactics
Stealth Necessary But Not Sufficient: Add EW, Intel, Tactics

CAPITOL HILL: Stealth was sold as something close to magic when it first appeared. And, as usually happens when extraordinary claims are made, the blowback was intense. Skeptics pointed to its vulnerability to large-scale, land-based radars, to the fact it wasn’t invisible to the naked eye, to the costs and difficulties of maintaining the expensive…

F-16 Vs. F-35 In A Dogfight: JPO, Air Force Weigh In On Who’s Best

F-16 Vs. F-35 In A Dogfight: JPO, Air Force Weigh In On Who’s Best
F-16 Vs. F-35 In A Dogfight: JPO, Air Force Weigh In On Who’s Best

WASHINGTON: Do dogfights matter in the age of tactical stealth? If an F-16 can outmaneuver an F-35 in a dogfight, does it matter? Does it matter if the earliest generation F-35 can’t outmaneuver an advanced model of the F-16 in an early test? So many questions. We’ll try to answer them because the folks at…

Gen. Mike Hostage On The F-35; No Growlers Needed When War Starts

Gen. Mike Hostage On The F-35; No Growlers Needed When War Starts
Gen. Mike Hostage On The F-35; No Growlers Needed When War Starts

For years, the news about the most expensive conventional weapons system in US history, the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, has been driven by its soaring costs, technical problems and schedule screw-ups. The government and Congress and the public rarely speak about what the F-35 will do, how effectively it could destroy an enemy’s air defenses, shoot down…

‘A God’s Eye View Of The Battlefield:’ Gen. Hostage On The F-35

‘A God’s Eye View Of The Battlefield:’ Gen. Hostage On The F-35
‘A God’s Eye View Of The Battlefield:’ Gen. Hostage On The F-35

For years, the news about the most expensive conventional weapons system in US history, the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, has been driven by its enormous cost, design, and schedule screw-ups. The Pentagon and Congress and the public have rarely spoken about what the F-35 would do, how effectively it could destroy an enemy’s air defenses,…