180 minutes to kill: Can the Air Force update EW within 3 hours of detecting a new threat?

180 minutes to kill: Can the Air Force update EW within 3 hours of detecting a new threat?
180 minutes to kill: Can the Air Force update EW within 3 hours of detecting a new threat?

“Our mindset has to be that we use the spectrum to kill faster, not to protect things,” said Col. Joshua Koslov. “The more things we kill, the less things that can hurt us.”

Who’ll Fix EW? Task Force Gropes For Answers

Who’ll Fix EW? Task Force Gropes For Answers
Who’ll Fix EW? Task Force Gropes For Answers

Russian and Chinese jammers could cripple US radio, radar, and GPS. The Pentagon’s still wrestling with who should fix that, let alone how.

Pilots Say F-35 Superior Within Visual Range: Dogfight Criticisms Laid To Rest

Pilots Say F-35 Superior Within Visual Range: Dogfight Criticisms Laid To Rest
Pilots Say F-35 Superior Within Visual Range: Dogfight Criticisms Laid To Rest

PARIS AIR SHOW: After years of criticism that the F-35 would not fare well in a dogfight and analysis that the program had made a fundamental mistake relying on the plane’s ability to kill enemies beyond visual range, Air Force F-35As will fly a demonstration here this afternoon meant to put those doubts to rest.…

F-35 Threat Library Still Way Too Slow; Light Pilots Cleared to Fly

F-35 Threat Library Still Way Too Slow; Light Pilots Cleared to Fly
F-35 Threat Library Still Way Too Slow; Light Pilots Cleared to Fly

PENTAGON: The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter possesses a remarkable array of sensors and processors to let it find the enemy and help the pilot kill or evade him. But the crucial threat library — known as Mission Data Files — just isn’t being developed and updated quickly enough, Brig. Gen. Scott Pleus, head of the F-35…

Threat Data Biggest Worry For F-35A’s IOC; But It ‘Will Be On Time’

Threat Data Biggest Worry For F-35A’s IOC; But It ‘Will Be On Time’
Threat Data Biggest Worry For F-35A’s IOC; But It ‘Will Be On Time’

PENTAGON: The F-35‘s highly sensitive sensors suffer a basic problem right now: They often aren’t sure what they are detecting. That results in a high rate of false alarms. The key to fixing this lies in building highly complex data files — what we can colloquially call the threat library — and integrating them with the Joint Strike…