Posted on 10/01/2015 5:32:56 AM PDT by sukhoi-30mki
At the touch of a red button, an RAF pilot obliterates jihadist militants in Syria with a laser-guided missile – moments after blowing up an enemy warplane that never saw him coming.
This is the world’s most advanced stealth fighter jet, which will soon fly secret missions blitzing enemy strongholds.
Britain has so far bought eight F-35b Lightning II jets which are set to fly off two UK aircraft carriers, along with American jets, by 2020.
The Daily Mail was given access to the cockpit of the aircraft yesterday as a simulator created a scenario in which the warplane would take out a threatening ground missile system.
Billed as the world’s most sophisticated jet – at the cost of £100million – the state-of-the-art cockpit system enables the pilot to tell friendly jets from foe. His screen also includes real-time information from other F-35s flying for friendly foreign nations.
Between them at any moment they will be covering tens of miles, with a 360-degree picture of what is going on around them both in the air and on the ground.
The Lockheed Martin jet has the ability to evade enemy air defences by having the lowest possible radar signature.
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I think that by 2020 it will be a little late for these high tech bad boys.
Heehee. Couldn't resist. d;^)
If the electronics are by Lucas, all of the switches will have three positions: on, off and intermittent.
Signed, the voice of experience.
The most stunningly perfect weapon ever created is a pile of nothingness if a nation lacks the political will to use it. Let us hope that the will exists, though I have my doubts.
Well, it employs a Pratt & Whitney, not a Rolls Royce engine, so it might be leak free...
Rolls Royce makes the lift fan ...
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