I could be wrong but I think it's just not modelled; these jets generally only ever hover during landing (the F-35B even has its weapons disabled during a hover), so it's not something that'd generally be seen in a CMO scenario.

The USAF uses (as already mentioned) USN Growlers, as well as the EC-130H / EC-37B Compass Call for stand-off jamming of early warning radars and communications systems. In general however the USAF's F-22s and F-35s are intended to perform their own jamming against X-band radars (which covers a lot ...

<t> That depends on the scenario; some bogies can be identified from a long distance by a modern jet with a good ESM / EW suite (if the enemy has radars or older-generation jammers in use), some jets might have an IRST that can identify a target from tens of nautical miles away. Ground units (short ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: fulcrum28<br/> <br/> thanks so you mean you dont even need to illuminate (radar on) the target when firing it? <e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE> That's correct, so long as the launch platform or another CEC-capable platform has a target track without uncertainty. <br/> <br/>...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: 14yellow14<br/> Currently in C:MO the missile's radar is not LPI and is easily detected by ESM sensors. The LRASM is a primarily passive missile and that is where its effectiveness lies, so it does not currently perform as expected. <e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE> I'm actu...

<t> No idea what the in-game effects are meant to be, but 'cognitive EW' is a concept being implemented into new EW suites where if ESM detects a radar of unknown type, the computers running the EW system will try and identify a weakness for that given system. There's a myriad of possible ways that ...

<t> It depends on the adversary's tactics and setup - for example, if the enemy's IADS isn't particularly deep you're likely better off going after radar or systems, because they're more limited in quantity, are critical for their SAMs to function (aside from SHORADs engaging low altitude targets), ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: maverick3320<br/> I wonder if this Air Force general has seen any of the wargames about how the USAF performs in the opening days of, say, an invasion of Taiwan. A significant fraction of air assets are destroyed on the ground and the rest of the air assets have tr...

<t> The length and width of a detection box are based on the angular and range resolution of a radar. Both of these are affected by the radar's wavelength, but there are other factors involved too.<br/> <br/> For the length of a detection box (which shows the minimum and maximum range to the target)...

<t> As mentioned before, the F-35's jamming capability is directional because it's being performed by the F-35's radar; if you want to maintain continuous jamming against targets using F-35s, use the tactics I mentioned earlier. <br/> <br/> As for why the F-35 doesn't have additional equipment to ja...

Doing a quick test of the radars I mentioned in a previous post; the High Screen, SA-3's Flat Face and Pantsir's Hot Shot radar were jammed, the others I probably just got wrong.

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: DWReese<br/> I did notice that the Growler seems to provide jamming coverage in all directions, but the F-35 is (front-only) directional. When the F-35 turned and headed for home, the MIGs were no longer "JAMMED." That doesn't mean that they could sufficiently lock...

<t> In real life the OECM pod is the F-35's APG-81 radar performing X-band jamming (which covers the I and part of the J band). The F-35 also has towed decoys that have an active jamming capability, though what bands they operate in and how long they can jam (if they can receive power from the jet) ...

<r> The F-35 is getting upgrades made to its ASQ-239 in the 2020s (probably in 2023 with production Lot 15 jets); that upgrade covers all bands that the ASQ-239 senses, but it also specifically adds new apertures (RF transparencies + antennas). For Band 2 it's getting a new aperture in the nose gear...

<r> <URL url="https://www.aviationweek.com/dubai-air-show/jsow-days-away-f-35a-certification"><LINK_TEXT text="https://www.aviationweek.com/dubai-air- ... tification">https://www.aviationweek.com/dubai-air-show/jsow-days-away-f-35a-certification</LINK_TEXT></URL><br/> <br/> It's just been announced ...

<r> 2 part request:<br/> <br/> 1. I noticed that the 6x internal AMRAAM loadouts for the F-35A were removed, but the F-35C still has a "2023, 6x AMRAMM" (there's a typo there as well with AMRAAM) and also features a 2025, 6x JATM loadout. Could we have those loadouts mirrored over to the F-35A? Also...

Although the poll option descriptions can be found in the posts above, it might be best if they're all neatly edited into the original post for clarity.

<t> Radar signature is measured in dBsm, which is a decibel / logarithmic scale. To convert from decibel square metres to normal square metres, you use the formula:<br/> <br/> area in square metre = 10 ^ (dBsm / 10)<br/> <br/> Then to convert an area in square metres back into dBsm, you use the form...

<r> We've received some F-35 Block 4 scheduling from Tailhook 2019:<br/> <br/> <URL url="https://i.imgur.com/V0ExCNh.png">https://i.imgur.com/V0ExCNh.png</URL><br/> <br/> Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System being added in late 2019 (the F-35A had it added earlier this year)<br/> <br/> Multi-...

<t> Empty and max weight likely is incorrect, although keep in mind that this isn't meant to be a particularly agile aircraft, it's subsonic, and it's meant to land via parachute, so it can't be too heavy.<br/> <br/> As for sensors, if the side aperture is an intake, it wouldn't be for the engine, i...