{"id":8664,"date":"2014-03-28T18:19:17","date_gmt":"2014-03-28T18:19:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lexingtoninstitute.org\/?p=8664"},"modified":"2014-03-28T18:19:24","modified_gmt":"2014-03-28T18:19:24","slug":"air-combat-five-reasons-fifth-gen-fighters-dont-need-help-from-jammer-planes-from-forbes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lexingtoninstitute.org\/air-combat-five-reasons-fifth-gen-fighters-dont-need-help-from-jammer-planes-from-forbes\/","title":{"rendered":"Air Combat: Five Reasons Fifth-Gen Fighters Don’t Need Help From Jammer Planes (From Forbes)"},"content":{"rendered":"
An arcane controversy has bubbled up in military circles about whether jamming aircraft will be needed in the future to support the combat operations of fifth-generation fighters like the F-35 Lightning II.\u00a0 The Air Force and Marine Corps apparently have no plans to buy new jammers, but the Navy says it needs more than the 138 it has already ordered — in part, presumably, to support its carrier based F-35s.\u00a0\u00a0However, all three variants of F-35 have integrated stealth designs that thoroughly disrupt the kill chains of enemy defenders plus on-board electronic-warfare\u00a0systems that match or exceed the performance of rival jammers.\u00a0 Those systems are closely tied to other on-board equipment affording pilots unprecedented situational awareness and numerous tactical options, including non-kinetic attack on enemy networks.\u00a0 Besides, fourth-gen jammers can’t follow F-35s deep into hostile airspace so they have limited defensive utility, and their presence might tip off\u00a0enemies as to\u00a0the location of\u00a0otherwise stealthy\u00a0strike aircraft.\u00a0 I have written a commentary for Forbes here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" An arcane controversy has bubbled up in military circles about whether jamming aircraft will be needed in the future to support the combat operations of fifth-generation fighters like the F-35 Lightning II.\u00a0 The Air Force and Marine Corps apparently have no plans to buy new jammers, but the Navy says it needs more than the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n