"Air Force bolsters F-35 'threat library' " Topic
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 Editor in Chief Bill   | 20 Jun 2018 8:24 a.m. PST |
The Air Force is now adding new information about enemy aircraft to the F-35's "threat library" database designed to precisely identify enemy aircraft operating in different high-risk areas around the globe – such as a Chinese J-20 stealth fighter or Russian T-50 PAK FA 5th Gen fighter, service leaders said… link |
 aegiscg47  | 20 Jun 2018 8:50 a.m. PST |
The amount of information available at their fingertips to 5th gen fighter pilots is astounding and I'm wondering where the saturation point is. I also recently saw an article that shows how they can 3D model SAM and AAA threat envelopes, then export waypoints into the navigational systems to avoid them. |
| BattlerBritain | 20 Jun 2018 8:57 a.m. PST |
When I worked on avionics about 30 years ago they could do that so that's not too new. I also worked on Mission Planning systems where they could download data after a flight from an aircraft and deceminate the info to the rest of the fleet within an hour. Some amazing stuff. |
| Lion in the Stars | 20 Jun 2018 6:06 p.m. PST |
@Battler Britain: I think the real improvement is how fast they can share the data now. You can do that 3d modeling of engagement envelopes in real time now, and send that to everyone else in the strike package. |
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