F-35

[Aurielius]

As I understand it, our detection range is only a few miles better than the 'other' guys..... at the kind of closure speeds we are talking about here, the 'first to detect' will have mere seconds to get a shot off, at which point, they will also be in detection range, (and loudly announcing their presence by firing a missile....) so, the other guy is gonna fire as well.... the missiles will pass each other in flight..... what it's going to come down to is, whose missile is more accurate/harder to shake/fool.

Using integrated command and control of rear stationed assets we should be able to extend the detection range and be able to fire as soon as optimal maximum range is reached, which hopefully is the point where the lead element can get the hell out of dodge.

Edited April 26, 2012 by Aurielius

[HeyYou]

As I understand it, our detection range is only a few miles better than the 'other' guys..... at the kind of closure speeds we are talking about here, the 'first to detect' will have mere seconds to get a shot off, at which point, they will also be in detection range, (and loudly announcing their presence by firing a missile....) so, the other guy is gonna fire as well.... the missiles will pass each other in flight..... what it's going to come down to is, whose missile is more accurate/harder to shake/fool.

Using integrated command and control of rear stationed assets we should be able to extend the detection range and be able to fire as soon as optimal maximum range is reached, which hopefully is the point where the lead element can get the hell out of dodge.

 

True that. Guess I am just stuck in the era of pilots having to count on ONLY their own instruments...... With the advent of data sharing, the pilots themselves don't have to use ANY active systems..... all that is someplace else, and just sending the aircraft information.....