British expert: the F-35 fighter will never defeat the Russian Su-35
The American fighter of the new generation F-35, whose development spends billions of dollars, has such flaws that will not allow him to defeat the Russian Su-35 "even after a million years," writes in his article for Business Insider the Royal Joint Institute for Defense UK research Justin Bronk. Article leads RIA News.
“In the early stages of development, experts noted that the F-35's ability to conduct air combat is inferior even to the F-16, which should be replaced by a fighter. Later, some shortcomings were corrected, but the emphasis in F-35 was placed more on invisibility, with less attention being paid to its combat characteristics, ”writes Bronk.
"It is for this reason that older fighters, such as the Su-35 or Typhoon, are likely to be able to destroy the F-35 in combat at close range," he believes.
“Although every credible report indicates that F-35 will excel in stealth,” Bronk continues, “yet effectiveness in air combat depends on other indicators.”
“Typhoon and Su-35 have a positive value of thrust-to-weight ratio (thrust to weight ratio of the aircraft) under combat loads, and this means that they can be more effectively accelerated, including vertically, than the F-35. At the same time, the Su-35 is much more maneuverable, ”explains the expert.
According to him, the F-35 also has a positive value for thrust-to-weight ratio, however, “it’s not completely clear whether this would benefit the fighter, because its small wings and the whole design are more focused on stealth than on its maneuverability, which will adversely affect characteristics of the fighter ".
"Thus, the F-35, most likely, will not be able to win the air battle over the Su-35 or Typhoon," concludes the Bronk.
“In the early stages of development, experts noted that the F-35's ability to conduct air combat is inferior even to the F-16, which should be replaced by a fighter. Later, some shortcomings were corrected, but the emphasis in F-35 was placed more on invisibility, with less attention being paid to its combat characteristics, ”writes Bronk.
"It is for this reason that older fighters, such as the Su-35 or Typhoon, are likely to be able to destroy the F-35 in combat at close range," he believes.
“Although every credible report indicates that F-35 will excel in stealth,” Bronk continues, “yet effectiveness in air combat depends on other indicators.”
“Typhoon and Su-35 have a positive value of thrust-to-weight ratio (thrust to weight ratio of the aircraft) under combat loads, and this means that they can be more effectively accelerated, including vertically, than the F-35. At the same time, the Su-35 is much more maneuverable, ”explains the expert.
According to him, the F-35 also has a positive value for thrust-to-weight ratio, however, “it’s not completely clear whether this would benefit the fighter, because its small wings and the whole design are more focused on stealth than on its maneuverability, which will adversely affect characteristics of the fighter ".
"Thus, the F-35, most likely, will not be able to win the air battle over the Su-35 or Typhoon," concludes the Bronk.
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