During exercises in Alaska, F-15 aircraft with electronic warfare systems "cleared the way" for F-35 stealth fighters

Some details of the US Air Force exercises in Alaska have become known. In military exercises aviation in the northernmost American state, various types of aircraft participated.

According to the latest data, the EPAWSS system was used during the maneuvers. The first deliveries of this system to the US Air Force were carried out in the past (2020) year. The EPAWSS system is designed for electronic countermeasures and suppression. When a potentially dangerous (unknown) source of an electronic signal is detected, it launches an aircraft protection algorithm. Also, the system is able to carry out jamming itself, for example, for surface-to-air and air-to-air missiles. The program itself to implement such a system in the United States is estimated at $ 4 billion. Aircraft in the United States will be equipped with such an electronic warfare system over the next 8 years.

It is known that the use of EPAWSS systems was carried out from the sides of F-15 aircraft. The pilots used jamming to reportedly "clear the way for F-35 fighters."

According to the scenario of the exercise, the F-15 aircraft acted as a means of breaking through the enemy's air defense system, and the fifth generation F-35 fighters of the US Air Force struck directly at targets, including conditionally destroying the infrastructure facilities of the "enemy" on the ground.

Based on the results of the exercises, the American military command praised the interaction of the pilots and the use of electronic warfare systems. The EPAWSS system is said to have prevented the fictitious enemy from inflicting damage on the F-35 fighters.

At the same time, the question arose: why influence the air defense objects of a certain conditional enemy, if the F-35s are positioned as "invisible" fighters? The very fact of using EPAWSS indicates that the US Air Force is no longer betting on the "invisibility" of its fifth generation fighter.

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[rocket757]

During exercises in Alaska, F-15 aircraft with electronic warfare systems "cleared the way" for F-35 stealth fighters

... Well, yes, they are preparing .... radishes, experimenting.

[vkl.47]

Svuchit is already delusional. Cleared the way for invisible fighters))) or are they invisible if you close your eyes? And the king is naked

[NIKN]

Quote: vkl.47

Svuchit already delusional. Cleared the way for invisible fighters))) or are they invisible if you close your eyes? And the king is naked laughing

This is only part of the operation, after that the ground troops clear the path, and only then the invisible ones fly and low, low ...

[knn54]

- why influence air defense objects of some conventional enemy, if the F-35 are positioned as "invisible" fighters?
It's just that not everyone knows ... that he is "invisible".

[Terenin]

Quote: knn54

It's just that not everyone knows ... that he is "invisible".

The obsolete Soviet anti-aircraft missile system S-125 "Pechora" gives its ardent greetings to the "Lame dwarf" F-117, in honor of the meeting on March 27, 1999 in Yugoslavia

[Raven 95]

Quote: Terenin

The outdated Soviet anti-aircraft missile system S-125 "Pechora" gives its ardent greetings

And what did this case give us?
From that moment on, the S-125 became a standard air defense system against the F-117? There is a line of buyers from all over the world behind him?
Or so there were circumstances in a particular place at a particular time. And theoretically, a fighter can be shot down from a three-line, if you're lucky, of course.

[Terenin]

Quote: Raven-95

And what did this case give us?

You do not know, but I am satisfied with the wreckage of the F-117.

[Herman 4223]

If such a case occurred in a country where there were three medium-range air defense divisions. And two squadrons of fighters, one of which is for a moment-21. How many such cases will there be if the enemy is more serious?

[rocket757]

They will not do it in vain .... it will / will not work, we will see.
So they work out a complex attack and against a not very well equipped enemy it should work!
Against a serious enemy, with a serious air defense, the effectiveness will not be great. We'll see.

[cniza]

Better only in theory ...

[rocket757]

In practice, they attack a weaker adversary ...

[cniza]

And then they try first to bribe the highest military ...

[rocket757]

The holistic approach ... they learned that from their cousins.

[cniza]

Yes, especially since they have no problems with money ...

[rocket757]

No, no, money is not an infinite resource either ... there are limits.

[cniza]

For these purposes, they do not regret ...

[rocket757]

How to say ... we do not know about all their military, financial "kitchen", but there was some infa, that infa was not so abundantly ready to pour into the Armed Forces.
Let's see, in short.

[cniza]

For their dead and wounded, they will pay much more money, so they try to bribe the enemy, it's cheaper ...

[rocket757]

In this way, at a low cost, it is not always possible.

[cniza]

Of course, it's not clear. who is fighting for what, and even more so for thousands of miles ...

[Vol4ara]

Quote: vkl.47

Svuchit is already delusional. Cleared the way for invisible fighters))) or are they invisible if you close your eyes? And the king is naked

It's just that the author of the article is ignorant and has a very mediocre relationship to military topics. Initially stupid question

[Terenin]

During exercises in Alaska

And, with what fright the United States rattles its weapons in Russian Alaska? Protest!

[Victor Tsenin]

A delusion in fact, the king sold it, alas.

[Terenin]

Quote: Victor Tsenin

A delusion in fact, the king sold it, alas.

I consider the deal to be invalid

[cniza]

Quote: rocket757

During exercises in Alaska, F-15 aircraft with electronic warfare systems "cleared the way" for F-35 stealth fighters

... Well, yes, they are preparing .... radishes, experimenting.

Good time!

If so objectively - a very correct tactic ...

[rocket757]

Welcome
You can't think of the minke whales stupid more stupidly.
A couple, three countries defended themselves, bristled like an adult! Stripes are looking for a "opener" against just such an opponent ...
They will find / no, we will not guess, we just do not stand still and develop our capabilities in all directions!

[cniza]

Uh-huh, they will never go through ...

[rocket757]

Not ahead, but they are too clever. However, after going through all the unsuccessful options, they can find the right one.

[cniza]

They have proven regulations and they follow them clearly, by priority ...

[rocket757]

Regulations, regulations, but they are looking for new options as well!
Keep your eyes open!

[cniza]

There is no other way with them, otherwise they will bite off to their ears ...

[xorek]

Quote: rocket757

During exercises in Alaska, F-15 aircraft with electronic warfare systems "cleared the way" for F-35 stealth fighters

... Well, yes, they are preparing .... radishes, experimenting.

They sensed something ..))) The lease has already ended a long time ago, so they are occupiers there under international law ..
Moreover, Putin recently promised to "knock out his teeth" who will rock the boat

[rocket757]

Everything is complicated / simple, but it will not be decided right tomorrow ...

[xorek]

Quote: rocket757

Everything is complicated / simple, but it will not be decided right tomorrow ...

Well, very submissive Victor! And you need to hint constantly .. They tell us about the Crimea OUR, and we told them about Alaska, etc. ..
PS By the way, the Russian Empire was the first to recognize the United States as a state (on its own head)))))

[tralflot1832]

F 15 is the source of the radar signal, and the penguin is the receiver?

[figwam]

Quote: tralflot1832

F 15 radar signal source

Will be shot down first.

[tralflot1832]

This is his fate, but if he turns on the penguin, he will receive a Russian rocket under his hanging-assed tail, and maybe in his beak!

[tlauicol]

At the same time, the question arose: why influence the air defense objects of a certain conditional enemy, if the F-35s are positioned as "invisible" fighters?

who? from the author?

[Freemason Mason]

At the same time, the question arose: why influence the air defense objects of a certain conditional enemy, if the F-35s are positioned as "invisible" fighters? The very fact of using EPAWSS indicates that the US Air Force no longer relies on the "invisibility" of its fifth generation fighter

The question, as I understand it, arose from the author of this opus Well, I will answer - NOBODY and NEVER said that aircraft with stealth technology, like the F-35, are invisible. This is an aircraft with REDUCED (and not completely absent) radar signature. Stealth technology allows him to act with greater efficiency, but, of course, does not make him invulnerable to air defense

[rocket757]

Quote: Freemason

NO ONE and NEVER said that stealth aircraft like the F-35 are invisible

Come on ... they said, they said, different shots on different occasions! The question is that you can blurt out different things, and then let them understand / translate as they want ...
To put it right, stealth, this is the technology of reducing radar and other visibility ... but they like to translate / repeat as invisible! And here the flight of imagination is different for everyone.
So sho the specialist understands everything, but the layman, he is on his own mind ...

[figwam]

Quote: Freemason

well, I will answer - NOBODY and NEVER

How is it ever ?! ALWAYS! from each iron we have been sniffing this bullshit for years that EPR F-22 0,0001 (which the Americans will write off in the coming years as unnecessary), and EPR F-35 0,0005, which corresponds to a tennis ball in the sky, the Americans relied on invisibility, and we are super-maneuverable and we were right.

[rocket757]

You will not check, you will not know!
If the F22 was designed as a serious air fighter with improved stealth characteristics, then the F35 is something else. Another tactic, another infrastructure for ensuring the combat process ... they did not complete it, they did not bring it to mind, this is another question, but the idea was interesting and DANGEROUS for their adversary.
The mistake of underestimating the enemy is a dangerous business ... by the way, they made the same mistake !!! They underestimated the capabilities of the enemy, and they prepared very unpleasant "surprises" for him! leveling advantages of their imperfections
Does not matter. They do not stand still and will continue to experiment !!! We, who else, should take measures in advance so that we, the Yankees, would not be presented with an unpleasant surprise!

[smoltish]

Quote: figvam

Quote: Freemason

well, I will answer - NOBODY and NEVER

How is it ever ?! ALWAYS! from each iron we have been sniffing this bullshit for years that EPR F-22 0,0001 (which the Americans will write off in the coming years as unnecessary), and EPR F-35 0,0005, which corresponds to a tennis ball in the sky, the Americans relied on invisibility, and we are super-maneuverable and we were right.

Turned out to be right ??? Did we take part in a global conflict with the use of F-22, F-35 and Su-57 ?? Then I will ask for the results of battles, losses.
I don't want to test it in practice. The concepts are different, but no one can yet reliably and objectively say who is right, even specialists and aircraft designers. There are estimates, they are different. Only practice can show. But I would not want to. I am for world peace.

[Yrec]

As I said, the F-35 is not a fig, not a fighter, and not even an MFI. This is a light strike aircraft of the "clear" sky. An aircraft of a completely dead-end development branch at an exorbitant price. The concept of our pre-war Su-2 (Ivanov) proved this immediately after the beginning of the Second World War. Hanging huge containers of electronic warfare on the most flyable aircraft of the United States (F-15) is out of desperation. They now have an F-15 auto-moto-bike-photo-TV-radio monitor. It will go against an obviously weaker enemy, but not against an equal.

[Freemason Mason]

In your opinion, $ 87 million for the latest fighter jet is an exorbitant price? Let me remind you that all modern 4+ generation aircraft - Eurofighter, Rafale, F-15 and F / A-18 Super Hornet - cost significantly more than $ 100 million. About the fact that the 35th plane of the "clear" sky is nothing more than your speculation. One gets the feeling that some of the commentators got stuck in 2010, when it was believed that stealth and the 5th generation of fighters were an unnecessary luxury.

[Yrec]

87 million? Truth? Have you seen a discount at Magnet? This is the price without an engine, at its best. The engine was recorded in a consumable, so that the layman would not be shocked by the final price, and it goes as a separate item in the aircraft budget. And what about 2010, when the F-35 was built and its STATED characteristics appeared, its possible use became obvious to me. And for more than 10 years this confidence has only grown stronger.

[voyaka uh]

87 million is the purchase price of the F-35A for the US Air Force
including engine.
The engine costs 11 million. For some foreign buyers,
who assemble the F-35 themselves, indicate the price, not including the engine.

[Yrec]

Yeah, I saw the price of the last batch. But where to write down the cost of the development and debugging program in 1.5 trillion dollars? Which, by the way, is not over yet. Somewhere I saw the estimated size of the f-35 series, something about 2600 units, let it be 3000 units. By simple calculations, we get $ 500 million for one piece, provided that the entire series is built, EVEN WITHOUT CONSIDERATION OF BUILDING at least one aircraft.

[voyaka uh]

The aircraft is intensively going for export - there is a queue for 7 years ahead. Service, training of pilots, weapons, spare parts.
The money is returned. It is necessary to count correctly.

[Yrec]

Such money can never be returned. But for mattresses this is not a problem - new ones will be printed.

[Herman 4223]

In the first batches, the price was written without engines, the engine itself seemed to cost 24 million. Now such a price tag is already a price tag with an engine. At least that's what they write. But the fact that Rafale and Eurofighter are more expensive is true. They have a small series, this affects and there is no less work on production.

[Yves762]

Quote: Freemason

About the fact that the 35th plane of the "clear" sky is nothing more than your speculation. It seems that some of the commentators got stuck in 2010, when it was believed that stealth and the 5th generation of fighters were an unnecessary luxury.

.. ~ .... ~ ..

"The F-35 remains, in every sense, nothing more than an expensive prototype launched into mass production," says Dan Grazer, a government oversight officer. based on the latest US Department of Defense report.

- https://rg.ru/2021/03/01/forbes-vvs-ssha-priznali-proval-proekta-f-35.html

"The stone flower does not come out ..." - even the bourgeoisie understand this.

[Alexander 3]

Yes, as in that song (what if someone sees). Electronic warfare systems are constantly being modernized. Such systems are equipped with all means of defense and attack - tanks, aircraft, missiles. Where you lag behind means you lose. Our developers of these systems are in the forefront.

[askort154]

The United States sold hundreds of F-35s to its allies. Now they will vparivat F-15 with EPAWSS, admitting that
"invisibility" without this is not what is spelled out in his advertisement.

[Herman 4223]

"They don't bet on invisibility," but did they? F-117 also flew along with various jammers, and under the cover of fighters.

[Avior]

The very fact of using EPAWSS indicates that the US Air Force is no longer betting on the "invisibility" of its fifth generation fighter.

This suggests that they are making this bet and are working on new schemes of application.
In the conditions of using electronic warfare, the input paths of receivers, including radars, are roughened up in one way or another to cancel out interference, which reduces the reliability of detection and reduces the range at which stealthy aircraft can be detected.
In the case of subtle ones with low ESR, the use of electronic warfare is especially effective.

F-117 also flew together with various jammers

That's why they flew.

[akropin]

Keywords

When a potentially dangerous (unknown) source of an electronic signal is detected, it launches an aircraft protection algorithm.

The algorithm of such a system has been written over the years for specific analytics. 5 years maximum and the system will require complete replacement.

[voyaka uh]

The F-35 has its own electronic warfare system built into the radar.
But EW suspended containers have a higher power.
Therefore, it is more profitable to use powerful specialized
containers EW Growler F-18 or this new system on the F-15,
than to distract the resources of the F-35 radar on interference.
At sea, the Americans have long been practicing joint
attacks of enemy ships with F-18 and F-35 aircraft,
taking advantage of everyone's advantage.
Now they are working on the F-15 and F-35 bundles.

[Herman 4223]

This is not the only point. Some missiles can go to the source of interference.
Attempting to light up the rocket head will cause it to see the target more clearly and fly straight towards it. If the electronic warfare is not the Khibiny, of course, there this problem is solved in such a way that they send false signals, and the radar sees false targets. Which are not, but the real one is somewhere among them.

[Avior]

is called "distraction".
Americans have been using it for a long time.
And there is also a towed false target, the industry in the States has been producing them in large quantities for a long time.
https://topwar.ru/12650-buksiruemye-lozhnye-celi-raytheon-v-ale-50.html

[Herman 4223]

I heard about a towed decoy target. But for me it's easier to take a small container with foil. Here, a false target and a normal flight will not interfere with you.

[Avior]

Doppler selection eliminates such interference
Towed traps create active interference, they emit a signal that simulates an aircraft, but much higher in level

[Herman 4223]

This is also true, but there are nuances with towed traps that can play a cruel joke. Aircraft with such a trap have speed and maneuver limitations, and fighters have a bad habit of approaching targets for reliable identification. The limitations of the carrier's plane will help a lot with this. If we consider that Ols are now helping in recognition, then this will happen at a fairly decent distance.

[Avior]

Each task has its own tactics and means of protection

[Paranoid50]

Quote: voyaka uh

than to distract the resources of the F-35 radar on interference.

Well, yes, it's all so tender:
So dazzling early on
The sun in the sky hangs above the ground
I'd like to get it from heaven for you
But what to do - it's hard to get up in the morning ...
Song of Pierrot from the movie "The Adventures of Buratino".
Here, too, a tabby cat and a star-studded fox bred kosher Pinocchio.

[Artem76]

I'm not a specialist in this area, but maybe you can explain it then. I don’t understand what is the essence of such a bundle. I understand when, for example, the SU-34 (SU-24) will go together under the cover of the SU-35 (SU-30), that is, the fighter accompanies and covers a heavier aircraft carrying a heavier combat load. And in their case, the opposite is true, the F-15, as an aircraft heavier and capable of carrying a large combat load, covers a flabby duckling so that he blows his nose at his 4th racket? As I understand it, we are talking about a breakthrough of air defense, to strike at ground targets, because the F-35 is positioned as an attack aircraft in this case. This is absurd, as it seems to me.

[Light]

I have exactly the same question) Nakoy, in this bundle, they took a penguin as a drummer, if the F-15 will take more loads and cheaper to operate.

[voyaka uh]

"so that he blows his nose his 4th rackets?" ///
---
He blows his nose with precision bombs very carefully - up to 1 m KVO. This saves tons of explosives and dozens of combat missions. And the air defense starts to shoot after explosions on the ground.

[Artem76]

I heard. But doubts remained, to go through an echeloned air defense system like that of the Russian Federation, what would bombs with 1m KVO throw? Strange, but what about the tactics of the US Air Force - to hit targets without entering the air defense zone? Again, it turns out to be an absurdity with "theirs bunch", he can throw bombs only at the "conditional Papuans", and without entering the air defense zone, he is just a duck with 4 rackets, rather on the catch. Then it's easy to send an F-15. In general, doubts remained, ... something like that ...

[voyaka uh]

The F-35 deeply enters the air defense zone. The most intense. And flies away without dust and noise. For this they buy it, despite the small ammunition of bombs.
The F-15 will take 10 times more bombs, but the S-300/400 will knock them down in equal conditions, half, if not more.
Noisy attack with heavy losses.
The EPR of the F-15 (like the Su-27/30/35) is very large.
Like the F-16 with all the pylons.

[Light]

Well, since the F-35 is so good, why send an F-15 with them, if they are shot down and they will light up the whole operation ahead of time? Probably all the same, not such an inconspicuous penguin, as they say.

[Avior]

The operation will be exposed, and the F-35s themselves will be even more hidden.
F-15s with electronic warfare will not enter the air defense zone, and the F-35, when exposed to electronic warfare, will become even less noticeable.

[Artem76]

I doubt that he will enter as deeply into the zone of our air defense as you wrote without noise and dust, but we can only learn about this in real actions, which I hope I will never see. And the same question, accompanied then it is still not removed, if the F-15 is shot down, then it will only "light up" the attack itself. What's the point? (Svetovit has the same question). And doubts as they were and remained, however ...

[voyaka uh]

"if the F-15 is knocked down, it will only" light up "the attack itself" ///
---
Will flash a pseudo-attack. F-15 will create "decoys". Interference. And distract attention. It's never superfluous. Ligaments F-18 Growler and F-35 also work against air defense of ships.

[Light]

You are positioning the F-35 as such a ninja that will fly unnoticed, bomb and fly away. And with the F-15 it will be the same "noisy" attack, with an orchestra and flowers. And the enemy organizes a meeting as expected, also with his aircraft.

[voyaka uh]

When a raid on an important single target or two is nizdja. When a massive attack is planned, there are many targets, other types of aircraft are attracted. There are different types of attacks and different types of exercises. The variety of tactics does not get in the way.

[Light]

I believe that the use of their solo is designed to counter the air defense of the conditional "Papuans", and for serious opponents, the interaction of significant forces will be required. Tales of how the F-35 single-handedly deals with modern layered air defense, this is of course marketing noodles.

[OgnennyiKotik]

Quote: Bright

And fairy tales, how the F-35 alone deals with modern layered air defense, this is of course marketing noodles.

Except for journalists and some commentators, no one talks about this.

Layered air defense with fighters and AWACS needs to be opened with an even larger detachment of forces.

[Light]

In fact, there are enough people who think that this is some kind of magic wunderwolf, which will do everything by itself. It is not yet clear that this is far from always, and a lot of things are still needed in addition to the penguin.

[Prisoner]

"Based on the results of the exercises, the American military command praised the interaction of the pilots and the use of electronic warfare systems. It is argued that the EPAWSS system did not allow the simulated enemy to inflict damage on the F-35 fighters." (from) What kind of a flawed fighter, a FIGHTER, Karl, so that other vehicles would clear the "road" for him ?! It's just some kind of holiday!

[yfast]

Quote: voyaka uh

Now they are working on the F-15 and F-35 bundles.

Why the F-15? Why not hang it on a special F-35, if it's kind of universal and kind of hard to see? The F-15 will tell everyone "we are mulberries, look carefully."

[Avior]

There's no point. The work of electronic warfare unmasks the plane, but jamming the air defense.
The detection range of the F-35 in such conditions drops sharply.

[cniza]

At the same time, the question arose: why influence the air defense objects of a certain conditional enemy, if the F-35s are positioned as "invisible" fighters? The very fact of using EPAWSS indicates that the US Air Force is no longer betting on the "invisibility" of its fifth generation fighter.

Good question, but they won't answer it ...

[Terenin]

Quote: cniza

At the same time, the question arose: why influence the air defense objects of a certain conditional enemy, if the F-35s are positioned as "invisible" fighters? The very fact of using EPAWSS indicates that the US Air Force is no longer betting on the "invisibility" of its fifth generation fighter.

Good question, but they won't answer it ...

Victor, I will give the answer. He will be completely invisible when he stands in the hangar with the engine turned off.

[APASUS]

And what happened to the F-35, the standard electronic warfare system ASQ-239 does not cope? After all, almost a breakthrough in electronics was announced there.

[Evgeny Goncharov (smoogg)]

> At the same time, the question arose

Naturally, this is not a question of his competence as a news writer on military topics, whether such a deep reflection was worth expecting.

[Gennady Fomkin]

if the F-35s are positioned as stealth fighters They are invisible and one stands like two railway carriages crammed with silver Filled with meat?

[Light]

And why is the F-35 needed in this bundle at all? Isn't it better to do with the F-15 alone, some with electronic warfare, others with weapons, you can load them much more than penguins. Or they expect the F-15 to be suicide bombers anyway, it's not clear.

[Synoid]

In terms of strategy, it looks like the F-15 is a bargaining chip.
The task is to jam + launch false targets, open air defense radars, illuminate possible targets with your radar.
The F-35 is most likely with a passively operating radar, hoping for stealth to get lost in this chaos and deliver pinpoint strikes.

[Light]

It is very similar to the truth, I would then for these purposes: electronic warfare, opening the positions of air defense and interceptors using slave drones, they are not so sorry. Soon it will probably be so.

[smoltish]

"why influence air defense objects of some conventional enemy, if the F-35 are positioned as" invisible "fighters" is a strange question for a specialist (or an author who had to figure it out before writing an article).
It's not 100% invisible)), it's just that its RCS is much lower than the "classic" aircraft. This was done, if very briefly, to increase the chances of an air defense breakthrough and survivability. Well, the use of electronic warfare makes the chances of an air defense breakthrough even higher. Everything is very simple and straightforward. It is strange that basic things are not understood.

[smoltish]

Quote: knn54

- why influence air defense objects of some conventional enemy, if the F-35 are positioned as "invisible" fighters?
It's just that not everyone knows ... that he is "invisible".

It's just that not everyone knows about stealth technologies and why they are used. Jokes about invisibility are ridiculous. No one has ever claimed that they are completely invisible. And the question of "impact on air defense objects" when using stealth is very clear. Both stealth technology and the use of electronic warfare are used to increase the chances of overcoming air defense, to reduce aviation losses. Combined with stealth + AA, it significantly reduces the chances of interception. If Americans are so stupid, why are we developing stealth technology and electronic warfare? Well, everything seems to be simple and clear.

[outsider]

Quote: voyaka uh

The F-35 has its own electronic warfare system built into the radar.
But EW suspended containers have a higher power.

- Power not above. But the coverage is 360 ° and the range of suppressed radars is much wider.

Therefore, it is more profitable to use powerful specialized
containers EW Growler F-18 or this new system on the F-15,
than to distract the resources of the F-35 radar on interference.

- This is also true, although not the main thing in this case, it's just that its own F-35 radar is capable (if necessary) of suppressing enemy radars / radars only in the 8-12 GHz range (3.75-2.5 cm), while ground-based radars have much wider.

At sea, the Americans have long been practicing joint
attacks of enemy ships with F-18 and F-35 aircraft,
taking advantage of everyone's advantage.
Now they are working on the F-15 and F-35 bundles.

- Right.

[outsider]

Quote: Bright

Well, since the F-35 is so good, why send an F-15 with them, if they are shot down and they will light up the whole operation ahead of time? Probably all the same, not such an inconspicuous penguin, as they say.

- They don't fly TOGETHER. F-15s with their electronic warfare stations go much further behind the F-35, tens of kilometers, perhaps a hundred. Their task is to create a cover zone for really stealthy F-35s creeping up ahead, which strike while in the coverage zone of electronic warfare means. The F-15 aircraft, coming so close to the enemy air defense radar, could not remain invisible to them at the same distance.