What is the difference between the F 22 and F-35?
The F-22 can carry eight air-to-air missiles or two 1,000-pound bombs and two air-to-air missiles in its internal weapons bays. The F-35 can carry 18,000 pounds of missiles and bombs internally and on external hardpoints. While the F-22 is better at dogfighting, the F-35 has far more advanced electronics.
How is the f15ex different?
The Eagles of today have stronger airframes, more powerful processors and advanced flight control systems than any the Air Force still flies, according to the Congressional Research Service (CRS). What’s new to the F-15EX is an advanced radar and other subsystems that other countries’ Eagles don’t get.
What Jet is the F-35 replacing?
F-35, Eurofighter Typhoon are ‘the two options’ to replace Spain’s aging Hornets. MADRID — Spain has two aircraft in mind to replace over 70 EF-18A fighter jets, and while the program has yet to formally begin, the informal competition between the Eurofighter Typhoon and the Lockheed Martin F-35 is just getting hotter.
Who would win F-22 vs F-35?
The answer is that the F-35 cannot match the F-22 as an air superiority fighter—it was never designed as such. The U.S. Air Force’s original plan was for the F-22 to be its high-end air superiority fighter while the F-35 was designed to be primarily an air-to-ground strike aircraft, but one which could defend itself.
Are f15s still in service?
Later service On 16 September 2009, the last F-15A, an Oregon Air National Guard aircraft, was retired, marking the end of service for the F-15A and F-15B models in the United States. With the retirement of the F-15A and B models, the F-15C and D models are supplemented in US service by the newer F-22 Raptor.
Is f15ex a stealth fighter?
It’s possible—likely, even—that after a decade some of the Silent Eagle’s advancements have made their way onto the F-15EX. The new Eagle II is not a stealth fighter. But it very likely is a stealthier fighter.
What kind of AESA does the F-15SA have?
Additionally, the F-15SA is equipped with the advanced APG-63 v.3 active electronically scanned array (AESA)—though, potentially, future customers might order the more capable APG-82 that is being retrofitted to U.S. Air Force’s own Strike Eagles.
What makes the F-15QA different from other fighter jets?
“The advanced F-15QA not only offers game-changing capabilities, but is also built using advanced manufacturing processes which make the jet more efficient to manufacture. In the field, the F-15 costs half the cost per flight hour of similar fighter aircraft and delivers far more payload at far greater ranges.
Is the F-15 still in the Air Force?
While both the air superiority oriented F-15C and the strike-oriented F-15E will remain in service with the U.S. Air Force for decades to come, by far the most advanced current version of the Eagle has been ordered by Saudi Arabia. But will that be enough compete with Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter?
Which is the most advanced version of the F-15?
Derived from the F-15SA, or “Saudi Advanced,” variant for Saudi Arabia, Boeing is billing the F-15QA as the most advanced production version of its F-15 Eagle series to date.