I love Aggressor schemes

The folks at Nellis will be getting F-35s for an aggressor unit.  Here are some proposed schemes for the aircraft. (h/t Stephen Lee)

F-35C

It appears that soon the first carrier air wing with the F-35C will deploy.  This is excellent news and will be a huge improvement in USN capability.

The F-35 and the NFWS (Topgun)

The F-35 is now showing up at the NFWS, which has caused them to upgrade their syllabus. Interesting article.

Good news, Polish addition

The Poles are buying 32 F-35s.  This will help them integrate further into NATO and provide them true 5th generation capabilities.  The Poles understand the need to be vigilant to their East.  I dam sure wish the rest of Europe did.

F-35 update

The per unit cost of the F-35 continues to fall as more are purchased.  Latest here.

Well, this is interesting

A talk by the USAF Chief of Staff talking about having the F-22 and F-35 communicate and share information with the X-37B.  Of course, as the article notes, this raises the ever-present question of exactly what the X-37B does and what sort of sensors it has that could share useful information with the fighters.  Something fascinating is going on with thee X-37B.  I just hope that one day we know what it is.

F-35Bs for South Korea?

Maybe.  It only makes sense, and with the South China Sea becoming such a flashpoint, it is unsurprising that Japan and South Korea would feel the need to strengthen their capabilities at sea.

Yes, next question

Question here.  Iran simply doesn’t have the ability to project its military power much beyond its borders except thru the use of terrorist proxies.

What if an F-22 and an F-35 had a baby?

It would probably look like this.  South Korea’s mock-up of their proposed new fighter aircraft, being co-produced with Indonesia.

More F-35 stuff

A short article talking about the data-linking capabilities of the F-35.  It sounds impressive, but I wonder how it holds up in a high intensity environment?