Key NATO allies such as Poland and Germany, for example, are increasing the size and technological sophistication of their respective militaries and acquiring US-built systems
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NATO Is Now Using the F-35 To Make Old Fighters Even Deadlier
Italy, Norway, Poland, The Netherlands, the U.S., and the U.K. are all increasing joint 4th-Gen aircraft-F-35 interoperability exercises with one another, as the Pentagon looks to strengthen NATO ties and increase its Russia-oriented deterrence posture throughout the European continent.
Italy, Norway, Poland, The Netherlands, the U.S., and the U.K. are all increasing joint 4th-Gen aircraft-F-35 interoperability exercises with one another, as the Pentagon looks to strengthen NATO ties and increase its Russia-oriented deterrence posture throughout the European continent.
The numerous activities seek to not only leverage F-35 multinational networking and joint operational capacity but also extend beyond the 5th-Gen fighter to include 4th-Gen aircraft and many non-F-35 countries of great significance to the U.S. and NATO.
Can stealth fighters like the F-22 and F-35 stay stealthy and still fight jointly and share data?
With its supercruise speed, air-to-air maneuverability and dogfighting superiority, the F-22 Raptor is intended to support, fortify and fly alongside the F-35 JSF which can use its advanced sensors, computing and precision-weapons ability to, conversely, support F-22 missions. This synergy, considered fundamental to Air Force tactical air warfare thinking, would at least in large measure rely upon an ability for F-22s and F-35s to share information in real-time during combat.
Upon initial examination, such a prospect might seem technically quite difficult, given that the F-22 relies upon a datalink called Interflight Datalink and the F-35 operates with its own, fleet-wide common data link called Multi-Function Advanced Datalink, or MADL. However, until recently, two-way F-22 to F-35 data sharing has been strained, and not even fully possible due to a lack of datalink compatibility