Ketjussa oli ajatus, että F-35 ei voi olla jammereita / harhautuslähettimiä, koska se on stealth-kone. Tässä logiikassa olisi paljon pureskeltavaa, mutta ei viitsi mennä siihen, ettei kukaan innostu liikaa.
No, nyt on osoitettu, että F-35 on vedettäviä sellaisia. Joten ylläoleva ajatus joka tapauksessa ei pidä paikkaansa.
Tässä on artikkeli B-21:stä. Siihen on todennäköisesti tulossa F-35 EW järjestelmä.
Why BAE Systems is well-positioned to score big on the Air Force's secret B-21 LRS-B bomber
http://www.militaryaerospace.com/ar...the-air-force-s-secret-b-21-lrs-b-bomber.html
The U.S. Air Force is building a long-range strike bomber designed to hold at risk targets anywhere in the world. Last month, Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James sent her own signal about who will be building the
jamming and other electronic-warfare equipment on the new bomber, which has now been designated the B-21. It will be BAE Systems.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/lorent...on-the-air-forces-secret-bomber/#11b552247907
The U.S.
Air Force is building a "long-range strike bomber" designed to hold at risk targets anywhere in the world -- including deep inside heavily armed countries such as China and Russia.
In order to safely penetrate defended air space, the bomber will combine radar-evading low-observable ("stealth") technology with the world's most advanced electronic-warfare system. Electronic warfare uses sophisticated signal transmitters, sensitive receivers, and agile software to deceive or disrupt hostile emitters such as radars.
Last month, Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James sent her own signal about who will be building the
jamming and other electronic-warfare equipment on the new bomber, which has now been designated the B-21. It will be
BAE Systems , Inc., the U.S. arm of the big British military contractor. Inc., as it is called internally, does about $10 billion in sales annually. But the unit that builds electronic-warfare systems, headquartered in Nashua, New Hampshire, is the least visible -- even though it is the biggest manufacturer in the state.
That's emblematic of the kind of work the unit does. Although only 10% of its program mix is highly classified, the electronic-warfare business is opaque and confusing for outsiders. At its inception 60 years ago, electronic warfare was mainly about jamming the frequencies on which enemy radar and communications operated so that receivers couldn't function. But with the advent of digital technology, computer-generated algorithms and the like, EW has become a much more complicated business. And BAE Systems is better at it than any other company in the world.
Not only has Electronic Systems, the unit in question, been in the EW business longer than anyone else, but it has the biggest footprint in the marketplace. Its 11,400 employees have built radar warning receivers, jammers and related equipment for 80% of the fixed-wing aircraft operated by the U.S. military, including all of the stealthy airframes. With over 10,000 tactical EW systems installed worldwide on everything from attack helicopters to spy planes, no other supplier comes close to matching BAE's reach.
But don't expect BAE to be talking about its work on the new bomber anytime soon. The B-21 is a "special access program," meaning contractors can't discuss anything about what they are doing on the program with outsiders. When Air Force Secretary James disclosed BAE Systems was on the bomber team, she didn't spell out what the company's role will be. That's still a secret, at least for the time being. So although BAE Systems is a longtime consulting client, I didn't even try to discuss this article with them.
However, it isn't hard to figure out what BAE's role probably is, based on other things the Air Force has said about the B-21. The service has stated that it intends to hold down costs by adapting mature technology from other planes. So it was no surprise when Secretary James revealed
United Technologies UTX +1.18% unit
Pratt & Whitney would be building the bomber's engines, because it also builds engines for the stealthy F-22 and F-35 fighters. For the same reason, we can assume prime contractor
Northrop Grumman NOC +1.81% will build the bomber's multifunction radar.
Since BAE Systems developed the electronic-warfare suites for the F-22 and F-35 and is also supplying a modernized EW system for the stealthy B-2 bomber, it's just common sense the company is adapting that technology to the needs of the new bomber.
As aerospace journalist Dave Majumdar noted in The National Interest two days after Secretary James released the names of suppliers, "the B-21's electronic warfare systems are, therefore, most likely an advanced derivative of the F-35's AN/ASQ-239 system" -- the most capable EW system in the world.
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AN/ASQ-239 electronic warfare suite
The AN/ASQ-239 system protects the F-35 with advanced technology for next generation missions to counter current and emerging threats. Equipped with offensive and defensive electronic warfare options for the pilot and aircraft, the suite provides fully integrated radar warning, targeting support, and self-protection, to detect and defeat surface and airborne threats.
How it works
The AN/ASQ-239 system collects and processes electromagnetic energy to capture a 360-degree aerial field of view to provide a comprehensive picture of the battlespace. This provides the pilot with maximum situational awareness, helping to identify, monitor, analyze, and rapidly respond to potential threats. Using advanced avionics and sensors, the systems takes this a step further by detecting and geo-locating electronic emitters to give pilots the option to evade, engage, counter or
jam threats.
Features
Offensive and defensive digital electronic warfare capabilities
Modular, scalable, open-system architecture
All-aspect, broadband radar warning and geolocation
Multispectral, radio frequency (RF) and infrared (IR) countermeasures
Simultaneous jamming without interfering with radar and radar warning receiver
Benefits
Integrates radar warning, targeting support, and countermeasures into one system
Reduces long term life cycle costs to keep the aircraft fielded
Increases situational awareness for a 360-degree view of the battlespace
Rapid response capabilities to protect the aircrew
Allows the aircraft to reach well-defended targets, even in signal-dense environments
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