"I want more F-15EX. ”
This is Michael. a.In an interview with the U.S. War Zone, Rowe said that although the U.S. Congress approved 104 F-15EXs, they were not satisfied. Considering the frequent quality problems of the F-35** fighter and the fact that the sixth-generation ** fighter cannot be put into use for a while, all this makes the United States urgently need to purchase a large number of F-15EX fighters.
In recent years, the United States has had three opposing views on the issue of the J-20** fighter.
The first opinion is to develop a sixth-generation ** fighter, and a new technical gap with the J-20** fighter. However, as for the standard of the sixth-generation fighter and the difference between the sixth-generation fighter and the fifth-generation fighter, the US side has not yet made a clear conclusion.
Even if the U.S. Air Force wants to have a sixth-generation ** fighter, it will take at least 2020 to the 30s, which is a long process, and the anxious Americans don't want to waste so much time without absolute certainty.
The second opinion is to use its numerical superiority on the basis of the original F-35** fighter to achieve comprehensive suppression.
The US Air Force calls it 5The F-5 Block 35 of the 4th generation fighter is the result of such a view. The key to this program lies in the use of the newly developed AN ASQ-239 electronic warfare system and the absolute numerical superiority of the F-35 fighters to establish a program capable of establishing a large-scale passive reconnaissance system in the sky.
The biggest problem now is that it's impossible. This is due to the fact that the hardware of the F-35TR-3 type is now experiencing a big problem that does not allow it to meet the requirements of the fourth stage of the F-35. Lockheed Martin needed money and time, but couldn't promise when it would get the answer. Obviously, they want to make money with the F-35** fighter.
In this case, the F-35** fighter is now indeed a failed fighter. The expectations for the F-35** fighter almost ended in failure.
There is also a view that is based on the dissatisfaction of the United States with the F-35** fighter, and advocates the use of as many ** fighters as possible, such as the F-15EX, to deal with ** fighters such as the J-20 with numerical superiority.
Outwardly, the F-15EX is no different from the F-35 in its design philosophy. But in reality, the gap between the two sides is worlds apart.
The strategy of the F-35 fighter is to use the passive radar composed of large UAVs to establish a first-class air force on the battlefield. The F-15EX fighter, with its low cost and excellent ammunition reloading ability, can carry out ultra-long-distance attacks on the enemy within a certain range.
Everyone knows that the purchase of F-15EX fighters is nothing more than a stopgap measure, and it will not fundamentally alleviate the dilemma that the United States is now facing. But this is also something that cannot be helped, because there are more and more F-15C D fighters at retirement age, and most of the US Air Force is thinking about whether they can use it, and then think about whether their own aircraft can be used.
Of course, in addition to the above three aspects, there are also other "ghost views" within the US team. For example, the addition of unmanned aerial vehicles, especially combat aircraft in the air. In this way, not only has the United States' air combat capability been greatly improved, but it has also saved a large number of pilots, which can be said to be a few in one fell swoop. But with the current level of technology in the United States, it is almost impossible to achieve this step.
In terms of comprehensive combat effectiveness, the F-15EX fighter is a good 4+ level fighter, and its comprehensive combat effectiveness is likely to be higher than that of the Su-35. But to count on it to compete with the J-20 in the sky, this is also a difficult thing for the F-15EX.