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Russian fighter jets intercept U.S. F-22 Raptor flying over Syria – Defence Blog
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A Su-35S air-superiority fighter jet of Russia’s Aerospace Force has intercepted and visually identified the U.S. F-22 Raptor Raptor combat aircraft flying over Syria.

A photographs posted by unofficial Russia’s military pilot Instagram account on 24 September has confirmed an intercept of the U.S. F-22 Raptor Raptor combat aircraft by the Russian Su-35S fighter jet.

Photographs, made by the infrared search and track fire control system of the Russian Su-35S, shows in infrared spectrum an F-22 Raptor fighter jet flying over Syria.

The Su-35S infrared search and track system called the OLS-35 and includes an infrared sensor, laser rangefinder, target designator and television camera. This system to determine the general position of aircraft within a fifty-kilometer radius—potentially quite useful for detecting stealth aircraft, such as F-22, at shorter ranges.

Reuters - U.S. F-22s land in Lithuania in show of force amid Russia tensions
▻http://www.euronews.com/newswires/3186227-us-f-22s-land-in-lithuania-in-show-of-force-amid-russia-tensions
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Two of the U.S. Air Force’s most advanced jets landed in Lithuania for the first time on Wednesday [27/04] in a show of force and support for a region worried by Russian military manoeuvres.

The Baltic states and Washington have been riled by acts by Russian warplanes in the region in recent weeks, including one making “simulated attack passes” near a U.S. warship and another passing within 50 feet of a U.S. reconnaissance plane.

The two U.S. Air Force F-22 fighters landed in Romania earlier this week and F-22s last year visited Poland and Estonia, all counties concerned about Russian military ambitions.

The jets spent 20 minutes making three low-flying passes with aerial acrobatics over Lithuania’s Siauliai air base before landing to be met by President Dalia Grybauskaite.

“Without singling out any neighbour, I would like to say that no one has any right to poke their noses into here,” Grybauskaite told reporters.

#je_ne_désigne_personne, mais suivez mon regard…
#fourrer_son_nez

Revealed: How to Kill a F-35 Joint Strike Fighter | The National Interest Blog
▻http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/revealed-how-kill-f-35-joint-strike-fighter-15296

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The United States has poured ten of billions of dollars into developing fifth-generation stealth fighters such as the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor and F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. However, relatively simple signal processing enhancements, combined with a missile with a large warhead and its own terminal guidance system, could potentially allow low-frequency radars and such weapons systems to target and fire on the latest generation U.S. aircraft.

Repris avec un plaisir non dissimulé sur RT.com ;-)

Shooting down US ‘stealth’ jets not that hard, expert warns — RT USA
▻https://www.rt.com/usa/333663-f35-f22-radar-missiles

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The Pentagon’s pricey fifth-generation jets are a lot easier to shoot down than previously believed, warns a US defense expert. Relatively simple modifications to existing radar and missile technology could sweep the F-22s and F-35s right out of the sky.

Emails Show Close Ties Between #Heritage_Foundation and #Lockheed_Martin
▻https://theintercept.com/2015/09/15/heritage-foundation

When the Pentagon decided in 2009 to cut funding for Lockheed Martin’s F-22 Raptor fighter jet — a weapons system with cost overruns in the billions of dollars that has rarely seen combat — the Heritage Foundation fought tooth and nail to restore taxpayer money for the planes.

Heritage depicted its support for the F-22 as a matter of vital national security. But what the public didn’t know is that Lockheed Martin, a corporate donor to the conservative think tank, met with Heritage officials on nearly a monthly basis to discuss the F-22 and other defense industry priorities.

Internal emails leaked online show at least 15 meetings in 2008 and 2009 between officials at Heritage and Lockheed Martin, including one with Bill Inglee, who at the time served as a senior lobbyist at Lockheed Martin.

#conflit_d'intérêt #manipulation “#experts” #va-t-en-guerre

The Designer Of The F-15 Explains Just How Stupid The F-35 Is - Digg

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t this point we’ve seen tons of stories describing how the F-35 project is nothing short of a clusterf*ck. Although the video is from last year, there’s something about Pierre Sprey’s bluntness that makes you realize just how misguided the entire endeavor has been.

#aviation #armement #F-15 #F-35 #états-unis #armée #big_fail

U.S. upgrades strike capabilities against Iran, stations ’stealth’ fighters in Gulf - Israel News | Haaretz Daily Newspaper
▻http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/u-s-upgrades-strike-capabilities-against-iran-stations-stealth-fighters-in-

U.S. last Aril deployed six F-22 Raptors, its most advanced fighter currently in operational use and the only operational ’stealth’ fighter in use around the world, on airbase in UAE. This temporary deployment has apparently become permanent.

#Iran #Nuclear #US

Aerial Armada Assembles Off Iran
►http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/04/armada-masses-near-iran

The U.S. Air Force is quietly assembling the world’s most powerful air-to-air fighting team at bases near Iran. Stealthy F-22 Raptors on their first front-line deployment have joined a potent mix of active-duty and Air National Guard F-15 Eagles, including some fitted with the latest advanced radars. The Raptor-Eagle team has been honing special tactics for clearing the air of Iranian fighters in the event of war.

#Iran #US

Grounded! Stealth Fighter Fleet KO’d by Oxygen Woes
►http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/05/stealth-fighter-fleet-grounded-by-oxygen-woes

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When U.S. forces went to war over Libya, the F-22 sat idly by. Explanations varied for this no-show. Some observers speculated the Raptor was useless over Libya because it hasn’t received necessary upgrades for swapping data with other, non-stealth jets. The Air Force claimed the Raptors, which are concentrated in the Pacific, were simply too far from North Africa when fighting broke out.

There have been previous mechanical and software problems, too — the sort of things which, to be fair, are not unique to the F-22. Last year, rust problems briefly grounded most of the F-22 force. A whole squadron of Raptors had to turn back from a planned flight from Virginia to Japan in 2007 when their navigational systems went haywire as the planes crossed the International Date Line. In 2006, an F-22 pilot was stuck in his plane on the ground for five hours because the canopy wouldn’t open.

Two Raptors have crashed since the jet entered service in 2005