General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Ack-Ack on February 04, 2016, 06:20:06 PM
Title: Latest DoD report on the F-35...a whole lot of bugs
Post by: Ack-Ack on February 04, 2016, 06:20:06 PM
The Pentagon just released a report on Monday detailing the existing issues with the F-35 program and it doesn't look very good. One of the major problems seems to be the software. For some reason, each update of the software hasn't contained any bug fixes to resolve any issues with the software.
A series of bugs on the USMC's version (F-35B) suffers from are found "in fusion, electronic warfare, and weapons employment result in ambiguous threat displays, limited ability to respond to threats, and a requirement for off-board sources to provide accurate coordinates for precision attack."
The bugs have also caused the Integrated Exceedance Management System, which figures out whether or not the F-35 exceeded limitations during flight, had failed to function properly.
The ejection system also has issues and seems to be rather dangerous for the pilot if he has to hit the silk. "Recent discoveries that require design changes, modifications, and regression testing include the ejection seat for safe separation, wing fuel tank over-pressurization, and the life-limitations of the F-35B bulkhead. For these specific reasons and others, further program delays are likely."
To fire its A2A missiles, the F-35A has to slow down in order to open its weapon bay doors.
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For the F-35A, the airspeed at which the weapons bay doors can be open in flight (550 knots or 1.2 Mach) is less than the maximum aircraft speed allowable (700 knots or 1.6 Mach). Such a restriction will limit tactics to employment of weapons at lower speeds and may create advantages for threat aircraft being pursued by the F-35A.
It has the same problem with using counter-measures.
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For the F-35A, the airspeed at which countermeasures can be used is also less than the maximum speed allowable, again restricting tactical options in scenarios where F-35A pilots are conducting defensive maneuvers.
It's a shame we keep throwing money into this money pit.
FY15 DOD PROGRAMS - F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) (http://www.dote.osd.mil/pub/reports/FY2015/pdf/dod/2015f35jsf.pdf)
Title: Re: Latest DoD report on the F-35...a whole lot of bugs
Post by: Vraciu on February 04, 2016, 07:00:14 PM
You can put lipstick on a pig...
Build Silent Eagle, Advanced Super Hornet with straight pylons, Viper, and restart F-22. Or just buy PAK-FA and Su-37 from Putin.
Otherwise kiss American air power goodbye.
Title: Re: Latest DoD report on the F-35...a whole lot of bugs
Post by: WaffenVW on February 04, 2016, 07:26:11 PM
Haters gonna hate. Whiners gonna whine.
Title: Re: Latest DoD report on the F-35...a whole lot of bugs
Post by: Ack-Ack on February 04, 2016, 07:30:51 PM
You can try and spin it how you like, but the Pentagon report is pretty damning in outlining the issues with the F-35 (all variants) and even recommends that it not become operationally active in 2017 until the issues have been satisfactorily resolved. If I was a pilot, I wouldn't want to fly the F-35 in any sort of combat situation.
Title: Re: Latest DoD report on the F-35...a whole lot of bugs
Post by: Serenity on February 04, 2016, 07:32:05 PM
You can try and spin it how you like, but the Pentagon report is pretty damning in outlining the issues with the F-35 (all variants) and even recommends that it not become operationally active in 2017 until the issues have been satisfactorily resolved. If I was a pilot, I wouldn't want to fly the F-35 in any sort of combat situation.
There's a reason we (Navy) have refused delivery so far...
Title: Re: Latest DoD report on the F-35...a whole lot of bugs
Post by: Rolex on February 04, 2016, 09:33:00 PM