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In the United States compared the American fifth-generation fighter F-22 and F-35

In the United States compared the American fifth-generation fighter F-22 and F-35
The United States is a leader in the creation and adoption of fifth-generation fighters.. US Air Force – the only ones in the world, armed with two stealth aircraft at once, пишет Military Watch.

The United States currently has two fifth-generation fighters in service at once. – F-22 and F-35. These planes complement each other, but they also have many differences.. Each of them has both strong, as well as weaknesses, newspaper writes.

F-22 is a more expensive heavy fighter to fight enemy aircraft, at the same time, it was released in a limited batch and is prohibited for export to other countries. The F-35 is a relatively cheap multifunctional mass-produced fighter with no specific specialization., designed not only for the US Air Force, but also for export to allied countries.

If the F-22 was originally designed to replace the F-15, then the F-35 was never intended to replace any particular aircraft, and was developed as “universal platform”, designed to hit the ground. According to US military, F-35 is not designed for air combat, for this there is an F-22. speed in 1,6 Mach and ceiling less 16 km makes the F-35 by far the slowest modern fighter in the world.

Despite, what's the F-22 on 30% heavier, it remains much more agile and faster, which makes it more suitable for fighting enemy fighters in air combat. Besides, F-22 is capable of flying supersonic for a long time, what the F-35 does not have. Previously, this requirement was mandatory for all fifth-generation aircraft., but later removed, because because of him the F-35 did not fit the fifth generation.

F-22 carries a large payload in internal bays, equal to eight missiles of the class “air-to-air”, while the F-35 can only carry four. Another difference between aircraft is a much lower RCS. (effective dispersion area) F-22 compared to F-35, despite the large size “Raptor”.

At the same time, the F-35 has its own advantages over the F-22.. First of all, these are lower maintenance requirements and a higher level of combat readiness., which, together with low (compared to F-22) operating costs makes it easier to maintain a larger fleet of these machines. Besides, investment continues in the F-35, which allows you to update the software, while the F-22 still uses the old.

In this way, F-22 – this is an air superiority fighter, but not upgradeable, while the F-35 – specialized multifunctional platform with the most modern software, more than a decade ahead of the F-22, but not up to combat readiness, sums up the edition.

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