(Luft) Lockheed Martin F-35 - Lightning II

[Rob]

Also, die Meinungen beim JSF gehen auseinander, die einen sagen er wird die Exportmärkte und die Himmel der Zukunft beherrschen,die anderen sehen in ihm einen möchtegern Multirole Jagdbomber.
Was ist nun richtig, hier ein paar Informationen:

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Weapons are carried in two parallel bays located in front of the landing gear. Each weapons bay is fitted with two hardpoints for carrying a range of bombs and missiles. Weapons to be cleared for internal carriage include: JDAM (Joint Direct Attack Munition), CBU-105 WCMD (Wind-Corrected Munitions Dispenser) for the Sensor-Fuzed Weapon, JSOW (Joint StandOff Weapon), Paveway II guided bombs, AIM-120C AMRAAM air-to-air missile; for external carriage: JASSM (Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile), AIM-9X Sidewinder and Storm Shadow cruise missile.

Early production lots of all three variants will be powered by the Pratt and Whitney afterburning turbofan F-135 engine, a derivative of the F119 fitted on the F-22. Following production aircraft will be powered by either the F135 or
F136 turbofan being developed by General Electric and Rolls-Royce. Hamilton Sundstrand is providing the engine control system and gearbox..

www.minister.defence.gov.au/2002/27602%20JSF.doc


Wie würdet ihr den JSF einordnen? Kann er mit eurofighter, Rafale etc. mithalten ?