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All revealed fifth-generation fighters use commercial off-the-shelf main processors to directly control all sensors to form a consolidated view of the battlespace with both onboard and networked sensors, while previous-generation jet fighters used federated systems where each sensor or pod would present its own readings for the pilot to combine in their own mind a view of the battlespace.
[10] [11] It has been suggested that Lockheed Martin "labeled the F-35 a 'fifth-generation' fighter in 2005, a term it borrowed from Russia in 2004 to describe the F-22". [12] Some accounts have subdivided the 4th generation into 4 and 4.5, or 4+ and 4++. The table below shows how some authors have divided up the generations, progressively ...
On 23 April 2014, Australia confirmed the purchase of 58 F-35A Lightning II fighters in a US$11.5 billion deal. The 58 fighter order is the second tranche of the Australian Defence Force's Air 6000 Phase 2A/2B new air combat capability (NACC) project, with a previous order of 14 F-35s being the first tranche. [143]
The development of the F-35 is a cooperative program including Canada, the US, the United Kingdom, Australia, Denmark, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, and Turkey. The F-35 purchase is necessary to replace the current fleet of CF-18s before they are no longer useable, and to ensure Canada's fighter jets are compatible with those of our NATO allies.
The project will acquire new fighter aircraft with a precision Air-to-Surface, Air-to-Air and Air-to-Ground capacity. The future fighter aircraft will also have a non-traditional Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) for NORAD. The CF-188 Hornet end of useful life is estimated in 2025, though this required extension. [58]
As of January 2024, four HH-60Ws have been delivered out of a planned total of 112. MH-139 Grey Wolf: Italy utility: MH-139: 79 aircraft (maximum number of aircraft planned for deployment) Of these, 4 are deployed and the remaining 75 are on order. [4] UH-1N Iroquois: United States utility 63 63 UH-1N total force as of September 2023 (USAF ...
In 1991, Canada committed 26 CF-18s to the Gulf War on Operation Friction. [N 3] The CF-18s were based in Doha, Qatar. During the Gulf War, Canadian pilots flew more than 5,700 hours, including 2,700 combat air patrol missions. These aircraft were taken from Canada's airbase in Germany, CFB Baden-Soellingen. In the beginning the CF-18s began ...
De Havilland Canada: Canada: Propeller Surveillance: Manned 1988 [29] 2 [2] Military surveillance version of the DHC-8-100, used for missile range control. [citation needed] E-11A (BACN) [31] Northrop Grumman USA / Canada: Jet Command and control / BACN: Manned c. 2011 [32] 5 [2] 2 aircraft to be divested in FY2025. [33] Nine planned. [34] EA ...