as I said F-35 neither have the speed nor the altitude to reach those range , if you want to reach that 180km max range you must use something like F-15 or F-22 that are a lot faster and fly higher.
This does not make an iota of sense.
Operational ceiling (altitude) and
maximum speed of any combat aircraft are
almost irrelevant in a high-stakes modern battlespace because SURVIVABILITY is PRIMARY CONCERN* (evasive maneuvers), and every sortie is supposed to be "mission-relevant." During the course of
FIRST GULF WAR, it was UNCOMMON for combat aircraft to exceed MACH 1.1 in their sorties, and many operated within the altitude range of 20,000 - 40,000 feet (outside the range of AA guns). Pilots made use of BVR munitions to engage and kill enemy aircraft from considerable distances [when they had the chance], and AWACS platforms, assisted them in this respect. In fact, pilots achieved KILLS with BVR munitions even in WVR situations against various types of airborne targets including slow-moving helicopters. Take a good look at the statistics:
http://www.rjlee.org/air/ds-aakill/By Range/
*
Ask any veteran.
From Erik Davis (Aviation expert and flight instructor):-
"Airplanes back in the 1950’s and 1960’s were most concerned with pushing faster and faster, flying higher and higher. The B-70 a Mach 3 super fast bomber, prompted the Soviets to counter with the MiG 25 a high flying intercepter. The SR-71 a great airplane and spy plane capable of flights over 80,000 feet at speeds greater than 2100 mph. At speeds that high, not possible to open a bomb bay, but OK of photographing the ground below, with high resolution film equipped cameras. A practical purpose for high speed flight.
High speed flight has drawbacks - materials and difficulty in obtaining. Titanium is mainly found in Russia. Low turning rate, the higher the speed, the lower the turning rate. Increased visibility to more sensors. Speed equals heat rendering the airframe highly visible to infra-Red. Higher flying means more visibility to radar.
Russian-made missiles capable of Mach 4 can get to 80000 feet in a mere 10 seconds, properly launched, could take out the SR-71. In the past catching the SR-71 was almost impossible. The advancement of Russian Radars and missiles made it not only possible, but a risky probability, combined with the astronomical cost of operation, difficulty maintaining the SR-71 it quickly became obsolescent. That is why it is retired.
The F-16, F-18, F-22 and F-35 are not capable of Flight beyond Mach 2, not because of aerodynamics or not-as-powerful engines, quite the opposite, none of those airplanes have variable geometric engine inlets to deflect the shockwave from entering the engine. After years of combat testing and simulation, faster than Mach 2 flight isn’t in anyway advantageous in a combat situation. Fast acceleration, turning capability and now stealth from radar is the way.
Two of my flight students are avionics techs on the F-16. At Red Flag the F-35 mopped the floor with the F-16 in exercises, 129–0 during the week they were there.
Dispite criticism from nay sayers, which once included myself, the results are becoming very impressive, that the F-35 is an amazing revolutionary platform. This airplane like the F-22 is capable of post-Stall maneuvering."
F-35 variants have sufficient operational ceiling (50,000 feet) and cruising speed (MACH 1.8), to be operationally relevant in any situation that may arise in a modern battlespace. However, F-35 variants are incredibly potent as a fighter (air-to-air engagements), and in strike missions (air-to-surface), because they are VLO by design [optimized for negating situational awareness capabilities of potential opponents], and have pushed the envelope with their own situational awareness capabilities on the other hand [see images below]. In layman terms,
agenda is to have the luxury to
SEE FIRST and
SHOOT FIRST.
Pilots receive full 360 degree coverage of potential threats across the battlespace with combination of long-range PASSIVE and ACTIVE sensor package (electronically fused) wherein ACTIVE sensor package establish full volume search in under 3 seconds and PASSIVE sensor package take care of target acquisition processes afterwards.
Look at the speed at which an AIM-120D AMRAAM proceed towards a potential target:-
the companies make many nonsense claim about their product ,for example look at this from Lockheed Martin about F-35
they touted this non existent beast mode , but they forget to say they may upgrade f-35 to be able to carry that much weapon if there is demand for it in future and right now the necessary hardware for carrying that much weapon is nonexistence ,just the usual practice of hiding part of the truth.
Non-existent?
Jeff Babione, general manager of the F-35 program, told reporters at Lockheed Martin's DC area office that at different stages in a conflict, the F-35's different potential weapons load outs suit it for different missions.
Down to the ten thousandth of an inch, the exterior of the F-35 has been precisely machined to baffle radars. This means holding 5,000 pounds of bombs internally, and only opening up the bomb bays at the exact moment of a strike to stay hidden.
The stealth makes it ideal for penetrating defended airspaces and knocking out defenses, but after the careful work of surface-to-air missile hunting is done, expect the F-35 to go beast.
"When we don't necessarily need to be stealthy, we can carry up to 18,000 pounds of bombs," said Babione. "Whether it's the first day of the war when we need the stealth, or the second or third … whenever the F-35 is called, it can do the mission."
Source:
https://www.businessinsider.com/f-35-beast-mode-stealth-2017-3
Emphasis on the colored parts of the revelation; Standard Operating Procedure (SOP).
BEAST MODE testing regime:-
CAPTION: The final SDD Test flight CF-2 Flt 596 was piloted by BAE Test pilot Peter Wilson, April 11, 2018, from the F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force. The F-35C completed a mission to collect loads data while carrying external 2,000-pound GBU-31 Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) and AIM-9X Sidewinder heat-seeking missiles.
about other systems Su-35 has Ibris-E , F35 has AGP-81
Su-35 has OLS-35 F-35 has AAQ-40
Su-35 has L175M Kibniy-m F-35 has AAQ37/ASQ239
Both of them have data link
I wonder why you say F-35 has better equipment for strike missions
Avionics architecture of F-35 variants is in another league in comparison:-
SU-35S have FEDERATED system architecture:-
At most, SU-35S can be made to achieve DATA CORRELATION:-
F-35 variants have 100% ELECTRONICALLY FUSED system architecture by design:-
As pointed out above, any F-35 variant offer much higher level of situation awareness to its pilot in comparison to any 4.5th generation combat aircraft in existence, granting its pilot sufficient flexibility to expend majority of effort on TACTICS.
Even in a traditional sensor-to-sensor comparison, F-35 variants pull ahead from SU-35S.
It will take me substantial amount of time to explain to you the merits of F-35 variants, therefore, my advice to you is to do your own homework.
