In a recent story on the situation, Air Force Magazine likened US combat communications among the various aircraft to “a kind of Tower of Babel.” And the necessary modifications haven’t been fast in coming. While the F-22’s IFDL protocol can receive data from the F-35 and other allied aircraft, such as the F-16 and Eurofighter Typhoon, it can’t transmit the vast array of situational data it collects. The F-22’s Intra-Flight Data Link (IFDL) is a much older system than the Tactical Link 16 system used on the newer F-35. Had the Air Force gotten all the F-22s it wanted-more than double the 183 or so it has-integration of its systems with another fleet of “fifth generation” fighters wouldn’t have been as critical. In 2009, former Defense Secretary Robert Gates ended the programme.Īnd that’s where the problem begins. But budget considerations and initial optimism about a post-Cold War world cut short its production. The plane’s requirements for maximum stealth extended to its communications systems, since they can betray an aircraft’s location. Unfortunately, they have a difficult time communicating with each other.The F-22, originally designed as an air superiority fighter, dates to the mid-1980s and was created to dispense near-invisible lethality against Soviet targets before the enemy knew it was there. They both function as airborne shepherds of America’s flock of older combat aircraft, using their state-of-the-art systems to communicate threats and targets on the ground and in the air. Continued abuse of our services will cause your IP address to be blocked indefinitely.With the F-22 Raptor and the F-35 Lightning II, the US has fielded two of the world’s most sophisticated, maneuverable and stealthy fighter jets. Please fill out the CAPTCHA below and then click the button to indicate that you agree to these terms. If you wish to be unblocked, you must agree that you will take immediate steps to rectify this issue. If you do not understand what is causing this behavior, please contact us here. If you promise to stop (by clicking the Agree button below), we'll unblock your connection for now, but we will immediately re-block it if we detect additional bad behavior.
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