Trump's bustle with F -fighters; Why did the American monster land?

Last March, after years of planning and preparation, US President Donald Trump announced a contract with Boeing's American aircraft giant to produce and develop a sixth -generation fighter jet, and decided that because of Trump's position as the forty -seventh US fighter F. ۱۷ Name.

At the beginning of the process of producing the fighter, Trump said that the world has never seen it and that our enemies will never see it, and I hope that this fighter will fly during my presidency.

Huge costs of fighters F. 1

Fighter production contract F. It is worth about $ 5 billion in five years, and immediately after the announcement, Boeing's market value rose by approximately $ 5 billion. The announcement came after Boeing is reluctant to cooperate with the Pentagon officials to compete with it Lockheed Martin who fighters F. Produces, suffers.

According to available data, the cost of each fighter F. ۱۱ that is to be produced; It is $ 5 million. Frank KendelThe former US Air Force Minister said the deal was not part of the previous government's plans and was not included in the US Department of Defense's budget; Because other priorities have prevented the aircraft from being placed in this year's Pentagon. But this change in programs by the new government may indicate Trump's growing interest in investing in the military industry.

Observers believe that it does not seem to be a fighter production project F. ۱۷ In the US Army to finally; Especially given the experience that fifth generation fighters mean F. It had many problems, especially high costs.

Fighters F. ۲۲ In year 2, after a short period of testing, they were no longer produced and the main reason for stopping production was high costs; In particular, the US government headed by Barack Obama at the time was trying to reduce costs to overcome the global financial crisis.

Each fighter F. 2 at that time cost $ 5 million for the US and cost approximately $ 5,000 per hour of flight; I mean more than twice the cost of fighter F. 1. So it was decided to abandon the project, and to this day, this decision is in place.

The new US Army fighter was expected to be announced in year 6, but Frank Kendel The former Air Force Minister, despite the continuous work on other technologies in May of this year, suddenly suspended work on the production of a new fighter, saying the suspension to ensure the decision. Consignment True America is about the future of its aerial superiority.

So the US Air Force project fighter project F. It has not included in the budget of year 2. Frank Kendel He said, “Easily, we didn't have money, and lack of funding is the reason for the real reason for stopping work on this fighter.”

Delay in providing the necessary technologies. Another reason for the fighter project fails F. It is 2, but in any case the high costs of this fighter make it difficult to expand its production.

Unlike the fighter F. 6, which was not allowed to export and was used only by the US military, Trump said US allies are keen to buy fighters F. ۱۷ will be and versions of it are currently available for export; However, with more limited technical capabilities than the reserved samples for the US Air Force.

But Kendel He still has opinions against Trump and believes that because of the high costs and the fact that the US will issue less capabilities, it does not appear to welcome Washington allies.

Fighter Features F. 1

In the case of fighter characteristics F. ۱۷ According to the prototypes, this fighter appears to have wings Delta Is shape and no tail and the same feature is it for Secret And camouflage enables and avoids reflection of radar radiation from the sides of the aircraft; What was evident in the development of the first -generation fighter jets of the US Army.

Unconfirmed reports also suggest that the fighter will take advantage of a new technology called thermal coating and a set of new materials for the body of the aircraft that can reduce heat and sound spread, so the fighter will be able to escape the heat search radars.

This fighter may also have a comparative engine; In particular, the Pentagon has allocated a significant budget from previous years to develop a new generation of engines called the “Adaptive propulsion engine” that can be installed on different types of vehicles. The engine allows the aircraft to adjust its performance to different conditions and consume less fuel at high speed.

Why F. Can't solve the challenge of US air superiority?

One of the most important challenges facing American fighters that challenges its aerial superiority is their inability to escape anti -aircraft missiles. One of the most important missions for air superiority is the influence of the enemy's airspace, so the fighter must be able to escape advanced defensive systems. In recent years, the Chinese and the Russians have developed their defensive systems that have been more advanced than their American counterparts and are much less expensive, making them attractive to many countries.

In the meantime, Russia has a famous defense system S ۱۰۰ that's the latest version of it S It is 2 and is a long -range air defense system. Russia says the defensive system is capable of countering all the superstitious weapons and has conducted tests in which the system has destroyed the target in more than 5 kilometers.

This Russian system works with advanced radars that theoretically capable of identifying fighters F. 2 And F. It is 2 and has anti -radar capabilities that can detect escape radar fighters.

On the other hand, these Russian systems connect to the initial warning systems of satellites and ground radars and provide them with accurate and rapid information about any approaching radar aircraft even from distant distances.

In the case of China, November, a research team working for the Army Air Force announced that using electromagnetic waves by satellites Starilink SpaceX, Airlines with a radar cross -section similar to American fighter jets F. 2 And F. Identify 1.

This trend shows that the world's air defense systems are rapidly progressing to create a major challenge for American fighters, and therefore armies that want air superiority are forced to develop their fighters.

Despite America a lot of propaganda for fighter F. I have done, but many of the characteristics of the sixth generation fighters are not much different from the fifth generation fighters.

The gap between the US and its competitors, especially those that Washington has classified into their enemies list, Russia and China are declining. This means that the United States in the near future is more likely to lose its aerial superiority, especially in fighters.