Headquarters U.S.

Air Force
Integrity - Service - Excellence

5 th Generation Fighters

Lt Gen Hawk Carlisle

AF / A3/5

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 21 Years Ago Today

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 USAF Fighter Generations
A Historical Perspective
 Core Competencies of our fighter fleet not new
 Air Superiority – allows Freedom of Maneuver / Action for our
forces while denying potential adversaries the same
 Global Precision Attack – hold any target at risk -- in the air, on
the sea, or on the ground
 Continuing cycle of new capability development to
counter denied airspace, protect our forces and Nation
 Threat Environment we are / will be faced with
 Advanced fighters with capabilities on par with our 4th Gen fleet
 Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM) systems -- better
detection, greater range, increased lethality
 Integrated Air Defense Systems designed to deny access
 Proliferated world-wide, and growing in complexity / ability

Our AF must keep evolving to meet these challenges

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 Air Force Generations of
Key Fighter Aircraft
c.1945-1955 c.1955-1960 c.1960-1970 c.1970-2000 c.2000+
F-22A
• Sophisticated
Avionics
• Improved Precision
• Multi-Role F-35A
• Improved Avionics
F-15E

• Supersonic MiG-29
• On-Board Radar F-4E
• First Guided Air- • Fully Integrated
to-Air Missiles Avionics & Sensors
• Greater Speed &
MiG-23
F-106 • Enhanced Radar Maneuverability
• Turbojet Engines • Improved • All-Aspect,
Maneuverability Day/Night Low-
• First Low- Observable (F-22)
MiG-21 Observable (F-117) • Network Centric
F-86
• First Precision
Munitions
US: F-14, F-15A/C/E, F-16, Operational
MiG-15
F/A-18C/E/F, F-117 US: F-22A
Soviet/Russian: MiG-29/31,
US: F-111, F-4, F-5 Su-27/30/33/35 Development
US: F-100, F-101, F-102, Soviet: MiG-23/25/27, Europe: Mirage 2000, US: F-35A/B/C
US: P-80, F-84, F-86, FH-1, F-104, F-105, F-106 Su-17/20/22 Tornado, Rafale, Gripen, Russian: PAK-FA
FJ, F-2H, F-3H, F-9F Soviet: MiG-19/21 Europe: Mirage F-1 Eurofighter-Typhoon China: J-20
Soviet: MiG-15/17 China: J-7 China: J-8 China: J-9, J-10, FC-1

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 Key Attributes of 5th Gen Fighters

Stealth
 Minimize susceptibility to SAMs
 Engage air threats before detection
Maneuverability
 Survive SAM engagements
 Maintain parity / dominate Air-to-Air and
Air-to-Ground engagements
Multi-Role
 Air-to-Air and Air-to-Ground
 Aircraft “exclusive domains” defined by
areas of optimized performance and
unique capabilities
Fused Sensors & Avionics
 Synergistic integration of information

5th Gen Fighters provide Air Superiority and Global Precision Attack
against today’s -- and tomorrow’s -- air and ground threats
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 Prevent Hollow Force
Hollow Force

Readiness

Force
Modernization Structure
Future Viability Strategy Mismatch

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 Why Stealth?
 Surface Threats to 4th Gen 5th Gen Exposure
4th Gen Exposure
 Minimize exposure & susceptibility to
advanced SAMs
 Air Threats to Current Capabilities
 Legacy and 5th Gen vs. Su-30
 Su-30 on par with F-15/F-16/F-18
 5th Gen fighters superior to Su-30

4th Gen AMRAAM AA-12 Su-30

 Legacy fighter – Engaged in war of attrition

5th Gen AMRAAM Su-30

 5th Gen provides 1st shot opportunity

Allows us to Hold enemy targets at risk,
Gives us First Look, First Shot, First Kill advantage
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 5th Generation Fusion
4th Gen – Little to no interaction between sensors
vs.
5th Gen – Sensors collaborate displaying fused information
Legacy F-22 & F-35

Tactical Situation
Display

EW

RASTE
R

OFF OFF BRT CTRS

REL SAFE
COMBA NIGHT
RET T SEL
PLN AA DAY
FF JETT
AG

RADAR
OFF OFF SAFESAFE
REL REL NIGHT
NIGHT BRT BRT
CTRSCTRS
PLN PLN DAY DAY
FF FF A/G A/G

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 Mission Domains

Air-to-Air F-22
 Optimized for Air
Dominance
-Obtain and Maintain Access
 Uncompromised A/A
-Counter Advanced Air performance
F-22

Threats
F-35
-Maintain Access  Multi-Role Design
-Air-to-Air & precise  Strategic and Tactical
Air-to-Ground SEAD / DEAD
capability  Offensive and
Defensive Counter Air

F-35
 Strategic Attack /
-Persistent Force Interdiction
-More Flexibility for  Close Air Support

Air-to-Ground
Air-to-Ground Missions

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 F-22 and F-35A Overview
F-22 F-35A
F-22
 Unmatched speed, altitude, and
maneuverability
 Gain and maintain Air Superiority Unrefueled
Sub-Sonic
540 NM 590 NM
Combat
Radius

F-35A (USAF) 1.5 Mach Employment 0.95 Mach

Speed
 Multi-spectral sensors and flexible Air- (2.0 Dash) (1.6 Dash)

to-Ground payload Employment

50,000’+ 35,000’+
Altitude
 Lethal and precise Global Attack
70,000 lbs Thrust 40,000 lbs

18,030 lbs Fuel 18,480 lbs

A/G + A/A
A/A + A/G
Weapons Internal and
Internal Only
External

Planned mix of enabling and complementary capabilities to

support the National Military Strategy
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 Multi-Role Weapons Comparison

BLOCK 35 BLOCK 3F

Capacity 2,500 lbs 5,000 lbs 5,000 lbs 2,500 lbs

AIM-9X AIM-9X
AIM-120 AIM-120

SDB SDB

1K JDAM
2K JDAM

Internal
(Combat Only)
GBU-12
Gun: 20 mm
480 rounds
External Internal External

Gun: 25 mm
182 rounds (CTOL)
Block 3F Certified Weapons

Note: F-35 designed with 6 external hard-points

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 F-22 Optimized for Air Superiority
The F-22’s ability to rapidly accelerate, supercruise, fly higher, and
internally carry twice the air-to-air ordnance of an F-35A optimizes the
F-22 in the air-to-air role
Air-to-Air Coverage Area

100nm 65nm

120nm 100nm

With 2x more internal AIM-120s than F-35 and F-22’s

superior speed, F-22 is more capable in an air-to-air role
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 F-35 Optimized for
Global Precision Attack
With its multi-spectral active, passive & IR sensors, and
increased payload, the F-35 is more capable in AG role
Active Infrared
Electronically
Scanned Array
Search and
Active
Electronically (AESA) Track (IRST)
Scanned Array Air to Air Capability
(AESA) With robust Counter
Air to Air Capability DRFM
Specifications

Synthetic Electronic Synthetic Electronic Distributed

Aperture Support Aperture Support Aperture
Radar Measures Radar Measures System
(SAR) (ESM) (SAR) (ESM) (DAS) IR
E E
With
W W
ATC/ATR

Ground Moving Electro-Optical

Target Indication Targeting System
(EOTS) IR

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 Summary
 Complementary mix of 5th Gen Fighter
capabilities required for 21st century threat s
 F-22 delivers “Air Superiority”
 Production complete; forward deployed today
 Modernization plan to increase lethality &
survivability
 F-35 delivers “Global Precision Attack”
 Still in development, initial first few fielded
 Delivers Joint and Coalition capabilities
 Synergy – both leverage other’s technology
 Common domain provides flexible, lethal and
survivable force
 Critical mass of both required

F-22A and F-35A ensure Joint Air Superiority and Global Precision
Attack for the Joint Force – today and tomorrow
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