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scorefour · 03-14-2008, 13:19 PM

British F-35's will feature internal ASRAAM's with a trapeze, similar to the F-22. This will allow the seeker to acquire the target prior to launch. I haven't heard of similar plans for the AIM-9X. The US has developed stealthy external pods, however. I don't know if they plan on using those for the 9X. It really seems that the A2A component of the F-35 will be a spiral development for the US. It's definitely not the chief concern coming out of the gate.
The avionics of the F-35 will be a generation ahead of the Typhoon. Not many details have been leaked about this, but this will be the F-35's greatest weapon.
Does anyone know which Tranche is supposed to feature thrust vectoring on the Typhoon? I heard that Tranche 3 may be cancelled.

03-14-2008, 13:19 PM	#38 (permalink)
scorefour Regular Join Date: 10-17-07 Location: Utah Posts: 75 Country:	British F-35's will feature internal ASRAAM's with a trapeze, similar to the F-22. This will allow the seeker to acquire the target prior to launch. I haven't heard of similar plans for the AIM-9X. The US has developed stealthy external pods, however. I don't know if they plan on using those for the 9X. It really seems that the A2A component of the F-35 will be a spiral development for the US. It's definitely not the chief concern coming out of the gate. The avionics of the F-35 will be a generation ahead of the Typhoon. Not many details have been leaked about this, but this will be the F-35's greatest weapon. Does anyone know which Tranche is supposed to feature thrust vectoring on the Typhoon? I heard that Tranche 3 may be cancelled. __________________ I want what I do not have.