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Made to Evade: The F-35's Unrivaled Stealth

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鈥淭here are hundreds of advantages an aircraft like the F-35 holds over last-generation aircraft, but a few stand out: stealth, sensors, survivability, and connectivity.鈥 鈥 William R. Looney III, former U.S. Air Force General
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Made to Evade: The F-35's Unrivaled Stealth

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Stealth is key to countering growing, complex threats.

It鈥檚 one of the ways the 5th Generation F-35 is 聽its value to the U.S. and allies.

More Than Meets the Eye

Stealth doesn鈥檛 make the F-35 invisible, but it does greatly complicate an adversary鈥檚 ability to find and target the jet.

The F-35鈥檚 shape and internal sensors, weapons and fuel all contribute to the F-35鈥檚 stealth, or 鈥渓ow observability.鈥

  • Aligned edges: Specific geometric shapes and angles on the F-35 disrupt radar return 鈥 bouncing or trapping radar reflections.
  • Radar absorbent coating: The gray 鈥減aint鈥 on the F-35 reduces and absorbs radar signals.
  • Embedded sensors, weapons, and fuel: Internal sensors enable the F-35 to maintain its stealth and aerodynamics. Internal weapons and fuel further reduce the F-35鈥檚 radar signature.
  • Reduced engine signature: The F-35鈥檚 design minimizes the aircraft鈥檚 infrared 鈥渉eat鈥 signature.
  • Electronic warfare: The F-35鈥檚 advanced electronic warfare system allows pilots to engage or jam electromagnetic threats.

All of this gives F-35 pilots an unfair advantage against threats from the air, land and sea.

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Survive and Thrive

鈥淭he biggest differences in the fifth-generation aircraft and the F-16 is stealth,鈥 Maj. Christopher Jeffers, a U.S. Air Force F-35 pilot. 鈥淚t increases the survival rate in missions.鈥

The F-35鈥檚 stealth, sensor fusion, electronic attack and communications capabilities gives pilots what they need to accomplish their mission and fight another day.