20230715 (61)_ZK319_Eurofighter_Typhoon_FGR4_and_ZM155_Lockheed_Martin_F-35B_Lightning
The RAF's combat combo: left the "four and a halfth" generation Typhoon with its massive speed and agility, excellent systems and huge weapons loadout including the number of missiles required to achieve hits in an era of not only stealth but also every kind of decoy; right the technological marvel of the F-35B (there's only one RAF Lightning and this isn't it) with its full fifth generation stealth qualities, superb almost iSTAR like detection and information distribution ability but much lower weapons capability. If the F-35B can kick the door in and permit Typhoon ops it may all work together... Displayed alongside each other in the static at the Royal International Air Tattoo, RIAT 2023, RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire: the world's greatest military airshow and a must every year for any UK aviation enthusiast at least.
20230715 (61)_ZK319_Eurofighter_Typhoon_FGR4_and_ZM155_Lockheed_Martin_F-35B_Lightning
The RAF's combat combo: left the "four and a halfth" generation Typhoon with its massive speed and agility, excellent systems and huge weapons loadout including the number of missiles required to achieve hits in an era of not only stealth but also every kind of decoy; right the technological marvel of the F-35B (there's only one RAF Lightning and this isn't it) with its full fifth generation stealth qualities, superb almost iSTAR like detection and information distribution ability but much lower weapons capability. If the F-35B can kick the door in and permit Typhoon ops it may all work together... Displayed alongside each other in the static at the Royal International Air Tattoo, RIAT 2023, RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire: the world's greatest military airshow and a must every year for any UK aviation enthusiast at least.