[Raellus]

Originally Posted by ArmySGT.

Does it have a net centric war fighting capability?

The Raptor can get all of its targeting information from other friendly Active radar in the area.

The AWACs or J-STARS will be feeding the Raptor squadron targeting info by satellite down link. Each plane becomes an extension of the squadron leaders plane after that. The Squadron Leader then designates targets and when he fires,the systems on the other raptors fire also. Each independently targeted so that a missile is not wasted targeting an enemy airframe twice.

The Raptors would be vectored to their targets and would have firing solutions before even coming into range of the enemy aircraft radar and IR sysytems, assuming those systems could see the Raptor in the first place.

This precludes the assist from Modified F-111s that are being changed to a payload of AIM-120 AAMRAMS. Something like the ability to carry 20+ engaging at medium range and using the F-111s speed to avoid a dog fight.

Someone watched Dogfights of the Future.