Having won plaudits from amateur and professionals alike in its detailed modelling – it recently is set to move into the professional military and defence world through a co-operation agreement signed with BAE Systems.
#DCS WORLD F35 PC#
To this, we turn to Command Modern Air Naval Operations - a hyper-realistic tactical PC simulation/wargame which models sensors, stealth and other factors in great detail. Is it true revolution in air combat or an overpriced lemon?įortunately we now have a pubically available tool to take an informed look at least some of the claims made for the fighter. With this in mind a curious, impartial mind might ask - how well might a F-35 do in a more operationally representative scenario? Beyond manufacturer's slick marketing videos and pithy soundbites about 'gamechanging' 5th generation technology, it is difficult for an outsider to evaluate the F-35s potential - especially in the air-to-air arena. Even in WW2 most kills by the top aces were achieved without the victim being aware they were being bounced, rather than the aerial melee seen in 'Top Gun' and elsewhere. While the JPO rebuttal may have not addressed the elephant in the room as regarding the F-35's unimpressive kinematics – it is correct that a 1 vs 1 fight, with a non-production version F-35 stripped of its advanced sensors might well be an unrepresentative test. Harpoon on steroids - Command Modern Air Naval Operations is a high-fidelity real-time tactical simulator. The JPO also noted that the aircraft involved, AF-2, was a flight test prototype and thus lacked its stealth coating, mission, sensor and weapon systems that would have afforded off-boresight missile shots.Ĭrucially, however, it did not dispute the authenticity of the report nor the test pilot's comments about agility. The news story, picked up by other outlets, moved the F-35 JPO (Joint Program Office) to rebut the report saying: "The F-35's technology is designed to engage, shoot, and kill its enemy from long distances, not necessarily in visual 'dogfighting' situations". Proponents, meanwhile, lined up to defend the fighter. The story - as might be guessed - sent ripples through amateur and professional air warfare experts – with critics claiming that it is yet more evidence the aircraft is an expensive disaster. He also criticised the aircraft's lack of rearward visibility.
#DCS WORLD F35 SOFTWARE#
In the report the unnamed pilot noted the F-35's lack of energy manoeuvrability and its restrictive flight control software led to it being unable to turn the tables against the Viper. Last week saw what seemed like a fairly damning flight test report leaked to the blog War is Boring - where a F-35A test pilot was unable to triumph over a 70s-era F-16D with two external tanks in a close-in mock dogfight. TIM ROBINSON puts virtual F-35s into perhaps the most accurate non-classified high-fidelity simulation of a future air combat clash. Top dog? The F-35 put in a poor showing against an F-16 in a mock dogfight.
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