On Wed, 03 Mar 2004 03:19:41 GMT, "Thomas Schoene"
wrote:

Scott Ferrin wrote:


Nope. The X-32 would have but not the 35. My guess is they could
have but maybe Lockhhed didn't want it competing with the F-22.

Or they didn't want to pay the weight penalty in an aircraft designed for
strike over air-to-air.

I recently suggested that if the F/A-22 were canceled, the Air Force might
look at an air-to-air version of JSF. An axi-symetrical thrust vectoring
nozzle would be high on the list of desirable modifications for such an
aircraft, I suspect.
i already assumed that the JSF will have a good radar system in it
since it has to replace the F-16 in US and allied inventories. but the
question that im wondering is if the two or more F-22 can work as
Hunter/Killers, could the F-22 also work with a JSF as a Hunter/Killer
team.Basically the Hunter F-22 would lock a target or targets and
track it passing the information to the shooter(Killer) aircraft that
is radar silent and 20mi ahead of the Hunter aircraft and the Shooter
would fire the missle. All the while the Target was locked on, or
trying to lock on to the Hunter aircraft. Basically if follows the
golden rule, what you dont see will kill you..