Stealth must be designed into the aircraft; it can NOT be done after the fact. The F-35 is an integrated low observable fighter built from the ground up. F-35, Stealth and Designing a 21st Century Fighter from the Ground Up from Second Line of Defense In the graphic in the…

Shaping a Paradigm Shift As described in earlier white papers, the advanced fusion engine enables connected F-35s in battlespace to share the COP. https://www.sldinfo.com/whitepapers/the-f-35-combat-systems-fusion-engine/ https://www.sldinfo.com/whitepapers/the-f-35-and-advanced-sensor-fusion/ Each plane is synergy enabled. The shift from radio to a visual COP is a key definer in the shift from legacy aircraft to 5th…

The cockpit, the helmet, the fusion engine were synergistically designed with manageable workload in mind. At the beginning of the program, 15 years ago, our design goal was “low workload.” We came to understand that low workload might not be possible during all phases of the mission. In a dense…

The F-35 cockpit displays the work of the onboard fusion engine as well as information provided by other members of the network. But what is a fusion engine? What combat systems are integrated onboard? And what are the advantages of having multiple combat systems to provide the pilot with core…

There are several key elements, which make up the F-35 cockpit. The first is the panoramic cockpit display, a large 20 by 8-inch piece of glass that provides the pilot a big picture view of the battlespace. While it's not quite as flexible as a Microsoft Windows desktop, it is…