Ricordate quando diceva che non poteva volare con il "freddo" ???
F-35s fly first training missions in Alaska skies | Alaska Public Media
Le operazioni in Alaska sono ad oggi sostenute anche dall'F22A.
https://youtu.be/ScM_rN9a-js
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Germany Asks US For Classified Briefing on Lockheed's F-35 Fighter
Reuters
Berlin: The German Air Force this month sent the US military a written request for classified data on the Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 fighter jet as it gears up to replace its current fleet of fighter jets from 2025 to 2035.
The letter, sent by the Air Force's planning command and seen by Reuters, makes clear that the German government has not yet authorised a procurement programme and is not committed to any particular aircraft to replace its current warplanes.
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It said the defence ministry would carry out "an in-depth evaluation of market available solutions, including the F-35, later this year," with a formal "letter of request" to be issued in coming months.
Germany's interest in the F-35 - the Pentagon's most advanced warplane and its costliest procurement programme - may surprise some given that it is part of the four-nation consortium that developed the fourth-generation Eurofighter Typhoon, which continues to compete for new orders.
The Eurofighter is built by Airbus as well as Britain's BAE Systems and Leonardo of Italy.
Germany will need to replace its current fleet of fourth-generation warplanes - Tornadoes in use since 1981 and Eurofighters - between 2025 and 2035. The F-35 is considered a fifth-generation fighter given stealth capabilities that allow it to evade enemy radars.
Berlin's letter also comes amid growing tensions between the West and Russia over Moscow's support for separatists in eastern Ukraine, with NATO officials saying that Russian naval activity now exceeds levels seen even during the Cold War.
Britain, the Netherlands, Norway, Turkey and Italy - key NATO allies of Germany - are already buying the F-35 fighter jet to replace their current aircraft, and other European countries such as Switzerland, Belgium and Finland are also looking at purchasing the fifth-generation warplane.
Germany's gesture may be aimed at strengthening its hand in negotiations with its European partners over the scale and timing of development of the next generation of European fighters. Any moves to buy a U.S. built warplane could run into political resistance in Germany, which has strong labour unions.
But military sources say buying the F-35 could make sense for Germany given steady declines in the cost of the U.S. jets, and technical challenges with the Eurofighter.
EIGHT-HOUR BRIEFING
In the letter, the Air Force said a small team of air force officers was gathering data to prepare for a detailed analysis of alternatives for a new warplane.
The group was working closely with the ministry's "Task Force Future Air Combat System," which aims to make a recommendation for a political decision in mid-2018, he said.
"In order to understand (the) F-35's cutting-edge technologies, the German Air Force is requesting a classified brief of the F-35's capabilities in general and especially concerning sensor suites, information management and operational capabilities," the letter said.
The letter said a video conference suggested by U.S. officials in Bonn would help speed up the process.
A source familiar with US weapons programmes said the classified briefing requested by Germany would likely last around eight hours.
Since Germany is not part of the international consortium that funded development of the stealthy new fighter, the request for classified information must first be approved by the US government, but US officials said they did not expect any problems securing the needed marketing license.
The Pentagon's F-35 programme office declined to comment on the letter. No comment was immediately available from Lockheed.
The F-35 is in operational use by the US Marine Corps and the US Air Force, which last month carried out its first operational deployment of a small number of jets to Estonia for training with other US and NATO military aircraft.
The U.S. Air Force this month also announced this month that it plans to bring the F-35 to the Paris Air Show in June.
Germany Asks US For Classified Briefing on Lockheed's F-35 Fighter - News18
E per una volta l'Italia puo guardare la Germania dall'alto in basso. L'AMI tra qualche anno avra operativo un aereo stealth di 5 generazione, i crucchi si terrano il Tornado vecchio di 35 anni !
Berlino e' chiaramente rimasta con le mosche in mano. Non c'e speranza che gli europei possano finanziare un sostituto del Tornado, e sono rimasti da soli........mi pare evidente che l'F35 e' l'unica alternativa credibile, o pensioneranno il Tornado e restano senza un linea da attacco.
Il parere dei piloti.
E no lo chiedono appunto ai piloti, che ci volano sopra. Tu non credo possa avere delle opinioni al riguardo.
Quindi risparmiaci.