US newspaper commented that the main mission of the F-35 is to destroy the S-400 in Crimea.
(Baonghean.vn) - The US Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fifth-generation fighter is capable of performing six missions, the news site 19FortyFive wrote.
The US newspaper called the first mission a strategic attack, such as destroying an air defense missile system.S-400 TriumphRussia's air force in the Crimean Peninsula, thereby gaining control of the battlefield. The second mission is air support, such as supporting marines landing on the shores of Somalia and being threatened by terrorist attacks.
The third is to ensure air superiority, possibly destroying Chinese J-10 fighters over the South China Sea and clearing the way for B-52 Stratofortress strategic bombers to attack targets.
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| F-35 fighter. Photo: AP |
The fourth mission is to conduct electronic warfare, such as jamming Russian radar stations in the Baltic region to help US fourth-generation fighters, and then destroying the radar stations.
The fifth mission is to conduct reconnaissance and surveillance, such as flying over the secret base in Tehran, thereby providing an accurate picture of what is happening to support special operations on the ground.
The sixth is to suppress and destroy air defenses, such as disabling a North Korean radar station outside Pyongyang, allowing F-15 Eagles to destroy a nearby military airport.
The article notes that other fighter jets can perform each of the above missions separately, but the unique point of the F-35 Lightning II is the ability to coordinate the actions of all other aircraft./.
