F-22s and F-35s Prepare to Attack Russian and Chinese Air Defense

Warrior Video Above: Army Scientist Explains AI-Human Brain Sensing

byKris Osborn– Warrior Maven

U.S. Air Force F-35 and F-22 stealth fighters are tracking and attacking the most advanced air defenses in the world through advanced computer simulations as part of the Air Force Test Center’s effort to replicate advanced Russian and Chinese systems. 

“The true tests come night one of war, because there are some things that are tough to replicate. Some of the more advanced air defenses will be difficult to replicate. This is one of the reasons we are working on a live virtual backbone to replicate a dense threat environment,” Major General Christopher Azzano, Commander, Air Force Test Center, Edwards Air Force Base, California.

The test center performs a wide range of assessments including F-35, F-22 and B-21 air frame testing, wind tunnel assessments and flight envelope exercises. Azzano explained that the test center strategy is grounded in an advanced effort to find and harness new technologies emerging from the Science and Technology realm into emerging platforms and programs. 

“We are on the verge of a new generation of capability development with so many promising new technologies. Many vanguard programs for the Air Force Research Lab feed into our Science and Technology strategy. Data and science will directly translate into rapid capability,” Azzano explained. 

Chinese HQ-9 and Russian S-500 advanced air defenses increasingly draw upon new digital node networking, a wider range of frequencies and faster computer processing, making them more challenging to destroy. At the same time, computer replications are, in many instances, extremely accurate in terms of their technical ability to replicate the technical nuances of enemy systems.