【龙腾网】报告称美国的第六代战斗机将比隐形或速度方面更强调电子战能力

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America’s Sixth Generation Fighter Will Emphasise Electronic Warfare Prowess Over Stealth or Speed – Reports

报告称美国的第六代战斗机将比隐形或速度方面更强调电子战能力

Speculation regarding the capabilities of America’s upcoming sixth generation fighter jets have been widespread for over a decade, and have grown considerably in light of the announcement in September that the Air Force had already test flown an early prototype of such an aircraft. At least two sixth generation jet are currently under development, one for the Navy to replace its F-18E Super Hornets, and the other for the Air Force to succeed the Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor in frontline service in the 2030s. The fifth generation Raptor has served in the Air Force since December 2005, but is expected to see an early retirement. Where the primary technological breakthroughs of the fifth generation of fighter aircraft included active electronically scanned array radars and radar cross section reducing stealth airfrxs, the first sixth generation fighters could have a very different emphasis. Improvements in sensor technologies are increasingly threatening to undermine the viability of stealth and outpace the rate at which stealth technologies can provide countermeasures to being detected and locked onto. As a result, America’s next generation fighter could well be much less stealthy than expected, and instead place a much greater emphasis on electronic warfare to remain survivable.

关于美国即将推出的第六代战斗机的性能猜测已经有十多年了，并且鉴于9月已有消息称（美国）空军已经试飞了这种飞机的原型机，关于此机已有很多的各种猜测。目前至少有两种第六代战斗机正在研发中，一种是取代海军的F-18E超级大黄蜂，另一种用于空军以在2030年接替洛克希德·马丁公司的F-22A猛禽进入一线服役。第五代猛禽自2005年12月以来一直在空军服役，预计将提前退役。第五代战斗机的主要技术突破包括有源电子扫描阵列雷达和减少隐形机身的雷达探测横截面，而这第一款第六代战斗机有不同的着重点。传感器技术的进步正日益削弱隐形能力所能提供的对抗被探测和锁定的能力。所以，美国的下一代战斗机可能比降低预期的隐形性能，而更加强调电子战能力以提高生存能力。