Generation integration

摘要

The progressive entry into service of fifth-generation fighters in Europe is leading change full of challenges. The inherent difficulty of introducing a brand-new and complex weapons system such as the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II has forced those nations operating the type to date to undertake a profound redesign of the tactics and doctrine needed to employ their new machines. NATO's Tactical Leadership Program plays and will continue to play an important role, since it will serve as a testbed for the integration of the dark, sophisticated fifth-generation aircraft in traditional combat packages, which up until now have comprised fourth-generation jets. With certainty of participation by Lockheed Martin's dark jets in the near future, in recent years, TLP component nations have undertaken work to prepare themselves for the challenges presented by fifth-generation jets like the F-22 Raptor, but especially the multinational F-35 Lightning Ⅱ.