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the F-22 deployment locations and Iran across the sea. The resulting take-off within one hour in-depth the Iranian interior combat. The latter existing arsenal, no a fighter or a missile, and “Raptor” head-on confrontation.

F-22 Raptor stealth fighter in combat deployment in the Middle East rumors, and finally become a reality. Since late April, the United States, “Washington Post, Agence France-Presse, have reference to the message of the military anonymous sources, to confirm this the trump card of the U.S. Air Force’s most deterrent equipment, had secretly stationed adjacent to the Persian Gulf from the Iranian more than 300 kilometers of the United Arab Emirates the Afrah Air Force base.

Although U.S. officials refused to disclose the deployment intent of these fighters, silent on whether they participated in a joint air exercise being conducted in the Gulf countries, the media generally treats it as another trick of Washington on Iraq military preparations chess. Iran’s Foreign Ministry and the military to respond quickly, accusing the move was “harmful and meaningless”, “undermine regional security situation. Analysis, said the forthcoming about the Iranian nuclear issue, “6 +1″ talks, the United States obviously do not want Tehran, there is no luck of the heart; if the United States and Iraq really fight each other in actual combat, the F-22 debut “Perhaps it is just a matter of time.

Iran qualified to do the opponents

People remember that in 2011, Libya during the war, foreign media have had to guess, that the F-22 will into combat for the first time in the “Odyssey Dawn” operation, but the aircraft ultimately did not show up. Not send the “Raptor” war to explain to the Senate, the U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Norton Schwartz said: “There is no doubt that they can use in Libya, but because this war is too fast, we decided to use those close to the theater , has deployed troops in Europe and the Mediterranean. “He also added that:” not deployed F-22 and other models and they can complete the task in Libya. “U.S. Air Force Secretary Michael Donley emphasized: the F-22-to-ground attack capability, but its main advantage is that the air war … taking into account the technical reasons as well as the effect of early action in Libya, we need only the pure bomber to improve operational efficiency. “

the position of the U.S. senior officials, is not yet need the F-22 means that the authorities Gaddafi’s military forces to “go into action to settle. Then, the real opponent of the F-22 should be what? As early as the 2010 Air Force Association meeting, Schwartz there this answer: “America’s future opponents will have increasingly sophisticated air defense capabilities, especially those designed specifically for the ability to challenge the United States long-range strike force, ability to prevent the U.S. military freedom of action on the battlefield, these sturdy defense system will force the U.S. military aircraft have to accept higher risk, or forced to a disadvantage. “although not to further clear the imaginary enemy, the majority of foreign military observers believe that, in line with Schwartz proposed conditions of countries, first in China, and later Iran.

U.S. military training hard “stealth assault”

since May 2009, the U.S. Air Force has implemented a “Polar Lightning,” Northern razor “Red Flag” training exercise, a common feature of these exercises is special emphasis on the use of the stealth fighter. In May 2010, the U.S. think tank Strategic and Budgetary Assessments Center “called” one Air Sea Battle – Battle of vision starting point, “the research report, which clearly states: in a future war, the F-22 stealth The aircraft will serve as the U.S. military’s “killer” to play a vanguard role.

At present, the U.S. Air Force with F-22 and B-2 two stealth fighters, mainly as air combat missions in F-22, B-2 invasion of enemy airspace and attacking ground targets to pave the way. In accordance with the U.S. Air Force official statement in the above-mentioned several exercises, the F-22 and B-2 is often joint action, and the synergy of the tanker and airborne early warning aircraft and other support to protect aircraft, the formation of a “stealth assault group designed to test face each other more powerful air defense system, the ability to surprise.

Iran in recent years great efforts to strengthen military build has to have a strong air defense capability, as well as long-range strike capabilities, and Libya is quite different. When the United States to face such an opponent, if the whole old fighter, the lack of protection for their safety. Therefore, led by the Rand Corporation think tank proposal should first be deployed F-22 and B-2 stealth assault group “on Iran’s nuclear facilities, air defense systems, long-range strike forces and command and control center to be” targeted killings ” The old fighter, then a large number of inputs.

clenched air supremacy, the ultimate insurance

U.S. media noted that, shortly after the news came went to the United Arab Emirates deployment in the F-22, May 5 factory at the end of last year, the last one of the fighters, Alaska El door Duo Fuji officially joined the active duty. At this point, the addition to the three lost in the accident, the U.S. Air Force 184 “Raptor” has been fully in place.

as the world’s only looming fourth-generation fighter, the F-22 radar stealth, supersonic cruise, the ultra-mobility and high-information superiority features rolled into one. It is equipped with sophisticated electronic warfare systems and detection range very far from the APG-77 active phased array radar, AIM-9X short-range air-to-air combat missile, the AIM-120C medium-range air-to-air missiles, thrust to weight ratio close to 10 F-119 turbofan engine, radar cross section allegedly only about 0.01 square meters. According to the calculation of the U.S. Air Force, 184 F-22 only half the number to complete the cover for the B-2, and the other half can also be put into the air combat with the enemy.

In fact, the F-22 has been regarded as the ultimate insurance of the U.S. Air Force grip air supremacy. The first batch of F-22 pilot, the current U.S. Air Force Combat Command chief General Mark A. Barrett, commented: “In the ‘red flag’ and ‘northern razor’ exercises, the F-22 confrontation in the air in an absolutely dominant position, 140:1 victories, its ability to stealth air combat will be far-reaching impact. “According to the disclosure of U.S. Global Strategy Network, the U.S. Air Force carried out within the simulated air combat results show that each F-22 can Destroy 30 of Iran’s most advanced Russian-made MiG-29 jets.

United States, “Aviation Week” website, the the Afrah Air Force Base, the deployment in the F-22, and Iran across the sea, before the U.S. stronghold in the Middle East. If this took off, in-depth Iran hinterland of combat aircraft within one hour. Which existing arsenal of weapons, no a fighter or a missile, and have come prepared, “Raptor” head-on confrontation.

, the biggest obstacle lies in its own

U.S. military has never made a secret of self-confidence of the F-22 superior performance. However, the consolidated U.S. media reports in recent years, it is too avant-garde at the technical level, the reliability of the machine in actual use was below average. In other words, the most likely to hinder the “Raptor” to debut in the war in Iraq, is still its own variety of defects.

Some industry insiders pointed out that the F-22 stealth absorbing material is not easy to maintain, and in some parts of the aging faster than expected. However, these are not since the outbreak began in November 2010, the pilot not getting enough oxygen is more urgent. At that time, Captain Jeffrey Haney driving an F-22 crashed in the wilderness of Alaska, leading to all aircraft grounded for checks (the newspaper on March 8 this year, has been reported). An official investigation report released at the end of last year but concluded that this accident due to pilot response is not fast enough, not timely activation of the backup oxygen supply system, and can not be rapid subduction of the fighters back to level flight. Hani’s widow, very dissatisfied, According to the Associated Press reported, she asserted in the litigation materials in the prosecution of related military enterprises: the real cause of the accident is that the F-22 airborne oxygen generation system (OBOGS) a design flaw, and Hani I manipulation has nothing to do.

disclosure According to Bloomberg, the F-22 OBOGS failure has been many times in the past only as a sporadic phenomenon, there is no good solution. The military’s latest move is to install a new emergency-oxygen handle inside the cabin is still “palliatives”. The military background of the “Stars and Stripes” Later reports confirmed the judgment, saying that “a very small number of” F-22 pilots for fear of aerial hypoxia unwilling to continue the flight, “for their job transfer request, the higher will depend on the situation with caution processing “.

“Military Times” quoted the words of a base commander and F-22 is the U.S. military the best fighter in the immediate situation, and made his men feel “behind as if one is smoking gun. ” The implication is that, if the oxygen system hazards can not be excluded, the mentality in the pilot implementation of its mandate will inevitably be affected, those units that have been stationed overseas – including the Middle East is no exception.

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