Following description applies to this version. Provision for armament increased versatility and export potential. Main feature of new Elbit avionics suite is a data transfer system that processes navigational information received via datalink from other aircraft or from a ground station equipped with the same system.
Upgraded aircraft have a large blade antenna beneath nose on port side.
Flying Controls Conventional and partly assisted. Main-wheels retract inward, castoring nosewheel forward, all being fully enclosed by doors when retracted. Landing light in port wingroot leading-edge. Gravity refuelling point on top of fuselage. This new Web Report service gives you information on the important Joint Strike Fighter competition.