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fare. Tron warfare is about protecting you ability to operate in shared communication
space and to deny your adversary the ability to do so.

As Secretary Wynne has noted: “Whether we call it the combat cloud or the ability to
share targets and situation awareness; the bulk of our and allied air fleets will be fourth
gen for a long time. Getting max use from this mixed fleet will be the Hallmark of the
next few decades. ‘Tron’ warfare should therefore be a prelude to Maximizing Probabili-
ty of Kill; while minimizing the probability of being killed.”

The specific focus of this Special Report is the F-35 F/A/E and what it means for shap-
ing a new foundation for the way ahead in air combat.

To put it another way, the F-35 fleet allows the air services to shape a new foundation
for engaging in Tron Warfare, but because “no platform” fights alone, it is a foundation
from which other elements of the airpower and combat capabilities picture are woven in
for 21st century operations.

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F-22 Raptors from the 94th Fighter Squadron, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, and F-35A Lightning IIs from
the 58th Fighter Squadron, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, fly in formation after completing an integration training
mission over the Eglin Training Range, Florida, Nov. 5, 2014. The purpose of the training was to improve integrat-
ed employment of fifth-generation assets and tactics. The F-35s and F-22s flew offensive counter air, defensive
counter air and interdiction missions, maximizing effects by employing fifth-generation capabilities together.
(U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)

Second Line of Defense December 2014

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