A terrible headline - the officer's words were just reflecting the reality that the current F-35 won't be the iteration in frontline use in 2030.Today's F-35As Not Worth Including In High-End War Games According To Air Force General
Comments from one of the Air Force's top officers adds fuel to a newly-swirling and already fiery debate about the future F-35 program, as a whole.www.thedrive.com
Has there been an official report on what happened there? I was looking the other day but could only find speculation.Don't forget the KC-130J...Last month, F-35 fleet logged roughly the same total flight hours that the entire Rafale fleet had logged 2 years ago since its service introduction in 2004 (15 years):
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They left out that the F-35 has shot down more F-35s than the Rafale too.
I'll see myself out...
As usual, a title meant to be taken out of context by the author.A terrible headline - the officer's words were just reflecting the reality that the current F-35 won't be the iteration in frontline use in 2030.Today's F-35As Not Worth Including In High-End War Games According To Air Force General
Comments from one of the Air Force's top officers adds fuel to a newly-swirling and already fiery debate about the future F-35 program, as a whole.www.thedrive.com
The administration of US President Joe Biden has told Congress it is proceeding with more than $23bn in weapons sales to the United Arab Emirates, including advanced F-35 aircraft, armed drones and other equipment, congressional aides said on Tuesday.
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The State Department spokesperson said on Tuesday the estimated delivery dates on the UAE sales, if implemented, were for after 2025 or later.
LM has many lobbyists on the hill, so I really doubt this sale will be stopped.US senators propose roadblock for F-35 sale to UAE
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez has offered a bill that could block F-35 sales to the UAE.www.defensenews.com
L’offre présentée par le géant américain est à vrai dire la seule à tenir le budget établi par Berne, soit 6 milliards de francs.
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The offer presented by the American giant is, in fact, the only one to keep the budget established by Berne, namely 6 billion francs.
“The operating costs of the F-35 are high because they are designed to be” interview with Dan Grazier from the Project On Government Oversight
Dan Grazier is a US Marine Corps veteran, journalist and is now part of the Project On Government Oversight (POGO), a nonpartisan independent watchdog that investigates and exposes waste. We grille…hushkit.net
What's lost on critics is when the United States and its allies use the same platform, they achieve an unprecedented level of interoperability, creating dilemmas for our adversaries. In the case of 5th generation fighters, we'd have an allied air force of F-35s more powerful and capable than the sum of its parts - a goal we've been steadily building toward, with more jets built, more squadrons declared mission-ready and more allies having achieved operational capability.
The F-35 is modern and capable now and will be for decades - a stark contrast with so many of our current weapons platforms [...].
There's kinda 3 engines being proposed:can some one explain a bit more about the new engine thats being proposed?
how much more of an improvement will it be?
how much better would the F136 engine be over the 135?It has been long abundantly clear that they should have never cancelled the F136.
How many new one are in this:At the HASC hearing yesterday, the PEO described block 4 as featuring the integration of 14 new weapons on the JSF. I don't think they've ever put out this high a number in their past descriptions of the program . Wonder whether they've added additional weapons and if so what they are.
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In fantasies everything works out as planned. For all we know it would have been worse than the F135 AND you'd have the additional expense of two maintenance/training strings.how much better would the F136 engine be over the 135?It has been long abundantly clear that they should have never cancelled the F136.
Directed energy? We know that an external pod is tested. It would seem as if the 35 should be a good candidate for it to be integrated.
Also effectors? If the Kratos can launch one from an iwb, there is no reason it cannot be.
Agreed. Just like talk of alternates to the F-35 (be those the X-32 production derivatives or future replacements) people need to beware of the "grass is always greener" syndrome here as well. The GE/RR F136 was designed to be essentially a drop in alternate to the F135 so by necessity would not have differed to much in performance lest you have all sorts of operational issues.In fantasies everything works out as planned. For all we know it would have been worse than the F135 AND you'd have the additional expense of two maintenance/training strings.how much better would the F136 engine be over the 135?It has been long abundantly clear that they should have never cancelled the F136.