Air Force Chief of Staff General Charles вЂњCQвЂќ Brown made headlines the world over when he announced that he may want to see the branch develop an entirely new 5th generation вЂ“ (minus) fighter that could couple some of the F-35вЂ™s capabilities with a bill thatвЂ™s more in keeping with 4th generation jets like the F-16. One obvious difference is that the F-35 shakes quite a bit at high g-loadings and at. The overall experience of flying the F-35 in aerial combat is different from what IвЂ™m used to with the F-16. F-35 Lightning II vs F-16E Fighting Falcon BLOCK 60 F-35 Lightning II vs F-15E Strike Eagle F-35 Lightning II vs Mirage 2000E Mirage 2000 vs F-16 Fighting Falcon F-22 Raptor vs SU-30MKI F-22 Raptor vs Sukhoi SU-35 F-22 Raptor vs SU-30 F-22 Raptor vs SU-27 F-22 Raptor vs F-35 Lightning II F-22 Raptor vs F-18 Super Hornet F-22 Raptor vs.

US Air Force.Related: WHY 5TH GENERATION вЂMINUSвЂ™ FIGHTERS ARE THE FUTUREGeneral Brown, who was clear that the F-35 remained an essential platform for AmericaвЂ™s air dominance, pointed out that the F-35вЂ™s capability set isnвЂ™t necessary for a breadth of combat operations. Sean Gallagher - 10:10 pm UTC. The Marines wanted a jet to replace the Harrier jump jet, and the Air Force and Navy wanted a multi-role attack/fighter replacement for the F-16, F-14, and A-6.Report: In test dogfight, F-35 gets waxed by F-16 F-35 pilot found his aircraft 'substantially inferior' in close battle. Mackenzie Mendez)The F-35 came out of a desire to create a Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) in the вЂ™80s and вЂ™90s and consolidate combat aircraft requirements into one neat package. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt.

It makes it a specialist.An F-35A Lightning II flies alongside an F-16 Fighting Falcon (U.S. This is our вЂhigh endвЂ™ , we want to make sure we donвЂ™t use it all for the low-end fightвЂ¦ We donвЂ™t want to burn up capability now and wish we had it later.вЂќRecognizing the value in cheaper platforms doesnвЂ™t make the F-35 a failure. Said.вЂњYou donвЂ™t drive your Ferrari to work every day, you only drive it on Sundays.

And as for the F-35вЂ¦ rumors of its demise at the hands of General BrownвЂ™s 5th generation minus fighter concept are similarly without real merit.So without further ado, hereвЂ™s Major Justin вЂњHasardвЂќ Lee going over what General BrownвЂ™s comments really mean, along with some important bits of context you can truly only get from a primary source like Hasard.A 2 trillion dollar specialist of nothing.Its canвЂ™t go supersonic Airframe canвЂ™t take the stressCanвЂ™t handle ocean water mist shuts down the on board computerCanвЂ™t fire main gun without shooting its selfWeapons pylons on the wings Stealth is gone.It canвЂ™t function in enemy airspace without space Satellites, Russia and China both possess Anti Satellite missiles. The truth is, these new F-15s are simply going to replace AmericaвЂ™s old F-15s. This assertion seems supported by the Air ForceвЂ™s decision to purchase new F-15EXs starting this yearвЂ“at a price tag thatвЂ™s actually higher (per-jet) than the F-35.As weвЂ™ve discussed before, however, the F-15EX isnвЂ™t slated to fill the same role as the F-35, making the comparison nothing more than an entertaining thought exercise.

Even if the F35 gets some missiles off it wouldnвЂ™t be difficult to know where they came from.The F35 canвЂ™t dogfight if its spotted with the Mk one eyeball its over.Its a specialist against Mountain boys with AKвЂ™s and RPGs but a museum piece against China or Russia.In a real war the F35 canвЂ™t do anything, useful or special.Thanks for your valuable expert opinion Bill. Anything you would want to use an F35 to destroy is to far away even with advances in missile tech. China either knocks out the Satellites the F35 requires to function or itвЂ™s fueling tankers which the F35 requires to stay in the air.

The cat is out of the bag. No amount of smoke and mirrors can change this well known fact this late in the game. As a matter of fact, the Airforce is exploring standing up aggressor squadrons equipped with older F-35s because the fight is simply too easy against aggressors flying all non-5th gen aircraft.In reality you sounds like a lot of the вЂњjournalistsвЂќ reporting on this plane, you donвЂ™t really seem to know much about it, and in fact you probably are just disinclined to support spending on military programs in general, so if you donвЂ™t mind weвЂ™ll take your opinion with a grain of salt.The F-35 is a lemon. F-35 routinely achieves kill ratios in excess of 20-1 against highly trained and capable aggressor opposition. There is no contest.Although many of the details surrounding F-35 performance and capabilities are classified, what is known, particularly with regard to the planeвЂ™s repeated performance during large scale, realistic exercises like Red Flag validate that it is a transformative and highly effective platform, notwithstanding itвЂ™s high operating cost (currently) relative to legacy fighters.

America is arming itself with very expensive Swiss Army Knives in preparation for future knife fights. WeвЂ™d be naked otherwise.The F-35 was originally sold to the American Public as a do-all multi-role stealth fighter that would replace a sheath of legacy aircraft AND be available for export to help float the aeronautical portion of AmericaвЂ™s military industrial complex.The F-35 has not delivered on almost all of these вЂњoriginalвЂќ selling points.The F-35 can perform a wide array of combat activities, it just cannot do most of them well, or even average. But IвЂ™m glad theyвЂ™re buying the F-15EXвЂ™s.

Who came up with the specs for the F-35? Putin? Xi? Sure, it has the most advanced targeting, avionics, radar and ecm. What were they thinking? SMH. Its range is pathetic, embarrassing even.

So there may actually be a role to fill using the FREE F-35вЂ™s. Israel is buying some, but theyвЂ™re using our money to make the purchase! In any event, they donвЂ™t need long range aircraft. I believe some are running away from it in laughter. Heavy equipment operators, surveyors and civil engineers that I could get my hands on.The pentagon, and our ridiculous federal government, each being charged with this nationвЂ™s defense, do not see it that way.These idiots would hire the 3 pHDs to hammer up 20,000 houses !Many client states are wise to all of this, wise to the numerous shortcomings of the ill-conceived F-35 program, and are walking away from this overhyped overpriced pile of meringue. I would use it to hire the very best carpenters, architects, plumbers, electricians, glazers, masons, geologists. Wooptie Doo!If I wanted to build 20,000 houses, I would not take the lion share of my payroll and use it to hire and overpay 2 or 3 pHDвЂ™s with expertise in timber products.

The stupidity has its origins in the naivety and arrogance used to push this concept at inception. Use AmericaвЂ™s money to buy a few lemons.The F-35 is a stupid design. The few other nations who seemingly bought into the F-35 are doing the same.

Outstanding! IвЂ™d rather have one F-22 instead of five F-35вЂ™s. Did they get cocky from the eventual success of the legitimately lethal,?yet still unproven F-22?After all, when we examine the past US Presidents who were involved with rubber stamping the F-35 program along the wayвЂ¦.we find the epitome of pomposity and arrogance: Bill Clinton, George W Bush and Obama.Obama was the one who canceled the F-22 in favor of the F-35. Their pride and arrogance were the basis for this boondoggle.

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