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I'm not a F35 fan, but it's always better not taking a single risk, when possible. And it was the case....

SCRATCH ONE F-35 !

The LM never ending story.... :clap2: https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2023/07/f-35-test-squadron-works-wring-out-upgrade-problems/388478/ Jackson’s squadron is testing a suite of hardware and software improvements, known as Technology Refresh 3, or TR-3, that will be the backbone for...

Belgium F35 will be delivered with at least 6 months delay. https://www.rtbf.be/article/les-deux-premiers-f-35-seront-livres-a-la-belgique-avec-au-moins-six-mois-de-retard-11235815

Scratch one flying turkey from the korean inventory :cool1: https://www.opex360.com/2023/05/23/la-force-aerienne-sud-coreenne-retire-de-son-inventaire-un-f-35a-trop-endommage-pour-etre-repare/

LOL. We just need some of your tankers to operate on every battle field. You always try to mystify your friends. Next one is Australia with the so costly SSN. I remember when some found the 12 french SSK costly. See the bill for 8 SSN, in maybe 20+ years.

On Radar no, because of the cost. On Spectra it seems it's already operational, or at least tested.

A so big engine is very greedy of fuel, so CFT essestial. M88 old? 1st ground trial in 1989. already some improbvements : M88-2 E4, M88-4E (or M88 CGP) F110 is a rebranded F101, ground tested in the early 1980's...

Only if you are comparing same technological goods my dear. PESA and AESA can't be compared. You are a master in BS... I don't have your level in this field.

Every average american can't tolerate when the US products quality is doubtfull. And you are one of these american. Our great "friend" uncle Sam gave us 2nd or 3rd rank quality T/R modules.... probably an error. An intentional error.

You are just +/- 12 years late ! UAE requested 10% more radar range in 2011 (or before. I don't remember), when Dassault (and Thales) showed them the RBE2-AA (for Antenne Active (ie active antenna). This prototyp used USA sourced T/R modules, showing only 25% more range on PESA radar. It was...

other planes ? F15 EX for Israel, Rafale for Greece and UAE (if UAE ordered the F35 after all). Don't take europeans air force in account : they all pay a huge pizzo to be help by uncle Sam in case of, so F35 is more than enough for them.

No need of a source, but of a brain. Americans are developping a brand new fighter, a black hole for billions, they said it is the dark star, and now they explain they need another fighter. No need to be Sherlock Holmes.

Part of the NGAD origins come from the restrictions of the whole F35 program. It's crystal clear. As the stop for the new engine.

No. It's not a good fighter. It may become a good air support plane, but not a fighter. This is why the country facing a real war potential situation (israel, USA, Greece) ordered other plane to overcome the F35 air to air issues.

For Air to Air mission, speed = less range available for opponent weapon system. So speed is not suddenly useless, even after the arrival of potent medium A to A missiles.

40 or 50 seconds.... :pound::pound::pound:

Why do you want me to hate a thing ? I just see how LM failed to study and fine tune this bird. Where F16 was a technical success, built on a long road map of improvements, F35 goals were far too high from the beginning. When they solve one software problem another one occurs ! And the frame is...

Sure not. 1) F35 max speed was reduced because some part of the rear frame took off at high speed. 2) The fuel consumption for 10 minutes of full AB will empty the internal tanks (as for every fighter except SR71 and maybe Foxbat). Try all you want : F35 was made for F16 CAS and A10 replacement...

mode laugh on : The russian pilot was friendly enough to let the F35, in full AB, coming near.... 10 seconds after the F35 was out of fuel and Mig in first reheat crank only a point on the horizon.... But after all, was it a joke ? may be not.