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https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/38358/f-35s-f-16-aggressors-kc-135-tankers-put-on-impressive-elephant-walk-in-alaska

Do you mean the das is in about 6 akward positions?

Then it's a good thing that only the US is going down this dead end tech path and not every other military on earth. If France does not have stealth for their next gen then I will accept it, but if they are then you can't have it both ways. Also, do not bring up any electronics defence because...

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An analogy would be: F-35...

https://www.france24.com/en/20131024-nsa-france-spying-squarcini-dcri-hollande-ayrault-merkel-usa-obama

It would make sense for the US, Japan and Israel to fund restarting the f-22 line and upgrade it. It might get in the way of the f-35 but I believe the price would be more expensive and keep the f-35 as a 'cheaper' alternative.

Read the articles, lots of 'alledged' and 'was told Rafale involved'. You can accept that but not accept Israel declaring f-35 used in Syria. And do not bring up Syria's air defense because it is a damn sight better than the mim-23 hawk and local electronics systems Turkey had there, f-16's...

Notes for airshow announcers to tell the public from a manufacturer, that's what you have? 😐 Also, impressed with it's combat prowess tested in Libya against that advanced air defense network.

First, does each fighter fight to it's strengths or to it's weaknesses? What do you think it's tactics will be when going against different plane types? How are the enemy fighters loaded out and how much fuel that can affect manuverability? What will the mission planning look like with the...

Notice you never brings up the the Rafale is also being upgraded unless it suites you. Wasn't there F1 to F4 upgrades to the plane as it went along, there was no issue because it wasn't really a risk, just updating a basic delta wing plane. Notice no issues updating f-15, f-16 etc. The software...

Based on an old study with old software, but you always ignore that. The fact is if the French umbrella is set up only for France, what is Poland going to do? With Europe getting a nice chunk of oil and gas from Russia, who's umbrella should they be under? And that's nice how Europe is not...

Whether it can super cruise for a limited distance it can do it. It is also showing its agility in combat config during airshows (not seeing Rafale showing its agility with all those tanks and pods are you?) Even if poland is buying it, as you say, for the U.S. umbrella, that man's they know...

Not a shoot down, a collision. Happens to most fighters.

You'll have to wait for the Russian plasma stealth and chinese quantum radar then to get your mythical aura. The F-35 'fuck up' will just have to soldier in without your approval.

Russian and chinese claims are accepted as gospel? I see..... What characteristics are needlessly complex? Even if stealth is over, as you claim, is it easier to slap better ecm on the f-35 to make up for that or slap stealth characteristics on the Rafale since it is now a bigger target with...

So....when you strip away the stealth, what you have left is a plane with the same service ceiling as the Rafale. Why is every other info about other planes with less sources taken as truth but not with this plane? You're concerned because the F-35 was used by Israel against low peer opponents...

Yet they are still lining up to buy. But I'll tell you what, put the French stealth fighter up to compete with the f-35 and let the superior French jet win. Or offer the Rafale, the problem is you have a delta wing canard fighter with some decent electronics and you think it's the second coming...

His sources are as scarce as the Rafale production line.

Source on the f-18 breakdown. Not arguing on this point, just curious. Also, do not use rumors of pilots as official sources. If that is the case then, There are talks beween pilots.... And some american, swedish, UK and Germany forumers are friends of american, swedish, UK and Germany...