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2015-09-14 Home Front: WoT

We Have Proof the U.S. Air Force Watered Down the F-35 to Avoid Embarrassment

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Posted by Blossom Unains5562 2015-09-14 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 suitable only for "basic" close air support and other ground-attack missions and "limited" defense-suppression -- and none of it in anti-access airspace.

*cough*A-10*cough*

Posted by SteveS 2015-09-14 03:07|| 2015-09-14 03:07|| Front Page Top

#2 australia is worried because we said we would buy a stack of these turkeys

but indonesia to our north - a muslim nation of 250 million + people and expansionist ideas - has ordered the more effective russian made sukhois

and the sukhois are cheaper so they are buying more

so they will control our northern airspace by 2020

Posted by anon1 2015-09-14 07:41|| 2015-09-14 07:41|| Front Page Top

#3 You need to understand.
The F-35 isn't an aircraft per se: it's a procurement and employment package. Money-to go.

Posted by ed in texas 2015-09-14 07:55|| 2015-09-14 07:55|| Front Page Top

#4 Oh. The lying assholes are back. Hi guys!

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2015-09-14 09:02|| 2015-09-14 09:02|| Front Page Top

#5 Oh, and look! They have a nice new David Axe article to repeat the lies of to me.

As far as I know he never responded to the criticisms re: that engine power was hobbled in software during the tests he cited as 'proof' that it couldn't dogfight.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2015-09-14 09:06|| 2015-09-14 09:06|| Front Page Top

#6 To make a long story short, this guy told lies and half-truths the last time around, why are y'all so eager to believe and repeat it this time around?

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2015-09-14 09:12|| 2015-09-14 09:12|| Front Page Top

#7 This is the same crap criticism that occurred in the 1980's regarding the f-15, f-16, f-18, m-1 tank, and m-2/3 bradley. After a sort through process with the first units, they all achieved their goals. The war is boring guy is following in the the footsteps of that 1980's thru 2000 magpie Pierre _ who bad mouthed every defense product that the US came up with.

Posted by Zebulon Sforza9322 2015-09-14 11:14|| 2015-09-14 11:14|| Front Page Top

#8 Anon1, Is there a case of third world pilots outfighting a first world pilot, even using a superior plan? Typically the third world training is lacking. Of course they might find Russians flying the planes, that seems to happen from time to time.

Posted by rjschwarz 2015-09-14 11:23|| 2015-09-14 11:23|| Front Page Top

#9 When they find neural networks flying the drones they're FUBARed.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2015-09-14 18:52|| 2015-09-14 18:52|| Front Page Top

#10 Axe is an knowledgeable "journalist" who wouldn't know which end of an aircraft sucks or blows. But he did find a niche in the WWW catering to wasted minds like him. This is hipster douchebag clickbait. Don't become a hipster douchebag and don't support one by clicking though.

Posted by Betty Hitler2611 2015-09-14 19:06|| 2015-09-14 19:06|| Front Page Top

#11 unknowledgeable

Posted by Betty Hitler2611 2015-09-14 19:07|| 2015-09-14 19:07|| Front Page Top

#12 Betty Hitler2611=UI (Unintelligable BS)

Posted by BrerRabbit 2015-09-14 20:06|| 2015-09-14 20:06|| Front Page Top

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