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2014-11-20 Science & Technology

Fighter Milestone: F-22s and F-35s Train Together

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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2014-11-20 09:12|| || Front Page|| [11127 views ] Top

#1 The F-35 strike fighters will replace the venerable A-10 Thunderbolt II

Ha
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Posted by swksvolFF 2014-11-20 13:09|| 2014-11-20 13:09|| Front Page Top

#2 The key word here is "train", not "actual combat".

Posted by gorb 2014-11-20 13:16|| 2014-11-20 13:16|| Front Page Top

#3 I'm with swksvolFF on that.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2014-11-20 15:39|| 2014-11-20 15:39|| Front Page Top

#4 In time for thanksgiving when it's traditional to serve up turkeys?

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2014-11-20 16:26|| 2014-11-20 16:26|| Front Page Top

#5 Grant told FoxNews.com that, as the F-35 proves its capabilities, it will quickly overshadow the decades-old A-10.

When it comes to CAS and interdiction... only in your wet dreams Grant.

Posted by DarthVader 2014-11-20 17:22|| 2014-11-20 17:22|| Front Page Top

#6 Replace? Not even close. The A-10 was purpose built as a mud mover, tactical killer, with lots fo dwell time. F-35 aint even close.

Just give the A-10 to the Army and Marines - especially the Marines, they take hand-me-down gear and keep it deadly for decades (AH-1).

Posted by OldSpook 2014-11-20 19:15|| 2014-11-20 19:15|| Front Page Top

#7 Where was the F22 + F35 when two [redcued from four] Russki "Bear" Bombers flew "around" Guam last week???

Like any good Madonna fan I'd caught the "Bears" during their flight - INCIDENTALLY, FROM MY VANTAGE POINT METHINKS ITS MORE CORRECT TO SAY THE "BEARS" FLEW O-V-E-R PARTS OF CENTRAL + SOUTHERN GUAM, NOT "AROUND".

AFAIK not a single US intercept of any sort took place - none via Drone, PATRIOT, USN CVN TacFighter, or USN SLAAM, etc, + not even one Air Raid alarm.

TAKE THAT, CARIBBEAN + CARIB UNION, YOU HEAR ME, DARTH VLAD PUTIN VIOLATED US SOVEREIGNTY BY FLYING OVER GUAM FIRST, NOT YOUSE OR THE KEYSTONE PIPELINE!

GUAM DEMANDS TO BE BOMBED BY VLAD IN THE NAME OF GLOBALISM!

Also good for deterring CHINA + PLA Airborne, at least until the ISIS/ISIL attacks Russia.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2014-11-20 21:35|| 2014-11-20 21:35|| Front Page Top

#8 Its either that, or Putin learned about the new Chinese VISA Waiver rule from the US, + demands rciprocity for Russia vee Guam + CNMI???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2014-11-20 21:38|| 2014-11-20 21:38|| Front Page Top

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