F-35 Fighter Jet
Discussions center on the F-35 Lightning II's capabilities, criticisms of its high costs, maintenance issues, dogfighting performance, and development delays, alongside defenses highlighting its stealth, sensors, avionics superiority, and role in modern air combat compared to planes like the F-16 and F-22.
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More details about the F-35, related post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9803043
F-35, the Jira of fighter planes
Looks like the F-35 is the SAP of fighter jets
Original source: "F-35 Continues to Stumble"http://www.pogo.org/straus/issues/weapons/2017/f35-continues...
The F-35 isn't a dogfighter either.
Which plane, exactly, is superior to the F-35?
Former USAF. Agree with the other comments about treaty obligations, personally I think the F35 is a prime example of insane, out of control project management that has become quite common in US aerospace development.All that being said, the F35 does serve a role that others can't fill. When people think about fighters, generally two planes locked in a dogfight come to mind. This is a 20th century way of thinking about air superiority. Take the F22 as an example, it's well loved by
Why the downvote?1. It is a one trick pony. I can't fly fast, can't carry big payload, can't dog fight and takes a shit-load of maintenance. The only advantage is that it may or may not be "invisible" to opponents. I am sure it outclasses any third world countries like Iran, Iraq, whatever. But against China or Russia this is a big if. And if not (invisible) then you are screwed big time. You bought a ton of trade-offs for one advantage that disappeared.Take this
F35 has more electronic warfare infra backing it
Yes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_F-35_Lightning...