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14 years ago @ Defense Tech - Pics of the Day: Look ... · 2 replies · +14 points

Slightly depressing how many view this only from a force projection POV when this new carrier capability delivers excellent training for the Chinese air force and navy in how to practice anti-carrier operations. Now they got a real ship out at sea with weapon systems to train against. Ideal for a Taiwan scenario.

14 years ago @ DoD Buzz - Report: SASC supports ... · 0 replies · +6 points

The Pentagon has made the fighter program "the cornerstone of its tactical aviation modernization strategy," said the panel's report accompanying the bill. "

Thought they said it was going to be a backbone.

14 years ago @ DoD Buzz - Report: SASC supports ... · 2 replies · +3 points

Surely Lockheed could negotiate lower prices with its sub-contractors since they have confidence 5000-7000 F-35's will be sold over the next couple of decades. In fact why aren't LM ordering 1000 pieces of everything right now.. why not don't they believe in their own product?

14 years ago @ DoD Buzz - PAS11: The F-35 softwa... · 2 replies · +2 points

No.

14 years ago @ DoD Buzz - PAS11: The F-35 softwa... · 4 replies · +3 points

William C, same reason why it cant supercruise even in clean config and 43,000 lbs of thrust.

It's a brick.

15 years ago @ DoD Buzz - Stateside Basing Kept ... · 0 replies · 0 points

I can't believe this article and comments completely missed the fact that Canada sent CF-18 fighters and indeed all the way from Canada to participate in bomb attacks on Libyan targets.

15 years ago @ Defense Tech - New Footage of Russia'... · 16 replies · +2 points

@E_L_P , in the words of a Swedish fighter pilot 'you don't wanna fly up against the new Russian jets with AMRAAMs'... The Eurocanards with Meteor missile, IRST and wide scanning AESA's will be the hardest opponents the way things look right now. US is rapidly losing its edge.

15 years ago @ DoD Buzz - Trade Ya My JSFs for 1... · 0 replies · +6 points

No major cuts will happen before the foreign partners has been convinced to sign for their orders.

After 2015 this thing will be slashed in half.

15 years ago @ DoD Buzz - No JSFs Flying To Farn... · 0 replies · +1 points

JF-17 and Saab Gripen NG Demo arrived today. The "f-35" you saw was probably the JF-17.

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