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Re:The U.S. Air Force Has Doubts About the F-35 by trasz on Wednesday December 08, 2021 @05:06AM (#29482961)
In case of a shooting war all those F-35 would get destroyed by cruise missiles before they could take off. The only reason for Poland getting F-35 is trying to please the US and to participate in NATO missions.
Re:The U.S. Air Force Has Doubts About the F-35 by landmass on Wednesday December 08, 2021 @08:32PM (#29492780)
In case of a shooting war all those F-35 would get destroyed by cruise missiles before they could take off. Possibly, but aircraft in their sealed revetments are a difficult target.

Also, an attack of that nature would would certainly trigger Section 5 of the Collective Defense, and then US resupply. I suspect most NATO members who buy the very expensive F-35 do so in the belief (or hope) that the US will replace these aircraft immediately, from US squadrons, if necessary.

Re:The U.S. Air Force Has Doubts About the F-35 by ed_balls on Wednesday December 08, 2021 @05:38AM (#29483182)
Exactly, the main threat model is the Russian aggression via hybrid warfare (anything below the classic war, which would trigger article 5) or full fledge offence. In both cases F-35 sucks, Poland is too close to Russia. I'd be much better to spend the money on drones, satellites.