Why Finland Selected the F-35A (2021)

Re:Why Finland Selected the F-35A (2021) by kilgnad on Wednesday February 01, 2023 @01:44AM (#34607269)

There's definitely a distortion field around the F-35 both from the positive perspective and the negative. As most of us are laymen who've never flown the plane, it's hard to know which viewpoint is definitive.

Sentiment has definitely shifted towards the positive viewpoint though.

However, the negative viewpoint is not unrealistic. The US can strong arm other countries into buying their crap with bribes and other under the cover dealings. Heck why do you think TSMC is opening a fab in Arizona? Because it's a profitable move? No way.

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Re:Why Finland Selected the F-35A (2021) by trashtester on Wednesday February 01, 2023 @03:23AM (#34607907)

I guy I grew up with is a flight instructor for the F-35. He claims (publicly) it's a total game changer compared to the F-16's he used to fly before.

In exercises such as Red Flag, it dominates anything 4th gen.

"Stealth" is not only about being hard to detect. It's just as much about making it difficult for enemy missiles to get a lock and keep it until they score a hit.

Also, the softer (or software) elements of the F-35 is a huge part of it. Sensor Fusion makes it a lot easier to know what to do next.

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