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Re:Lockheed Reassigns Workers to Fix F-35 Software by nether on Thursday June 20, 2013 @04:06PM (#5914566)
Because loitering and enduring battle damage make so much sense in an era of countermeasure-immune SAMs and huge directed-shrapnel warheads. Spitting DU rounds onto a city block also isn't a great idea in today's conflicts. The A-10 is obsolete, the tankbuster role is obsolete, the F-35 isn't perfect but is far more appropriate for today's conflicts.
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Re:Lockheed Reassigns Workers to Fix F-35 Software by kbolino on Thursday June 20, 2013 @04:41PM (#5914830)
Yet we fight a lot of "obsolete" enemies. The effectiveness of the F-35 won't be known until it is battle-tested. Before then, it's all rainbows and unicorns.
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Re:Lockheed Reassigns Workers to Fix F-35 Software by jfb on Thursday June 20, 2013 @04:48PM (#5914861)
We aren't likely to see masses of T-72s rolling under uncontested airspace any time again.
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Re:Lockheed Reassigns Workers to Fix F-35 Software by harshreality on Thursday June 20, 2013 @04:43PM (#5914841)
Drones are far more appropriate for today's conflicts.
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