☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to news@hexbear.netEnglish · 7 months agoThe F-35 fleet can only perform the full range of its combat roles 30% of the time. This unreliability renders the entire program ineffective.www.pogo.orgexternal-linkmessage-square78fedilinkarrow-up1120arrow-down10cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
arrow-up1120arrow-down1external-linkThe F-35 fleet can only perform the full range of its combat roles 30% of the time. This unreliability renders the entire program ineffective.www.pogo.org☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to news@hexbear.netEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square78fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
minus-squarezifnab25 [he/him, any]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·edit-27 months agoOkay but 16 is less than half of 35 More seriously, they do have F-16s with robot brains. They’re called Predators and they’re terrifying, particularly when employed inside a defensive perimeter. But they’re not great at power projection. F-22s/35s are built for extended range.
Okay but 16 is less than half of 35
More seriously, they do have F-16s with robot brains. They’re called Predators and they’re terrifying, particularly when employed inside a defensive perimeter.
But they’re not great at power projection. F-22s/35s are built for extended range.