[spokeshave]

Very cool that the helmet allows the pilot a 360 degree view so he can check blindspots though. That should definitely be a bonus.

So why do they need 360 degree situational awareness, which may be useful in a dogfight...but there are no guns available.

I thought that the whole point of the F35 was to use missiles to shoot down over the horizon attackers.

[mcshot]

It’s supposedly replacing the CAS mission of the A-10. Kind of hard when the fighter is designed for over the horizon combat. The end.