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The Air Force Secretly Designed, Built, and Flew a Brand-New Fighter Jet
Popular Mechanics via Yahoo ^ | September 16th, 2020 | Kyle Mizokami

Posted on 09/17/2020 12:32:54 PM PDT by Mariner

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Now it makes sense !

The Left and the Enemedia are all bent out of shape and screaming to high heaven because the U.S. is selling a number of F-35 fighter jets to the Arabs as part of the recent Middle East peace agreement.

Could it be that this secret brand new fighter jet revealed in the article above has made all others "obsolete" in comparison?

Looks like Trump knew exactly what he was doing in the sale.

I just love the Art of the Deal !

Leni

21 posted on 09/17/2020 1:07:58 PM PDT by MinuteGal (MAGA !!! MAGA !!! MAGA !!!)
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According to Defense News, the Air Force developed the new fighter in about a year

Just like the heyday of modern flight when Kelly Johnson could actually do his magic.

22 posted on 09/17/2020 1:08:36 PM PDT by pfflier
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23 posted on 09/17/2020 1:09:26 PM PDT by llevrok (Vote while it is still legal! And often.)
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To: Mariner

I like it!!!!


24 posted on 09/17/2020 1:11:54 PM PDT by ontap
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To: Red Badger

That was an enlightening article from Defense News.

Game Changer.


25 posted on 09/17/2020 1:12:32 PM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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I wonder if these New Fighters are already in Squadron Service. Something like the F-117 was during the early 90’s when it was first used to penetrate Iraqi airspace and attack targets.

The Iraqi’s got one hell of a surprise.


26 posted on 09/17/2020 1:13:55 PM PDT by puppypusher ( The world is going to the dogs.)
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Aliens.

It has to be.

Aliens................


27 posted on 09/17/2020 1:14:48 PM PDT by Red Badger (Sine Q-Anon.....................very............)
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OT if we ever do field another plane that falls short of it’s performance expectations we should name it “The Obomber.”


28 posted on 09/17/2020 1:18:20 PM PDT by Hillarys Gate Cult
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Popular Mechanix??

LOL, the same clowns that claim we have deployed rail guns and particle beams........


29 posted on 09/17/2020 1:22:11 PM PDT by doorgunner69 (Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading - T Jefferson)
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That thing is way cool. Man, are the alien invaders gonna’ be surprised!


30 posted on 09/17/2020 1:23:07 PM PDT by mikeus_maximus (This what a Godless society looks like. Expect it to get more violent and more perverse.)
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IIRC, it was first used in the Noriega removal job in Panama.


31 posted on 09/17/2020 1:23:57 PM PDT by doorgunner69 (Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading - T Jefferson)
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32 posted on 09/17/2020 1:24:24 PM PDT by GreenLanternCorps (Hi! I'm the Dread Pirate Roberts! (TM) Atsk about franchise opportunities in your area.)
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https://stargate.fandom.com/wiki/F-302_fighter-interceptor


33 posted on 09/17/2020 1:26:50 PM PDT by GreenLanternCorps (Hi! I'm the Dread Pirate Roberts! (TM) Atsk about franchise opportunities in your area.)
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...Wall Street Journal that detected the production of the F-117 without ever seeing the craft.

They had some highly placed intel


34 posted on 09/17/2020 1:28:29 PM PDT by Rinnwald
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I fully expected the next ‘new’ plane to be a full sized UAV flown by Gen Z kids


35 posted on 09/17/2020 1:30:47 PM PDT by ratzoe
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Other stories, like this one, claim that the aircraft is only a technology demonstrator, not a fully-functional fighter ready for production.

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/36431/the-u-s-air-force-has-flown-a-demonstrator-for-its-next-generation-fighter

36 posted on 09/17/2020 1:31:20 PM PDT by Yo-Yo ( is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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PDJT....The most common sense and the most America First President EVER!


37 posted on 09/17/2020 1:35:39 PM PDT by entropy12 (covid-19 separates the fearful from the freedom loving! If I am not afraid, no one should be.)
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No one knows what this plane is: manned or drone; test bed or prototype. Or whats it cost by unknown manufacture.

Second post on this plane


38 posted on 09/17/2020 1:37:29 PM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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The Iraqi’s got one hell of a surprise.

Any intelligence service paying attention to Panama in 1989 would not have been surprised.

39 posted on 09/17/2020 1:42:39 PM PDT by ASA Vet (Make American Intelligence Great Again. Bring back ASA.)
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“Could it be that this secret brand new fighter jet revealed in the article above has made all others “obsolete” in comparison?”

We’ll know the answer to that if the F-35 orders get severely curtailed in the next few years. But the F-35 does have other capabilities that will keep it relavent in any combat theatre for many years to come. Also, get ready to find out about more secret programs along these lines to be made public in the next few years.


40 posted on 09/17/2020 1:52:12 PM PDT by fatman6502002 ((The Team The Team The Team - Bo Schembechler circa 1969))
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