Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Photo of the F-35 dropping the Paveway IV (Photo: U.S. F-35 Program Office)

1 posted on 06/19/2015 8:20:14 PM PDT by sukhoi-30mki
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | View Replies ]


To: sukhoi-30mki

That is a wicked cool aircraft. The pilot can see “through” the skin of the plane, using cameras of course.
Putin announced his new planes the other day, and some military guy on FNC laughed at him. He said they will be 10-15 years getting them to fly, and be invisible. The F-35 is ready to kick butt now.


2 posted on 06/19/2015 9:09:24 PM PDT by rikkir (Anyone still believe the 8/08 Atlantic cover wasn't 100% accurate?)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies ]

To: sukhoi-30mki

Joint Advanced Strike Technology (JAST) program was created in 1993.. 22 years later and it’s still not fielded and probably won’t until 2018 if they’re lucky. That would make it 25 years from design to deployment.

It’s a very costly POS.


4 posted on 06/20/2015 4:56:32 AM PDT by maddog55 (America Rising a new Civil War needs to happen.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies ]

To: sukhoi-30mki
...field an affordable, highly common family of next-generation strike fighter aircraft...

Affordable?????

5 posted on 06/20/2015 5:03:09 AM PDT by DoodleDawg
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson