[sukhoi-30mki]

[Daniel Ramsey]

Anybody have a better plane in the works?

President Trump needs better tools for our military, sounds like the F35 isn’t one of them.

[dasboot]

K.I.S.S.

[Yo-Yo]

Australia retired their F-111Cs in anticipation of receiving F-35As, buying F/A-18E/F/G Super Hornets and Growlers as a stop-gap measure.

The F-111C performed the maritime patrol and long distance strike role for the RAAF, and in terms of payload and range would have been much better replaced by the F-15E Strike Eagle than either the F/A-18E or the F-35A.

[Flick Lives]

But they've been dismissed as an expensive flop with the jets facing difficulties including pilot visibility issues, stealth coatings peeling off, an inability to fly during lightning storms due to the risk of exploding, and software problems.

F-35 Lightning NOT.