“The F-35 will accomplish the mission better, as it survives combat better. “
The F-35’s combat survivablility has been proven in exactly how many live fire missions?
“The F-35’s combat survivability has been proven in exactly how many live fire missions?”
One presumes that by “live fire missions,” Rebelbase means “in actual combat.”
Weapon systems are never tested that way.
Wars are terrible places to field-test systems.
Too many factors cannot be controlled, even when they can be identified. Many never can be.
And data collection is far more difficult.
Look up the terms “operational test and evaluation” or the acronym OT&E to learn how it’s done.