It’s funny how people (like you) post things like this about the F-35 when they don’t have the barest clue as to its effectiveness or what the actual story is behind its “replacing” of the A-10.
Before believing all of the garbage media hype about the F-35, let’s take a trip down memory lane at what other weapon systems were touted as total garbage. The AV-8 Harrier jump jet was nicknamed “The Widowmaker” by the media. Congress Democraps and their lapdog media was so against Nimitz Class aircraft carriers that they were digging up outdated and wrong World War II technical reports stating that large aircraft carriers were sitting ducks and a lot of smaller ones were the way to go. Jimmy Carter was so against building a single new carrier during his term that he attempted to veto the entire Defense Authorization Bill over it. How about AWACS, the most successful defense acquisition program in history? Sen. Thomas Eagleton (D-Mo.) and Pat Schroeder (D-Colo.) waged personal war against it. They called AWACS a “sham”, “disaster”, and “contributes nothing and has a zero chance of surviving a war”. The fact is, AWACS was so adept at directing airpower that it multiplies the effectiveness of forces it controls. As awesome as our frontline fighter jets were in the 1991 Persian Gulf War, AWACS is the real reason that we completely routed Iraqi forces in that war. And now we’re seeing the same garbage articles about the F-35. It kills me how gullible people are.
When I see some sign of the F-35 being effective I’ll let you know. Right now the only people who think it’s amazing are not the people who have to use it or depend on it.
The plane should be named the Obama due to the magical properties so many of its believers attribute to it.
F-35 is too many things in one package. Self lift, or highly maneuverable, take your pick, but not both.
AWACS is great in uncontested airspace. It and the tankers would be the first targets in any battle against a creditable air force, such as the Sovs.