some F35 info

• Apr 9, 2019

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gumbyk

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First loss.... Missing Japanese F-35 poses major security headache for US if it falls into Russian or Chinese hands

 

• Apr 9, 2019

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At least it seems they found the wreckage. No pilot though :/

Japanese F-35 fighter crashes into Pacific

 

• Apr 9, 2019

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gumbyk said:

First loss....

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This makes the second.
The first was last September near MCAS Beaufort, SC.

 

• Apr 22, 2019

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michaelmaltby

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Somewhere over the South China Sea ...
[Air Force Times]

 

• Apr 30, 2019

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michaelmaltby

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Practicing inter-action over Korea [Air Force Times]

 

• Apr 30, 2019

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U.S. Air Force's F-35A Jets With Radar Reflectors And External AIM-9X Missiles Carry Out First Airstrikes In Iraq

 

• May 5, 2019

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Torch said:

U.S. Air Force's F-35A Jets With Radar Reflectors And External AIM-9X Missiles Carry Out First Airstrikes In Iraq

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They are not likely to encounter any RF threats in that theater that matter, so it makes a lot of sense to carry reflectors and external stores. On the other hand, their sensor fusion and network centric capabilities are still force multipliers that can be leveraged in theater.

T!

 

• May 10, 2019

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vikingBerserker

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'You Haven't Seen Us:' Norway Kicks Tires on Stealthy F-35s as First Exercise Begins

 

• May 29, 2019

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[Source: Air Force Times]

 

• May 31, 2019

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Looks so effortless!!!!!!Watch This Cockpit Video Of F-35 Demo Pilot Capt. Andrew "Dojo" Olson Performing Demo Routine Over Miami Beach

 

• Jun 4, 2019

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EDIT: note this is a '360' video, so you can use the mouse to 'grab' the camera view and pan it around to look at the pilot, his presentation screens, or the parked fighter. Gets a bit confusing because sometimes the screens are displaying info and sometimes bits of the parked aircraft itself are being highlighted - but a neat gimmick nonetheless.

 

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• Jun 28, 2019

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PICTURES: UK F-35s make operational debut

 

• Jul 28, 2019

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Continuing with an RAF point of view:

 

• Jul 28, 2019

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Every time I look at the F35 I still find it amazing just how small it is, and how much capability is packed into that airframe. Stunning achievement.

 

• Jul 29, 2019

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vikingBerserker

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Esp when you compare it to WW2 aircraft.

 

• Jul 29, 2019

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Just compare it to a Hawk. 10ft longer, wingspan 2 1/2 ft wider, about a foot taller and no one would call the Hawk a big aircraft.

 

• Sep 18, 2019

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michaelmaltby

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[Source: Air Force Times]

 

• Oct 1, 2019

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Let's Talk About The Story Of A German Radar Vendor That Claims To Have Tracked Two F-35s With Passive Radar

 

• Oct 1, 2019

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This is way out of my area of any expertise but during the US air strikes in Bosnia in I believe 95 the Serbs were able to use something like that to shoot down an F 117. I've always found this incident a little worrisome.

 

• Oct 1, 2019

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michael rauls said:

This is way out of my area of any expertise but during the US air strikes in Bosnia in I believe 95 the Serbs were able to use something like that to shoot down an F 117. I've always found this incident a little worrisome.

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The F-117 that was shot down in Bosnia, was detected only when it opened it's bombay.

Conversely, the F-35s "spotted" by the German passive radar, were not using stealth, but rather had their emitters in place because they were operating in civil airspace and wanted to be seen (i.e.: ATC radars, etc.)...