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They have seen more combat than the F-22 that you love, tell the Marines flying them that they aren't ready to do what they are using them for.Two decades and still not rdy for prime time
They've dropped some bombs for proppo…..2 decades and still cant go full rate. Think how many F-22 all that waste could have purchasedThey have seen more combat than the F-22 that you love, tell the Marines flying them that they aren't ready to do what they are using them for.Two decades and still not rdy for prime time
If you want to go by cost and readiness then neither F-22 or B-1 is ready for prime time.
Two decades into F-35 development and production, prime contractors Lockheed Martin and engine maker Pratt and Whitney would like to sign multi-year production contracts.
However, the F-35 program is still plagued by what Garamendi called high operating costs, inadequate repair capacity, spare part shortages and poor replacement part reliabilities. Ongoing challenges running the Autonomic Logistics Information System (ALIS), which was created to deliver parts to aircraft maintainers, are compounding the spare parts problems. Lawmakers Cooling on F-35 Multi-Year Production Contracts - USNI News Two decades and still not rdy for prime time
They've dropped some bombs for proppo…..2 decades and still cant go full rate. Think how many F-22 all that waste could have purchasedThey have seen more combat than the F-22 that you love, tell the Marines flying them that they aren't ready to do what they are using them for.Two decades and still not rdy for prime time
If you want to go by cost and readiness then neither F-22 or B-1 is ready for prime time.
They have seen more combat than the F-22 that you love, tell the Marines flying them that they aren't ready to do what they are using them for.Two decades and still not rdy for prime time
If you want to go by cost and readiness then neither F-22 or B-1 is ready for prime time.
Americans can buy planes, tanks, missiles and submarines from Russia.
We will sell them to you to fight terrorism in the desert, especially submarines.
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They are inexpensive and of higher quality than American
Clearly this isn't true, given that the overwhelming majority of the strike missions they've been churning haven't been released to the press. There was some fanfare for the first strike mission (as there is for any plane that first sees combat) but since then it's been pretty silent, just count the strike decals on that bird.They've dropped some bombs for proppo…..2 decades and still cant go full rate. Think how many F-22 all that waste could have purchased
The F-35 is essentially a multi role replacement for the F-16, and some variants of the F/A-18. Is it better than these? Yes.
Yeah, but is it better enough to warrant the cost? Anyone can design something better when you have a nearly unlimited budget. But once designed, if they are too expensive to deploy in quantity, then it doesn't matter.
My limited understanding, is that each F-35 is $90 Million per unit, whereas an F-16 costs just $25 Million. You can almost get 4 times as many planes for the same price. Can that be justified?
Meanwhile an A-10 unit, is only $18 Million, and as far as I can tell, is still superior in close air-support for ground units, which at this time appears to be the majority of our engagements.
What do you think? I assume you have more knowledge on this.
F-35C isn't competing with F-18, USN is continuing with their plans to continue buying Super Hornets and start filling in with F-35C squadrons until carriers have a mix of the two aircraft. They will eventually start replacing the oldest F-18s Super Hornets with whatever 6th gen fighter comes along in the 2030s to serve alongside the F-35Cs.
F-18s are usually seen as part of the usual cast of candidates offered to countries using them as land based fighters, where they do compete against F-35As. Switzerland is currently evaluating F-35, Super Hornet, Typhoon, Rafale and Gripen. Germany will probably be buying F-18s to replace Tornadoes because they are already nuclear certified. Canada is mired in their endless upgrade drama that includes both F-35 and F-18.
This is the first time I hear such a saying ..... The Russians have a saying, "Quantity has a Quality all its own", so more is better.
Maybe it means that "Quantity changes quality." But this is the topic of materialism.
The Russians have a different saying, "Genius lies in simplicity," which means that simpler things must be done to get a good effect.
A typical example: Americans spent millions of dollars to invent a pen that writes in zero gravity in space. The Russians did not spend money, but used a chemical pencil.
Sorry, I'm talking with google translator
NATO nuclear sharing agreement. See Belgium, Netherlands, Italy, Turkey.The Germans do not have nuclear weapons. Why do they need a a nuclear certified aircraft?
The joke of the SU-35 is that it was originally meant to be an interim solution that would eventually serve primarily for the export market until they got their glorious 5th generation fighter.The Russians no longer can field the "Simple" Fighter and expect to survive even the first couple of minutes. Instead, they field the SU-27 and the SU-35 in high numbers.
The joke of the SU-35 is that it was originally meant to be an interim solution that would eventually serve primarily for the export market until they got their glorious 5th generation fighter.The Russians no longer can field the "Simple" Fighter and expect to survive even the first couple of minutes. Instead, they field the SU-27 and the SU-35 in high numbers.
Of course their 5th gen program effectively collapsed with SU-57 being built in only token numbers, so now Russia is planning on going well into the 2030s with their primary fighter aircraft being basically an upgrade of the SU-27 that first flew in the 1970s. Meanwhile they don't even have the economy to produce it in high numbers, there have already been more 5th generation F-35s produced in 2019 alone than the total number of operational SU-35s serving Russia's military.
Going forward they are going to build 10 SU-35s per year, USA will be surpass with that by the 3rd week of January.
I'm interested in your sources of information.The joke of the SU-35 is that it was originally meant to be an interim solution that would eventually serve primarily for the export market until they got their glorious 5th generation fighter.The Russians no longer can field the "Simple" Fighter and expect to survive even the first couple of minutes. Instead, they field the SU-27 and the SU-35 in high numbers.
Of course their 5th gen program effectively collapsed with SU-57 being built in only token numbers, so now Russia is planning on going well into the 2030s with their primary fighter aircraft being basically an upgrade of the SU-27 that first flew in the 1970s. Meanwhile they don't even have the economy to produce it in high numbers, there have already been more 5th generation F-35s produced in 2019 alone than the total number of operational SU-35s serving Russia's military.
Going forward they are going to build 10 SU-35s per year, USA will be surpass with that by the 3rd week of January.
One of these days, their SU-27s and Mig-29s are going to be in the same plight as our F-15Cs and F-16Cs and the cost of operation will go clean out the window. We have replacements. They only can afford 10 per year.
They keep trying to sell the F-15E short. But we already know the F-15C can turn and burn with a Mig-29 which is a tighter dog fighter than the SU-27. So the new F-15EX is still a viable war bird to replace the C model F-15 until something else comes along. At least USAF can get the flying dead ones of the F-15Cs off the tarmac.
I believe this is the beginning of 2019.
Show your sources
of course i know american sources you have to confirm
https://www.washingtonpost.com/busi...mes-head-lawmaker-threatens-hold-up-contract/
However, the program is having trouble keeping the F-35s mission-capable, an odd problem for a brand-new fleet. The overall F-35 fleet was capable of performing all of its tasked missions only about a third of the time, said Diana Maurer, defense capabilities and management director for the Government Accountability Office, on Wednesday.
I believe those sources have already been given in here a few times in response to the Lighting II Haters.
for more-or-less smart Americans - The Main Source of War in American Mass Media is National Interest
For other Americans - CNN
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As a rule, American media are late with information.
Do you disagree?
Then I repeat my question ..
Give me the sources of your information.
Really? Of USA's latest aircraft designs F-35, F-22, and B-2 which haven't had problems with availability when brand new?However, the program is having trouble keeping the F-35s mission-capable, an odd problem for a brand-new fleet.
Really? Of USA's latest aircraft designs F-35, F-22, and B-2 which haven't had problems with availability when brand new?However, the program is having trouble keeping the F-35s mission-capable, an odd problem for a brand-new fleet.
