July 4, 2015

The F-35 can’t outmaneuver F-16

The F-35, touted as the jet of the future, has just run into perhaps its single most damning issue yet — the jet cannot effectively dogfight against the older jets it is meant to replace. According to a brief written by an F-35 pilot and obtained by David Axe at War is Boring, the new jet was “at a distinct energy disadvantage” compared to a rival F-16 during a mock ...

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Category: F-35 Lightning II

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