Super Hornet replacement
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Re: Super Hornet replacement
Thought the F-35 was supposed to be the newest and greatest, and replacing the F-18.
According to this article, guess not.
And not the first time concerns have been raised about the F-35's air to air maneuverability.
" While the Navy’s F-35C is engineered for strike missions, next-generation sensor fusion, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance and air-to-air combat, experts maintain it does not have the fifth-generation air-to-air dominance and speed of the F-22. Nevertheless, Navy officials emphasize that the now-in-development F-35C is the service’s fifth-generation platform. "
Doesn't exactly inspire confidence in the very expensive F-35.
According to this article, guess not.
And not the first time concerns have been raised about the F-35's air to air maneuverability.
" While the Navy’s F-35C is engineered for strike missions, next-generation sensor fusion, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance and air-to-air combat, experts maintain it does not have the fifth-generation air-to-air dominance and speed of the F-22. Nevertheless, Navy officials emphasize that the now-in-development F-35C is the service’s fifth-generation platform. "
Doesn't exactly inspire confidence in the very expensive F-35.