Ok listen, I was kind of curious... I was wondering what your opinion of the newest fighter known as "Joint Strike Fighter" in the US... the F-35 (Lockheed Martine X-35).
I saw footage from its competition with the Boeing X-32... and honestly I wasn't that impressed... Its classified both as a Multirole fighter, but it seems to be more specifically designed for Air-to-ground assaults. I mean besides the innovated VTOL option and newer onboard computers, it's not that great... based on the information I've found, its a "First Strike" fighter in times of war, however without support from F-18 cover, its aparently close to useless. Its range is impressive... but multi-roles should be able to hold thier own in a fight, which clearly this one can't. Also one thing that I feel should be brought to the table, is that the very effort to produce such a fighter was done by a board formed to be... "More cost effective" then the original canceled Multi-Role Fighter (MRF) and Advanced Strike Aircraft (A/F-X) programs
I saw footage from its competition with the Boeing X-32... and honestly I wasn't that impressed... Its classified both as a Multirole fighter, but it seems to be more specifically designed for Air-to-ground assaults. I mean besides the innovated VTOL option and newer onboard computers, it's not that great... based on the information I've found, its a "First Strike" fighter in times of war, however without support from F-18 cover, its aparently close to useless. Its range is impressive... but multi-roles should be able to hold thier own in a fight, which clearly this one can't. Also one thing that I feel should be brought to the table, is that the very effort to produce such a fighter was done by a board formed to be... "More cost effective" then the original canceled Multi-Role Fighter (MRF) and Advanced Strike Aircraft (A/F-X) programs