Israel showed the "power" of the F-35 stealth fighter jet during its late October retaliatory strikes against Iran, Britain's top military officer said on Wednesday.
Israel showed the 'power' of F-35s in destroying nearly all of Iran's air defenses without a loss - 🇬🇧 admiral www.businessinsider.com/israel-showe ...
-- Karsten Marrup (@karstenmarrup.bsky.social) December 5, 2024 at 1:25 AM
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Which Countries Has The US Banned From Buying The F-35? (August 2024)
simpleflying.com
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Summary
- - - US blocked Turkey from F-35 program for buying Russian S-400 SAM system, hinting at potential readmission if S-400s are given up.
- - - Gulf States like UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar desire F-35s, facing approval challenges amid Israel's opposition and other regional tensions.
- - - Thailand denied US F-35 purchase due to training and technical issues, Taiwan interested but met with resistance over Chinese tensions and espionage fears.
The F-35 Lightning II is arguably the most advanced fighter jet on the international market (there are export restrictions on the F-22 Raptor).
The F-35 has been purchased by dozens of US allies worldwide, but the US does not just sell the jet to any country.
Some countries would like to purchase the F-35, but the United States has blocked the sales for various reasons (the countries below are not an exhaustive list).
The US is very protective of the F-35 fighter jet and does not want to see it compromised - although it does permit some countries to produce the F-35 locally under license. ...
@#9 ... A positive F-35 thread? ...
You referring to things like this?
That jet the Marines lost? Taxpayers will pay $1.7 trillion for the F-35 program (2023)
www.cnn.com
... The military temporarily losing a fighter jet near Charleston, South Carolina, and asking the public to help find it is a plotline in which "Top Gun" (fighter jets) meets "The Hunt for Red October" (country can't find its weapons system).
But the larger story of the F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter is like tax dollars meet "The Blob" (unstoppable force consumes everything in its path). ...
Or this?
F-35 Stealth Fighters: Expensive & Obsolete! Is Elon Musk Shooting From The Hip Or Making A Subtle Point? (December 6, 2024)
www.eurasiantimes.com
... The world's richest person and President-elect Donald Trump's closest confidant, Elon Musk, thinks that the F-35, one of the US's most advanced stealth fighters, is "expensive, complex," and fast becoming "obsolete" in the age of drones. ...
Good grief, that's a 7-minute video.
Why not just post a link to a text version that can be read in a few seconds?
ISR (Intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance)
www.thefreedictionary.com
... An activity that synchronizes and integrates the planning and operation of sensors, assets, and processing, exploitation, and dissemination systems in direct support of current and future operations. This is an integrated intelligence and operations function.
Also called ISR.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
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