F-35

[Dill]

(09-28-2018, 09:23 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: Over 20 years already for the F-35, SSF. Forget teething, that shit is about to graduate from college.

Much more teething like that and it's stealth capability will become technologically outdated, making the entire aircraft useless.

I mean, the plane took almost two decades to get a working cannon...
https://www.thedailybeast.com/new-us-stealth-jet-cant-fire-its-gun-until-2019?account=thedailybeast&medium=twitter&source=socialflow&via=twitter_page
...assuming you consider "working" to be a weapon that holds all of 180-220 rounds. (Which will totally replace the A-10's 1,150 rounds when close air support is needed. )

Single engine, range of 1,380 miles, 300mph slower than an F-16, can only carry 2 AtA missiles and 2 bombs while keeping stealth profile.

MEH.

What exactly is its mission then? Seems like the comparison to the A-10 is bit unfair, as that was a tank buster, not a fighter aircraft.  The f-35 's big plus is stealth, right? can't hook up all those weapons pods with negating the stealth capacity.