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F-35 pilot held 50-minute airborne conference call with engineers before crash

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279 points Michelangelo11 | 1 comments | 27 Aug 25 11:38 UTC | HN request time: 0.248s | source
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gherkinnn ◴[27 Aug 25 12:11 UTC] No.45038575[source]▶
The F35 has been a shit show for 15 years or more. So not only is it a disaster at the tactical and operational level, with the US holding the keys and being run by a cretin, it is now also a strategic blunder.

The French were right with their strategic autonomy, de Gaulle evidently prescient, and the various EU countries falling for the F35 would have been better off choosing the Rafale or Gripen.

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UltraSane ◴[27 Aug 25 13:25 UTC] No.45039357[source]▶
Ask Iran how much of a shit show the F35 is.
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1. gnaman ◴[27 Aug 25 13:58 UTC] No.45039793[source]▶
Iran has been crippled with sanctions limiting their ability to develop/buy any kind of fighter aircraft. Shooting from the air in Iran equals fighting a bot in an FPS game. They don't shoot back