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The F-35 is definitely a multi role fighter. It just also has sophisticated enough electronics it can act as a sort of "mini AWACS" when useful. And it's a lot
by jasonwatkinspdx 6y ago
The F-35 is definitely a multi role fighter. It just also has sophisticated enough electronics it can act as a sort of "mini AWACS" when useful. And it's a lot more likely to survive in a peer fight, while AWACS will be pushed back beyond standoff range.
- bradleyjg 6y ago> multi role fighter From an outsiders perspective this has the feel of “it can be whatever you want it to be as long as you keep buying them”.
- jasonwatkinspdx 6y agoThat's not an accurate view. Even within the US the competition between Boeing and LM is pretty intense. Our allies are not somehow being strong armed into buying the F-35. The allies not buying it are generally doing so because they like to use their spending to build domestic industry, like France, or because they simply don't have the budget for anything beyond a previous generation fighter.