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>and the idea that it does things "poorly" is not supported by reality. That remains to be seen. Ukraine has completely upended military doctrine of the last 3
by ramesh31 3y ago
>and the idea that it does things "poorly" is not supported by reality.
That remains to be seen. Ukraine has completely upended military doctrine of the last 30 years. Dog fights are happening regularly, and air defense has proven to be far more effective than we could have imagined. The F-35 has never been proven in combat, and it's an open question as to whether its' known weaknesses will matter in a high intensity near-peer conflict.
- phkahler 3y agoSo let's ship some to Ukraine and get them battle tested!
- 7thaccount 3y agoThey're too expensive to hand out I would guess (also Russia might start threatening nuclear war again) and it would be a disaster to have one get blown up easily. They're probably also still not fully combat ready.
- ranger207 3y agoDogfights are not happening regularly in Ukraine. They might have been a few in the first ~month, but not at all since then. Air defense being more effective is even more support for stealth, which directly reduces air defense's effectiveness.
- ramesh31 3y ago>Dogfights are not happening regularly in Ukraine. They are happening far more regularly than US Air Force doctrine calls for, which is never. Posessing total air superiority is baked into nearly every decision.