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Even with countermeasures, the F-35 has two issues: 1) It's not the 1990s anymore, Counter-Countermeasure IR missile discrimination is pretty common on importe
by bigyabai 7mo ago
Even with countermeasures, the F-35 has two issues:
1) It's not the 1990s anymore, Counter-Countermeasure IR missile discrimination is pretty common on imported MANPADs and IR SAMs.
2) The F-35 has a insanely hot engine even when it's not afterburning. The F135 produces hotter inlet temperature than even the F-22's engine (F119) giving older IR seekers an easier target.