F-35 Might Be Outperformed By Fourth-Generation Fighters

savuporo writes: Defensetech.org posted a story relaying a report from National Security Network titled "Thunder without Lightning: The High Costs and Limited Benefits of the F-35 Program". According to the story, F-35 is outperformed or showing only slight advantages in simulations and limited real-life tests by decades old 4th-generation fighters like F-16 and F18, but also MiG-29 Fulcrum and Su-27 Flanker, that are of course made by Russia and latter also produced in China. The story also refers back to earlier report last month of F-35 performing poorly in dogfights. "In one simulation subcontracted by the RAND Corporation, the F-35 incurred a loss exchange ratio of 2.4–1 against Chinese Su-35s. That is, more than two F-35s were lost for each Su-35 shot down."

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Re: I dern't believe it!

[Anonymous Coward]

Yeah, that's why the US triumphed in Vietnam, Somalia, Afghanistan, Iraq and has now totally defeated the Islamic State. Oh, sorry, it didn't. You murkins need another big defeat, one so humiliating that it will take three generations to recover. Then maybe we can start talking as adults.