F-35 Joint Strike Fighter News, Videos and pics Thread

[A Bar Brother]

Your jibes are obvious AFB.

And nothing wrong with what Dave said. Murphy's Laws hold true to everybody. Doesn't make an exception to Lockheed Martin only.

This from GAO, March 2014.

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Delays in testing critical software for Lockheed Martin Corp. (LMT)’s F-35 jet are threatening to delay the Pentagon’s most expensive weapon and boost development costs, according to congressional investigators.

“Persistent software problems” have slowed testing to demonstrate the aircraft’s combat, navigation, targeting and reconnaissance systems, the U.S. Government Accountability Office said.

It is not a surprise that more specific information is released at a later date.

This is what Bogdan had to say about the software delays.

Pentagon program manager Air Force Lieutenant General Chris Bogdan said “there were no surprises in this report and all of the items mentioned were well-known to us, the F-35 international partners and our industry team.”

“Software continues to remain our No. 1 technical risk on the program and we have instituted disciplined systems engineering processes to address the complexity of writing, testing and integrating software,” he said in an e-mail statement. “We are confident about delivering the F-35’s initial war-fighting capability to the U.S. Marine Corps in 2015.”

So there you go, another lie by Pentagon. And unlike the "world's best" gimmick, this is a serious lie.

 

[Air Force Brat]

AFB, I gave you Like but ... who's Dave?? that defensetech.org article was written by
Brendan McGarry

Oh Ho, Ho, HO! If you read your own links little brother,(you're not the only one who doesn't) you would note that Brendan is simply quoting Dave's article, now go read your link, like a good SDF poster... Dave is an A-10 proponent, who isn't??? these days... and an F-35 critic, who isn't these days????? kinda like our buddy, yes I am talking about you Bar Brother, (would you quit calling LockMart liars???? you own credibility is on the line here),,, its just "kool" to pretend your smart and try to put another arrow into the little ThunderHogge II????

The Pentagon and LockMart are all over this whole gig, and they have made a tremendous amount of progress. Anybody who compares a fourth gen, with add ones, to a true fifth gen aircraft, and extrapolates and twists the facts and figures, to make the fourth gen appear superior, particularly in L/O is just spittin into the wind?? and you have MY WORD on that! Brat

 

[Air Force Brat]

Your jibes are obvious AFB.

And nothing wrong with what Dave said. Murphy's Laws hold true to everybody. Doesn't make an exception to Lockheed Martin only.

This from GAO, March 2014.

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It is not a surprise that more specific information is released at a later date.

This is what Bogdan had to say about the software delays.


So there you go, another lie by Pentagon. And unlike the "world's best" gimmick, this is a serious lie.

Yes little bubba, I am talking to you, and you really should show a little more respect, you don't have to like the F-35, and NO LockMart is NOT going to build a two place F-35 with or for India, not sure whether you'll get any bought either. This is not news, it is the plan to implement this aircraft into service incrementally, with full testing by USAF, MARINES, and USN, people who are buying the F-35 know the plan, people who are not???? Don't!

This is NOT a personal attack on you, but this is another good Faith attempt on my part to bring you up to speed. You see, most of us here, have at least a little situational awareness of the military and defense contracting/procurement. Lots of your brother posters, including TP have attempted to "clue you in" on some of your "faux-pas", and I have tried to encourage you to at least exercise good manners?? you continue to make the most out-rageous accusations, with little regard for the truth, yes as Brumby stated---you are a pain, in the "main drain"..... please try, for our sakes if not your own, to "cage your eyeballs" and just make your observations in a professional and polite manner, please, many of us over 50 have just a few years left, and would prefer to keep things on a more gentlemanly level??

 

[Jura The idiot]

Oh Ho, Ho, HO! ...

OK bro in the meantime I noticed

The Daily Beast’s Dave Majumdar is out with another excellent story about how the gun on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, the Pentagon’s newest and most expensive fighter jet, won’t work for another four years — at the earliest.

but no, I haven't heard of him
now I looked him up:

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and yes, those articles look outrageous

 

[Jura The idiot]

some Canadian blogger favors Rafale in

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(there some other like fights in that blog, too)

 

[Jura The idiot]

very recent on EOTS:

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[HMS Astute]

some Canadian blogger favors Rafale in

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(there some other like fights in that blog, too)

French blogger lives in Canada.

Comparing a matured aircraft from 1970s to a 21st century aircraft still in development and testing stage is a little unfair, don't you think?

 

[Air Force Brat]

French blogger lives in Canada.

Comparing a matured aircraft from 1970s with a 21st century aircraft still in development and testing stage is a little unfair, don't you think?

His logic is all wet, he sets the F-35 up as the strawman and Raphael as wonderboy??, he deserves to be stuck with the Raphael, Raphael is indeed a very nice fourth gen fighter aircraft, twin engine a plus no doubt, to discount stealth, and HMS system is just dumb, and his commenters are from the same tribe as well,,,, so what????
The F-35 will go IOC with the Marines this year, and with the USAF next year, the many new partners are looking at "who" they will be going up against and saying yes to the F-35, as the F-35 has the greatest chance of success against serious opponents. Canada knows the US is just to the South, and yes we would take care of them, just who we are?

 

[Air Force Brat]

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I'd say the F-35 will be very capable of taking out bad guys, the F-22 system is much older, yet against the F-22 everybody looses??? so older does not mean less capable, it means different, without all the latest bells and whistles??? so what, I mean really, the F-35 is being brought up to speed and will be a winner, we have an obligation to our partners that we will do our very best to fulfill, don't doubt me on that???

 

[Jura The idiot]

French blogger lives in Canada.

Comparing a matured aircraft from 1970s to a 21st century aircraft still in development and testing stage is a little unfair, don't you think?

unfair to an aircraft from 1970s you mean? now I spent several minutes on that webpage (I found it like half of an hour ago) and it seems he contemplates what new fighter Canada should purchase, that's why he compares what's available on the market (and in theory, like Russian and Chinese models)