... so, at the beginning of his presidency, Trump made some comments about the F-35,
and, as a coincidence hahaha, first
Feb 15, 2017 they said
"Although they don’t have an updated figure, the pilots told us that the F-35 kill ratio was higher than the 15-1 figure they initially reported."
so I asked "will they make it 20 and revoke one "loss"?"
and
Feb 28, 2017 it was "Indeed, while early reports suggested a
recent Air Force testimony by Lt. Gen. Jerry D. Harris, Vice Commander of Air Combat Command characterized the kill ratio as “20-1” meaning that, for one F-35A “lost” in simulated combat in a high threat environment that the aircraft destroyed 20 simulated enemy aircraft."
then
Mar 5, 2017 to become “In our own analysis we're seeing a consistent ratio more like 24:0 – we're not losing aircraft at all in our scenarios, and we set the conditions for other legacy fighters to be successful where we can.”
as of now, links to all those statements work
here's what Rogoway had to say at that time:
Let’s Talk About Those F-35 Kill Ratio Reports From Red Flag
February 8, 2017
I haven't seen any F-35 kill ratios announced since then
