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Another milestone reached. The F-35 is going to be a legacy for decades to come. LT Brad McInnis CDR Mike Kovack Maj Marty Hogan MCPO Roger Collins LTC Ivan Raiklin, Esq. PO1 William "Chip" Nagel SCPO Larry Knight Sr. SCPO David Lockwood PO1 John Y. CWO3 Dennis M. Capt Tom Brown CMDCM Gene Treants MCPO Roger Collins CPO (Join to see) CDR Mike Kovack CPT Jack Durish Col Jim Harmon PO2 Robert Aitchison SMSgt Minister Gerald A. "Doc" Thomas LT Axel Newe
20180726_RoKAF_F-35A_Takes_First_Flight.pdf
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2A3X5: New Aircraft F-22/F-35/RPAs
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Awesome Aircraft, should provide air superiority for the forseeable future. However, moving forward we are almost going to have to make Autonomus Aircraft, we are at the boundary of what a human pilot can physically withstand. I am sure there is already movement in that area.
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Yes that is a key fact about the F-22, how come it was designed to make turns a pilot can not survive?
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LCDR (Join to see) After reading this article, I started to wonder how many foreign countries are buying the F-35? Bill, do you have any idea? The reason I ask this is that I was just reading a story about the F-35 and Turkey and it mentioned they are in jeopardy of losing the F-35 contract with us due to recent political leanings toward Russia. I understand Turkey is a NATO ally, but I view them with a weary eye.
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MCPO Roger Collins
This article March 2018 was pretty critical. As with all high technology weapons system, once we are at this point, this our airframe for the next couple decades, minimum. It will be modified until fully combat ready.
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CWO3 Dennis M.
There are two types of international owners of the F-35
Partner countries – Australia, Canada, Denmark, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Turkey(Blocked by the NDAA), the United Kingdom and the United States – Six have received jets.
Foreign Military =Sale (FMS) customers - Israel, Japan and the Republic of Korea.
In addition, the F-35 is being evaluated by the Belgian government as a possible replacement for their F-16 fleet and the Finnish government as a possible replacement for their F/A-18C/D fleet.
Australia, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, UK, US, Israel and Japan have pilots and maintainers either fully trained or at some point in the training process.
Suppliers in all nine of the program's partner countries are producing F-35 components for all aircraft, not just those for their country. And in addition to the Fort Worth plant, there are two Final Assembly and Check Out (FACO) facilities outside the United States: one in Cameri, Italy, where the first jet was delivered in December 2015; and another in Nagoya, Japan, where the first jet was delivered in June 2017.
There are two types of international owners of the F-35
Partner countries – Australia, Canada, Denmark, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Turkey(Blocked by the NDAA), the United Kingdom and the United States – Six have received jets.
Foreign Military =Sale (FMS) customers - Israel, Japan and the Republic of Korea.
In addition, the F-35 is being evaluated by the Belgian government as a possible replacement for their F-16 fleet and the Finnish government as a possible replacement for their F/A-18C/D fleet.
Australia, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, UK, US, Israel and Japan have pilots and maintainers either fully trained or at some point in the training process.
Suppliers in all nine of the program's partner countries are producing F-35 components for all aircraft, not just those for their country. And in addition to the Fort Worth plant, there are two Final Assembly and Check Out (FACO) facilities outside the United States: one in Cameri, Italy, where the first jet was delivered in December 2015; and another in Nagoya, Japan, where the first jet was delivered in June 2017.
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CWO3 Dennis M.
LCDR (Join to see) - Thanks Bill, I never saw a list of how this fighter was going to be deployed to Foreign Governments. Pretty extensive.
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MCPO Roger Collins
F-35 deliveries suspented, problem report made ‘Top Secret’
THE United States has just finished the first operational deployment of the controversial F-35 stealth fighter.
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