Why The F-35 Is Blowing Air Force Pilots' Minds

[rangerrebew]

October 3, 2020

Why The F-35 Is Blowing Air Force Pilots' Minds

“I’ve never seen anything like it before.”
by Kris Osborn

As 60 enemy fighters closed in on a US Air Force 4th Generation fighter aircraft, blinding the jet with electronic warfare attacks, an experienced pilot faced unseen life threatening attackers closing in -- during an air-combat Red Flag exercise closely replicating actual warfare scenarios.

Yet, in a life-saving flash, the endangered 4th pilot was told to “turn around” by an F-35 operating in the vicinity who radioed an instant warning. The 5th-Gen, multi-role stealth fighter then used its long-range sensors and weapons to “kill” the enemy aircraft, according to an Air Force news report.

Air Force Col. Joshua Wood, 388th Operations Group Commander was part of the exercise.

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/reboot/why-f-35-blowing-air-force-pilots-minds-170103

[SZonian]

"Interesting" article...starts out with how the F35 is a "quantum leap", yet ends up bragging about and describing the F22...I'm confused, or not.