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Offline rangerrebew

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The F-35 Stealth Fighter Is Officially ‘On the Ropes’
« on: June 14, 2025, 05:56:24 pm »

The F-35 Stealth Fighter Is Officially ‘On the Ropes’
Story by Jack Buckby

Key Points - The Pentagon has reportedly slashed its fiscal year 2026 procurement request for the Air Force's F-35 stealth fighter by half, from a projected 48 jets down to 24.

-This significant reduction is seen as part of a broader strategic shift under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to cut overall military spending and redirect resources towards next-generation platforms better suited for modern conflicts, such as the F-47 sixth-generation fighter.
 
-While a blow to contractor Lockheed Martin, the move signals the Pentagon is prioritizing future capabilities, including unmanned systems and advanced aircraft designed to counter threats from peer adversaries like China.

Why the Pentagon Just Slashed Its F-35 Orders
The Pentagon has reportedly slashed its procurement request for Air Force F-35 fighter jets in half in a move that signals the U.S. military is adapting to rapid-moving global military trends.

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Re: The F-35 Stealth Fighter Is Officially ‘On the Ropes’
« Reply #1 on: June 14, 2025, 05:58:40 pm »
 The crossbow was the first weapon to end all wars.  Wasn't this, according to Biden, politicians, the woke military, and the MSM, the second? :whistle:
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Re: The F-35 Stealth Fighter Is Officially ‘On the Ropes’
« Reply #2 on: June 14, 2025, 11:31:34 pm »
Quote from: rangerrebew on June 14, 2025, 05:58:40 pm
The crossbow was the first weapon to end all wars.  Wasn't this, according to Biden, politicians, the woke military, and the MSM, the second? :whistle:
Yes, but the bodkin arrow and the Longbow dominated Agincourt.

Quantity has a quality all its own. At some point it is not a question of how much gee whiz stuff you have on the airframe, but how many airframes you have in the air.

While I believe the future is coordinated attacks and defense by drone swarms with AI coordinated through a mothership, and with enough autonomy to be sicced on individual targets, with secondaries in the queue in case the primaries are destroyed, are we there yet?

What is on the drawing board will not defeat what is in the air.
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