Confirming the A-10’s unmatched capabilities as the U.S Air Force’s best Close Air Support (CAS) asset, U.S. Rep. Martha McSally yesterday during a House Armed Services subcommittee hearing got top Department of Defense officials to concede that the F-35 would not be as survivable as the A-10 in certain CAS scenarios. The testimony conflicts with previous Air Force claims about the A-10’s survivability compared to other aircraft. Rep. McSally flew 325 combat hours as an A-10 pilot and commanded a squadron of A-10s in the U.S. Air Force.
Rep. McSally questioning at F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program Hearing
,U.S. Representative Martha McSally questioned top Air Force officials, including the program officer of the F-35 Joint Striker Program, about ensuring close air support capabilities in all circumstances
F-35 Fighters $150 BILLION OVER BUDGET and Half Built!!!
AAA THE F-35 IS A LEMON PIERRE SPREY (RUNAWAY FIGHTER) FIFTH ESTATE EXTENDED INTERVW
The F-35 Is an Airplane Build For a Dumb Idea
Pierre Sprey, born in 1937, is a defense analyst: The F-35 Is an Airplane Build For a Dumb Idea
1 To satisfy the marines the F-35 has to be small and fat, it has tiny wings which helps to take off vertically, that means it can;t maneuver in combat, no wing no turn.
2 In dogfight is hopeless
3 Because its stealth is designed to carry their weapons internally which it's ridiculous payload.
4 The F-35 is not good at anything is a Turkey
5 So what is th point of this airplane?...the point is to spend money!
Hearing F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program
F 35 LIGHTNING 2: Why it will fail in battle -TOP 5 REASONS
PAK FA:
The 5th GEN fighter currently in testing phase is slated to be deployed soon. The PAK FA is a match for F 22 Raptor & exceeds in all parameters against F 35 Lightning 2.
The PAK FA is more stealthy & its radar have the ability to detect F 35 at long ranges
Also, in a dogfight PAK FA is has distinct advantage with 3D thrust vectoring & great thrust/ weight ratio
In BVR (Beyond Visual Range) may be able to hold off PAK FA but in WVR (Within Visual Range) combat , it will have very no chance against the super maneuverable & fast PAK FA
Russian S400 / S 500 :
S 400 is currently in operation.
With a tracking range of 600 km and the ability to hit targets 400 km away at a blistering speed of 17,000 km an hour – faster than any existing aircraft.
S 500 is currently in design/testing phase
S 500 system can detect ballistic missile at a range of 2 000 km and warheads of ballistic missiles at a range of 1 300 km. It can defeat ballistic missiles before their warheads re-enter atmosphere.
It is designed to intercept ballistic missiles. It is planned to have a range of 500-600 km and hit targets at altitudes as high as 40 km.
The low frequency radars can detect F 35 and has the ability to shoot down the F 35 with its 77N6-N & 77N6-N1 hypersonic missiles
The chances of survival of F 35 against a battery of S-400 is medium but against S 500 it will be low.
Note:The US Navy's acquisition of 22 Growler jamming aircraft suggests the F-35’s jamming capability is not enough to confuse S 400 / S 500 radars.
RUSSIAN/CHINESE radars:
China's DWL002 is passive radar system that can detect stealth aircraft at distances of up to 400 kilometers -- and 600 kilometers for larger "stealth" targets -- processing "pulse, frequency agility, pulse duration, tactical air navigation system, distance measuring equipment, jitter/stagger radar, and identification friend or foe" signals emitted by the otherwise stealthy aircraft to determine its location.
Very high frequency (VHF) radar systems, such as Russia's P-14 Oborona VHF early warning system, and its 3D Nebo SVU active electronically scanned array (AESA), is also be capable of detecting the F-35.
These radars can then pass the information to AIR to AIR missile & Fighter Aircrafts
TOTAL RELIANCE ON BVR (Beyond Visual Range) Combat:
BVR missiles have 17% kill rate.
F 35 carries four beyond visual range (BVR) air-to-air missiles (AAMs).
In all probability it will be out gunned in a combat scenario
Note: During the Vietnam War the USAF made the same mistakes- F-4 fighters were armed only with missiles. After the failure of the same & heavy losses, reintroduced cannons were reintroduced in the F-4.
COMPROMISED DESIGN:
The aircraft is big & bulging as the weapons needs to be carried inside to reduce radar signature.
This takes a toll on performance of the aircraft which is almost build like a bomber not a fighter
The biggest problem with the F-35 is that its US designers are betting on stealth and long range radar to compensate for its lack of speed and maneuverability.
Once detected , F 35 will be no match to Flankers like Sukhoi 30 , Sukhoi 35 or Eurofighter in a dogfight.
F-35 Senate Hearing • Did McCain Just Shoot Down The F-35?
Opening remarks by Senator John McCain at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Program - April 26, 2016. This video will be boring to most, but many others might find interesting to hear some facts, that a lot of people don't know. To see the entire hearing (1hr and 48mins) go to:
Pentagon's F-35 Fighter Jet Program's Cost Under Fire in Congress
The Defense Department is waging a battle over the increasing price of its new stealth aircraft program. Kwame Holman reports why the Joint Strike Fighter program, which was supposed to save the military money, is taking fire in Washington.
The Truth About the Useless F-35#2(flying pig)
Pilot calls F-35 a threat to be feared
4/6 F-35 JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER IS A LEMON
F-35 Lightning II: Busting Myths - Episode 1
WHY ISRAELI F-35 IS UNIQUE ? - ISRAEL AIR FORCE
Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is a family of single-seat, single-engine, all-weather stealth multirole fighter
undergoing final development and testing for the United States and partner nations. The fifth generation combat aircraft is designed to perform ground attack and air defense missions. The F-35 has three main models: the F-35A conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) variant, the F-35B short take-off and vertical-landing (STOVL) variant, and the F-35C carrier-based Catapult Assisted Take-Off But Arrested Recovery (CATOBAR) variant. On 31 July 2015, the first squadron of F-35B fighters was declared ready for deployment after intensive testing by the United States Marines On 2 August 2016, the U.S. Air Force declared its first squadron of F-35A fighters as combat-ready.
Leaked: New F-35 fighter jet beaten by F-16 from 1970s