Hey all. We gotta circle back to the Defense News article on the F-35 having limited supersonic capability. Certain individuals accused me of grasping at straws.
Although I link to ALL articles on this blog, the implication is that I somehow took it out of context.
From the article (LINK HERE)...
At extremely high altitudes, the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps’ versions of the F-35 jet can only fly at supersonic speeds for short bursts of time before there is a risk of structural damage and loss of stealth capability, a problem that may make it impossible for the Navy’s F-35C to conduct supersonic intercepts.Is that clear enough?
The F-35C can't do fleet air defense.
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