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The F-22 could have been far more capable, but the U.S., thinking threats to its air superiority were over, canceled the upgrades to save money. Now, U.S. air superiority is threatened by China.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRIooaaPlOA
Trump administration officials appear to have lied and bullshitted in response to accidentally leaking sensitive military information.
The Trump administration is hiring leaders more based on loyalty to Trump than competency.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N07elp4g8jw
“The country’s air force has recommended buying the jets, but the outgoing defense minister said “the predictability of our allies” must be taken into account when making procurement decisions.”
https://www.politico.eu/article/portugal-rules-out-buying-f-35s-because-of-trump/
What do we know about China’s new ‘6th generation’ fighters?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPM67JZuPjA
Unmanned drone technology is not yet able to replace the capabilities of a crewed plane like the F-35. Swarms of small drones have very limited ranges. Large drones will no longer be cheap and swarms would be too expensive. AI cannot yet fulfill the many tasks that a trained human pilot can.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-A_aF7lpm4
Is Elon Musk right about fighter jets being a thing of the past?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPAI3wOKgXw
Elon Musk is Wrong about the F-35
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwN2Xatubxg
“Japan’s destroyer-turned-aircraft carrier just completed sea trials off the coast of California on Friday, the country’s navy said.
The JS Kaga was refitted with a flight deck that allowed crews “to conduct fixed-wing aircraft operations,” the US Defense Department said in a statement last month.
The Kaga is the first aircraft carrier to be operated by the Japanese navy since World War II as the country overhauls its maritime forces amid tensions in the Indo-Pacific. Central to the light carrier’s power is the short take-off and landing version of the F-35 stealth fighter.”
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“Converting the ship to accommodate fighter jets goes against post-war Japan’s pacifist beliefs, so its navy designated the Kaga as a “multi-purpose destroyer” rather than an aircraft carrier. Nonetheless, the Kaga is not expected to be deployed like a traditional carrier.
“Given its history, it’s significant that Japan has come this far, and they have the capability now that looks like an aircraft carrier … once it’s reconfigured,” Jeffrey Hornung, a political scientist specializing in Japanese security and foreign policy, told Time in 2019.
He added: “But, then again, they’re not [aircraft carriers]. They don’t have any of the infrastructure for it to be deployed as such. They don’t have the strike capability. They don’t have any sort of intention to go further than what it is right now.””
https://www.yahoo.com/news/striking-images-show-f-35-120401316.html
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China’s military has flown into Taiwan’s ADIZ almost every day since 2020.
Crossings of the median line have soared, effectively erasing it altogether.
The incursions, as well as large-scale military drills, wear down Taiwan’s military.”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/chinas-warplanes-erased-dividing-line-165641392.html
Why America’s Most Controversial Military Bases Exist
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nf-eHVa-2zE