Tag: planes

The F-35’s Class A flight mishap rate at this point in its history is quite good compared to other aircraft at that point in their history!

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The F-35’s Class A flight mishap rate at this point in its history is quite good compared to other aircraft at that point in their history!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLuxM5lg8Jo

US bombers should be renamed missilers because, these days, they tend to drop missiles more than bombs.

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US bombers should be renamed missilers because, these days, they tend to drop missiles more than bombs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJ-qBf5ufMc

Ukraine Waited For Russia To Prepare Su-57s For Victory Day Parade — Then Blew Them Up

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Ukraine long-range drone strikes defeat advanced Russian anti-air by flying low, limiting the coverage of radars and confusing them with ground structures, while also using AI to target vulnerable and important targets.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRRNlXjHLZc

The A-10 NEEDS to retire (BUT WE CAN’T LET IT)

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The A10 is an obsolete aircraft. It has found a role against weaker enemies, but in a peer-to-peer conflict, the aircraft is not survivable. At this point, it’s not worth the costs to keep it around. It shouldn’t be replaced with a one-to-one aircraft. It’s role of close-ground support where the craft flies just 200 feet above the ground is not survivable in modern combat against peer-to-peer competitors.

It may be worth keeping around while the US industrial base takes forever to build new aircraft. It can fight drones in the meantime and even launch long-range missiles from the air. In a fight against China, the US will need all the long-range air missile launchers it can get.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNmks2GLGlQ

“That’s Not a Jet, That’s a Virus” — What F-35 Pilots Said After the “Gripen” Hacked Their Data Link

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“That’s Not a Jet, That’s a Virus” — What F-35 Pilots Said After the “Gripen” Hacked Their Data Link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bujH0jbvRc

The MQ-9 Reaper drone was great when the enemy didn’t have anti-air capabilities, but when they do, the slow, loud, and radar-visible drone is easily shot down.

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The MQ-9 Reaper drone was great when the enemy didn’t have anti-air capabilities, but when they do, the slow, loud, and radar-visible drone is easily shot down.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPY7CFUNW5k

Did Iran End the A-10’s Career?

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The A-10 can do one thing really well–blowing up stuff on the ground. But, it can’t do much else, and is only brought in after the most threatening air-to-air threats are destroyed or suppressed. The military would prefer to have more general and advanced craft than one with such a narrow use. Congress has kept it alive because it is popular and gives their constituents jobs. A major advantage of the A-10 is its cheaper to fire.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHDWAeAxAYE