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Once again, I have to go to the Brits to find any real news
The custom-designed F-35 striker jets cost more than $100 million each ...
It is a military showdown that could prove to be very embarrassing. The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, the world's most expensive weapon, is set to face off in upcoming testing with the Air Force's 40 year old A-10 Thunderbolt II...
The F-35 is supposed to to take over the A-10's 40 year role of supporting ground forces with its titanium armor and powerful nose cannon. However, now experts believe that for many missions, the older aircraft may actually perform better - and say the two could even fly together in some missions.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencet...ar-old-10-new-400bn-F-35-jets-really-gun.html
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Go A-10's!
The custom-designed F-35 striker jets cost more than $100 million each ...
It is a military showdown that could prove to be very embarrassing. The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, the world's most expensive weapon, is set to face off in upcoming testing with the Air Force's 40 year old A-10 Thunderbolt II...
The F-35 is supposed to to take over the A-10's 40 year role of supporting ground forces with its titanium armor and powerful nose cannon. However, now experts believe that for many missions, the older aircraft may actually perform better - and say the two could even fly together in some missions.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencet...ar-old-10-new-400bn-F-35-jets-really-gun.html
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Go A-10's!