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F-35 tested hard: How F-16 swarms exposed a stealth fighter gap

The F-35 reportedly posted a 20:1 destroy ratio at Red Flag 2017, yet the exercise still revealed one of the clearest limits in modern air combat: stealth and sensors do not erase the problem of mass.
Morning Overview on MSN

F-35 overwhelmed: Old F-16 tactics still wreck stealth in war games

During large-scale war games at Nellis Air Force Base, F-35A Lightning II jets have repeatedly faced a stubborn problem: ...

Why the F-35 Fighter Jet Is Such a Badass Plane

The F-35 will also serve as a test bed for technologies that will become commonplace in the next generation of jets. Flying in coordination with AI-enabled drones will become a staple of any ...
The Aviationist

F-35 Fighters Conduct Training Operations From Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport

Four Dutch F-35 Lightning II fighters and a tanker operated from the Netherlands’ main international airport, one of Europe’s busiest, during the NATO-led exercise Avatar. Schiphol Airport, located ...
The National Interest

The F-35 Fighter Jet Can’t Maneuver Too Well. That’s Not Really a Problem.

The F-35 was not built to win dogfights, but to operate smoothly at long ranges and over long periods of time. The F-35 is often compared to the F-16 or the F-22, nimble aircraft with world-class ...