thanks, top class.. I guess I'm just more a War is Boring type than The Aviationist

can we get back to the content filled informative articles this site is known for??

Maybe so then how is the hybrid engine's silence an advantage as quoted in the article

How does an electric drive deal woth track noise in an urban environment?

at that point your splitting hairs to a very unlikely possibility. Said Jihadi has better ways to arm himself

your F16 has been surpassed by the EuroFighter, the Rafaele, no doubt the J20, hell even that POS PAK-FA will also

' If a target is not identified by the Skeet to engage, the Skeet will self destruct while still high above the ground. If this fails, a backup timer disables the Skeet after landing on the ground..... Once the Skeet is made inert, it is extremely resistant to exploding via tampering.'

Gman is a bear?! That's impractable!! :)

Gman's a bear!? :)

Gman is a Bear?? I figured he was an Agent..

try to live in reality, the program is not going away, F22, F16/60, F15SE andF18F/G's are all airframes designed in the 60's, 70's & 80's and something needs to replace them as their hours build up

I'm knew you were smart ;)

I'm actually an F35 fan, I also appreciate that it's complex and USAF pork barrelled it bigtime but LM have had the time & experience to make this work and it's well past broken promises. If the 35 doesn't come out swinging in the next five years, the Chinese J20's and C31's will dominate

seriously do the three of you get paid a lot for this crap?

oh my fuken God really?!? Did the first plane magically sprout out of the factory once the contract was signed? No, after YEARS of test FLIGHTS, overhauls, testing and clearances with the airframe

no I'm just not splitting hairs, the PROGRAM to get this plane up has been around since 1996

hey twinkle toes, get the fuck off Wikipedia, sit down and stay a spell, read and learn

the program was commenced in November 96, named the JSF development program. Boeing had the X32 & LM the X35

so advanced you're not surprised it taken so long? 24 years is acceptable to you? A doubling and quadrupling of price from initial contract proposal is acceptable

and Lockheed Martin proclaimed IOC and end of LRIP production for the F35 in 2012 ...