The F-22 and the F-35 are apples and oranges. For one, the F-22 is capable of flight and is operational and the F-35 is still trying to catch up after a much longer development time. The F-35 design was crippled by all the competing requirements put into it (especially the Marines ‘requirement’ of VTOL) and everything…

Gee, I wonder how many weapons the F-35 can actually use or has been successfully tested with? Since it cant even fire the AIM-120C successfully, I would be far more concerned about getting a basic mission critical capability that that worked out first. The software wont suppot anything beyond the AIM-120 and the JDAM…

An even better question might be: ‘Can anyone with a decent IRST system detect and lock on to the F-35 from between 50-75 nm out?’. Because the answer is ‘Yes’ to that question, means that regardless of how the best SAM system in the world does or does not handle this plane, it already has huge, gaping vulnerability.

You are a goddamn liar. The current cost of those planes is $185 million a year and your $90 million dollar number is as much of a fantasy and a lie as it has always been.

No, it isnt and I am sick of you liars saying it is.

You are an idiot and a liar.

You have a p0oint, but the cost of that bolt cannot be defended in any way shape or form. Yes, there are different tolerances, materials and testing that an aircraft part must undergo over a ‘Home Depot’ nut, but we cannot afford nor allow $2000 nuts, bolts or any other such boondoggles.

You are completely full of shit. The price of the plane isnt dropping at all and is still going to cost $185 million a pop this year, down from $186 million last year. I am sick of you fanbois quoting directly from the LockMart fan page of how much these planes are supposedly costing, rather than taking the cost…

The F-35 cant do SHIT right now, like and for instance fire the only missile it is currently slated to use (AIM-120C), which has only been successfully launched from the F-35 3 times.

This comment is a good example of the ‘rah, rah’ bullshit that fanbois write about this plane and the helmet is a great model for thy the F-35 is such a piece of junk.

If you are a black person, you are an unbelievably shitty and moronic representative for PoC. You really should leave that sort of thing to people who are more sane, more even keeled and less of a raging asshole.

There are no athletic scholarships at ‘Ivy League’ schools, that is what makes them ‘Ivy League’. I find it funny that you are calling someone else a ‘f*cking imbecile’ though.

And the alternative is?

You are an idiot.

You are a blithering idiot.

You are an idiot.

Not sue which is worse, you math, your paranoia or your stupidity.

‘Conventional Training’ means nothing in the success of light infantry. The more important aspect of ISIL that allows ~30,000 effectives to run just about every major military in the world ragged is their experience and commitment.

You are a blithering idiot. Your comment represents the kind of willfull ignorance and complete lack of understanding that typifies the cowards of the right wing. Please just STFU.

Bernie Sanders is just another hypocritical lying scumbag that is only in this for himself. I am thankful that today is the last day of his campaign and that he will be essentially crushed by the results.