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Originally Posted by peter12
The stealth aspect isn't the selling feature of the F-35. It's preeminent capability is its cross-functionality with other fleets of F-35s, essentially creating a massive network of air-to-air weapons platforms that together would rapidly dominate airspace.
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Not just cross functionality with other F-35's but cross functionality with every asset in the battlefield if you take it that far.
Basically you can be sensed by one F-35 and destroyed by any other unit from any other direction.
basically its like a swarm of bee's working together, you might see one bee, but the bee's that kill you, you are never aware of.
Battlefield capability and whole group situational awareness with the F-35 is far beyond anything else out there.
And other posters bought that up. We as ordinary people, have no idea of the true capabilities of this plane is.
The day of close in dog fighting is dying. A 4th generation plane, will be dead long before it gets anywhere that its of use.
Also with the future munitions and capabilities that can be installed on the air frame will make sure that the F-35 remains ahead of the curve until we see functional 6th generation fighters in a couple of decades.