Originally Posted by
SpazSinbad
“...Air Vice Marshal Osley: The F-35 will play to its strengths using low observability and using better situational awareness. Its aim would be not to get within visual range. It does not need to be within visual range because of the sensors it has on board...decisions will be made within the formation, it will play to its strengths and it will defeat it, but not by going within visual range....”
Presumably his budget for AIM-9X and the gun was handed back by the Aus DoD after the AVM's words...?