Originally Posted by
BEagle
As yet has there been any occasion when the vertical capabilities of the F-35B have shown a clear advantage over conventional aircraft?
SHAR 2 with 4 x AMRAAM and Link 16 was a pretty capable carrier borne aircraft. But GR9 without any radar and only eyeball missiles...??
The US (and all other) models actually had a radar left in. Sure they could be wired for meteor let alone latest AMRAAM+