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1st Aug 2015, 10:43

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glad rag

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Indeed HH, it is ironic in the extreme that the latest proposed use for the F35 is for it to be used as a reconnaissance "scout" ahead of a main package ..

Roll on 2025 when the software and weapons integration finally catch up..a stealthy wild weasel....

"Even though the Green Knights squadron is technically read to deploy, its first overseas rotation to Iwakuni, Japan isn’t planned until 2017."

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/art...combat-415284/

Last edited by glad rag; 3rd Aug 2015 at 13:49. Reason: and here we have it..