• Atomic@sh.itjust.works
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      Sources alluding to what exactly? That the F-35 had had problems? Every single jet platform has had problems.

      While the F-35 has problems of its own, its no secret that China is yet to manage to develop anything that can rival or beat their RAM.

      Prototypes are nothing short of speculations and wishful thinking until it starts to hit production.

      And I’m not even a fan of US jets. As a Swede I will admit my bias for our own platforms. But the F-35 does fill a role that our fighters doesn’t. And it does fill that specific role quite well. It’s not an all purpose aircraft.

      taking pause to look around when new things are revealed, which is sensible. doesn’t mean what you think it means.

      I remember the hype about Chinas new submarines. Oh they were gonna be so good and so stealthy. Turns out they didn’t make it far out of the Harbour before sinking.

      So what was that you said about China producing things that “actually work”? Or maybe you excluded their sinking sub in that statement. I must have missed the asterisk

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        Hard to think of another modern jet built outside Yankeestan that has problems that come even close to those that F35 flying cybertruck is having.

        While the F-35 has problems of its own, its no secret that China is yet to manage to develop anything that can rival or beat their RAM.

        [citation needed]

        While the F-35 has problems of its own, its no secret that China is yet to manage to develop anything that can rival or beat their RAM.

        The prototype China is making is for a jet a generation after F35, they already have an answer to F35 in production and it hasn’t cost over a trillion dollars to make. In fact, Chinese military budget overall is only a fraction of what Yankeestan spends.

        And it does fill that specific role quite well.

        No it doesn’t. As many experts have explained in great detail, F35 tries to do too many things and it doesn’t do any of them well. It’s incredibly expensive to maintain, it has constant breakdowns, and they can’t even keep a sufficient number of them operational as a result.

        I remember the hype about Chinas new submarines. Oh they were gonna be so good and so stealthy. Turns out they didn’t make it far out of the Harbour before sinking.

        The fact that you’d latch onto a conspiracy theory really highlights the quality of your intellect.

        So what was that you said about China producing things that “actually work”? Or maybe you excluded their sinking sub in that statement. I must have missed the asterisk

        Nah, I’m just not dumb enough to fall for propaganda marketed to people who don’t have fully developed brains.

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          Ah yes. Everything that is inconvenient for your arguments is a conspiracy. Must be very convenient.

          The F35 does try to do a lot of things. You can argue effectiveness of many of them. But what it DOES do well, is performing as a stealth strike craft. Credit where credit is due. The ram technology development in the US is impressive and world leading.

          You resort unprovoked to name calling (“yankeestan”), and attack others intellect. It really shows your insecurity the moment something doesn’t go your way.

          You speak of “generations” as if the jets are a console. “They’re making a 6th gen aircraft”. They claim they’re making a 6:th gen aircraft. That claim won’t be proven until they start producing. Until then it’s nothing but speculation and fairy dust.

          Buddy, you’ve not just fallen for propaganda, you’ve taken an express elevator right down the shaft and keep drilling once you arrive.

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            Nah, Just anything that is presented without a shred of evidence for the benefit of racist rubes such as yourself.

            But what it DOES do well, is performing as a stealth strike craft.

            Incredible claim to make given that it’s never been used against a peer adversary with actual modern AD. The fact that you state this as a fact shows that you’re utterly incapable of critical thought. Probably the reason you fall for conspiracy theories so readily.

            It really shows your insecurity the moment something doesn’t go your way.

            So much projection here.

            You speak of “generations” as if the jets are a console. “They’re making a 6th gen aircraft”. They claim they’re making a 6:th gen aircraft. That claim won’t be proven until they start producing. Until then it’s nothing but speculation and fairy dust.

            Maybe learn a bit about the subject you’re attempting to debate and the common terminology used instead of making a clown of yourself in public.

            Buddy, you’ve not just fallen for propaganda, you’ve taken an express elevator right down the shaft and keep drilling once you arrive.

            You’ve perfectly described yourself there kiddo.