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user-inactivated · 3481 days ago · link · · parent · post: Test Pilot Admits the F-35 Can’t Dogfight. New stealth fighter is dead meat in an air battle.
The M16 rifle was a dud during its early years, but once they worked out the kinks, it became a respectable, mainstay weapon for decades. I know I'm comparing apples and oranges, but maybe the same will be true for the F-35. Then again, I don't know if there's a lot of wiggle room for updating and refining planes seeing as how they aren't built anywhere near as quickly, cheaply, or in quantity as a rifle.