What makes the F-35A Joint Strike Fighter?

The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is an American family of single-seat, single-engine, all-weather stealth multirole combat aircraft that is intended to perform both air superiority and strike missions….Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II.

Is the F-35A good dog fighter?

The F-35 will not be as effective as the A-10 Thunderbolt II at close air support using a heavy-calibre cannon danger-close to troops on the ground. Equally, the F-35 cannot match a 4.5th-generation fighter such as the Eurofighter Typhoon in raw performance terms, nor out-turn one in a within-visual-range dogfight.

How many F-35 fighters have been built?

Steve Trimble, Aviation Week’s Defense Editor and friend of The War Zone noted on Twitter more than half of all F-35s ever built, more than 750 in total, have been delivered to their customers just in the last three years.

Is the F-22 better than F-35?

The aircraft is considered superior to the F-35 in certain capabilities relevant to the counter-air and destruction of enemy air defenses missions, but it costs twice as much to procure and twice as much to operate. Here are some of the other key differences between America’s two fifth-generation fighters.

Are f16s still being built?

Over 4,600 aircraft have been built since production was approved in 1976. Although no longer being purchased by the U.S. Air Force, improved versions are being built for export customers….General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon.

Is the F-35 a good aircraft?

If you add some historical context to the development of military aircraft you see daunting realities. Firstly, the F-35 is actually doing quite well for such an ambitious project. In fact, some of the criticism for what has been described as “delays” may actually be the F-35 program’s primary drawback: too much caution.

Which is better F22 or F35?

The F-22 is often claimed to have a better stealth (RCS aspects) than the F-35 (Well, the exact RCS is classfied) on which the F-22 estimated to be around 0.0001 m^2 and the F-35 around 0.005 m^2, that’s less than a bird FYI, and there’s not much things to disprove it, now to the pro-cons.

What are the problems with the F 35?

– The Pentagon’s annual F-35 report says that the controversial fighter still has 13 “must-fix” problems. – The F-35’s gun also suffers from misalignment issues, making it inaccurate in air-to-air combat. – The Pentagon decision to start building the jet early has led to an issue where hundreds of older jets still suffer from significant problems.

Is the F-35 really a fifth generation fighter?

The F-35 is a fifth-generation fighter , combining advanced stealth with fighter speed and agility, fully fused sensor information, network-enabled operations and advanced sustainment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christopher Callaway)