Monday, February 8, 2016

Indian Report: 'F-35 Loses to Russian Su-35 in ‘Tactical Capabilities’


India Defense Forum: American F-35 Loses to Russian Su-35 in ‘Tactical Capabilities’

Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Fighter Jet has become the most expensive military project in the US history to date, but still can’t meet the Pentagon’s initial requirements and loses in capabilities to Russian Sukhoi Su-35 aircraft.

The Russian Sukhoi Su-35, acknowledged to be one of the best contemporary fighter jets, beats the American F-35 in “tactical” capabilities, a former US Department of Defense’s senior expert Michael Maloof revealed in an interview with the Iranian news outlet Press TV.

“They’ve discovered the stealth capability of the F-35 is not foolproof, that there are radar systems being incorporated in other aircraft… that can actually pick up the stealth-like aircraft,” Maloof said of some of the flaws in the American jets.

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WNU Editor: This report is from India, and sometimes tell me that the Indians are not impressed with the F-35.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Stealth is always relative.