F-35 Air Combat Skills Analyzed

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From Military.com:

This article first appeared in Aviation Week & Space Technology,

The F-35's ability to win an air-to-air engagement is drawing increased attention as the U.S. military and industry's focus includes expanding the Joint Strike Fighter's customer base beyond the core purchasing nations.

For years, prime contractor Lockheed Martin seemed content to promote the F-35's "strike fighter" capabilities, if only to avoid competing against its other major fighter program, the F-22 Raptor. But with the F-22 not exportable, Lockheed Martin seems keen to talk up the F-35's air combat skills to bolster its chances for new foreign military sales -- namely, to Japan, Turkey and Greece.

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My Comment: Expect more articles touting the F-35 in the next few weeks. Budget decisions are being made now, and everyone is promoting their product, releasing detail information that satisfies eager little beavers like myself.