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performance by the f-35 fighter at the Paris Air Show is a turning point for the world's
most advanced multi-role fighter demonstrating that even when fully loaded with combat gear
it can outperform the tactical aircraft of every other country although prime contractor Lockheed
Martin has always professed confidence f-35 would prove itself a dwindling collection of
critics continues to attack the plane citing outdated or simply err earnest arguments
the critics failed to grasp that f-35 is one of the greatest technological achievements
of this generation a program that will assure global air dominance for the US and its allies
through mid-century it also will help assure that aerospace remains America's most dynamic export
sector f-35 will generate tens of billions of dollars in trade earnings and tens of thousands
of jobs from over a dozen foreign customers the plane has never lost a competition in which it
went head-to-head with other fighters however the triumph of the f-35 is obscured by the way
in which news is reported program coverage often highlights the latest development good
or bad without capturing the steady progress made over 16 years since the development contract was
first awarded north a high priority that three US military services have continuously assigned the
program through multiple presidencies what follows therefore is a concise review of five areas of
accomplishment that collectively demonstrate the f-35 program has become a smashing success
testing
this year the f-35 program will wrap up the most comprehensive flight test program in
aviation history the three variants of the fighter being built for the Air Force Navy
and Marine Corps have undergone 8,000 flights to gauge their performance without identifying a
single showstopper each of the variants has met its signature specifications for stealthiness
making f-35 by far the most survivable fighter being built anywhere sensor fusion networked
operations and other features have been thoroughly tested and retested assuring
the planes will always see first and fire first and aerial engagements tests of the
Navy version were the most successful at sea trials the service is ever conducted
operations
the Marine Corps version of the f-35 has been operational for two years and the Air Force
version for one year f-35s have deployed to Japan from which they recently engaged
in exercises with South Korea's military and Europe where they participated in exercises
across the continent Israel the only Middle Eastern country approved to buy f-35 is also
operating the plane over 200 f-35s have been delivered with the number expected to rise
to 620 20 over 400 pilots and 4,000 maintained errs have been trained at 12 operating bases in
recent red flag exercises the Air Force variant achieved a kill ratio of better
than 21 against adversary aircraft while being available over 90 percent of the time
cost
the air force version of f-35 the only one bought by most allies is projected to cost
eighty five million dollars in 2019 that's about what the latest version of legacy
fighters like the f16 cost equivalent to roughly ten minutes of federal spending at
current rates it's also less than what a 737 max Boeing's smallest next-generation
jetliner lists for the peak year for f-35 production is scheduled in 2026 at which
point all the fighters for all three domestic military services will cost less than a single
day's worth of federal spending thirteen point six billion dollars versus seventeen point five
billion dollars if if current trends hold up the planes could be even cheaper the price
tag for the Air Force version of f-35 fell 12% over the last two production Lots demand
Washington is not wavered from its plan to buy 2457 f-35s since development began in
2001 obviously that would not be the case if the program had encountered major problems
it's unusual for three Services to stick with the plan through multiple presidencies covering
16 years equally striking almost all of the original international partners have stuck
with the program and several new players have signed on Denmark Israel in Japan and
South Korea Canada is the only country that's wavered and in all likelihood it will return
to the fold once it sees the advantages of buying a highly survivable fighter operated
by most of its key allies f-35 has emerged as the global gold standard of next gen air power pilots
the Navy reported after the first at sea trials of the carrier version that the aircraft demonstrated
exceptional performance throughout its initial sea trials more recently a squadron commander who
participated in last year's northern lightning exercise told an in-house Air Force publication
I couldn't ask for anything better it's like fighting somebody with their hands tied behind
their backs another pilot flying adversary aircraft in the exercise remarked we just
can't see them like they can see us it can feel like you're out there with a blindfold on pilots
generally say f-35 is far superior to legacy fighters if you're searching for a metaphor that
captures what f-35 delivers to America's military consider the example of two prize fighters the
next generation contender has a stronger punch a longer reach and superior situational awareness
but he also has something else that transforms the fight he's invisible to his adversary whatever the
other fellows training might be he can't see his rival to land a punch so he's down before
the first round is over that's what makes the f-35 a game-changing aircraft the one plane
that can keep America's enemies at bay for another generation it isn't just the best airpower option
the joint force has it's the only one that works in places like Eastern Europe and Northeast Asia
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