Pilots and maintainers from the 388th and 419th Fighter Wings at Hill AFB, Utah, deployed the F-35A Lightning II at Nellis AFB Jan. 20 and began flying in the exercise Jan. 23. Performance has been nothing short of amazing with a 92% mission capable rate and a 15-1 ratio in air-to-air combat. And yet this piece carries the headline "1 F-35A 'Shot Down' by Aggressors at Red Flag 17-01":
http://theaviationgeekclub.com/1-f-3...ed-flag-17-01/
Last edited by USS Utah; 02-04-2017 at 03:07 PM.
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Thought you might like this video - I think it's two years ago. Red FlagOriginally Posted by USS Utah
Last edited by pangloss; 02-05-2017 at 03:58 PM.
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Looks like the F-35 achieved an impressive 20:1 kill ratio at Nellis Air Force Base’s Red Flag 17-1
https://theaviationist.com/2017/02/28/red-flag-confirmed-f-35-dominance-with-a-201-kill-ratio-u-s-air-force-says/
"It'd be nice to please everyone but I thought it would be more interesting to have a point of view." -- Oscar Levant
Thanks, the article restores my faith in the US defense industry technology. About a decade ago I was visiting Warton Aerodome outside Preston, UK and saw some Typhoons doing touch & go's. They're a neat looking fighter. Warton is also a kick, loaded with history.
"It isn't what we don't know that gives us trouble, it's what we know that ain't so"
- Will Rogers
"Cyberspace is - or can be - a good, friendly and egalitarian place to meet. "
- Douglas Adams
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