☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlM to United States | News & Politics@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agoF-35 program’s lifetime price tag tops $2 trillion, Pentagon wants jets to fly longerbreakingdefense.comexternal-linkmessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up143arrow-down12
arrow-up141arrow-down1external-linkF-35 program’s lifetime price tag tops $2 trillion, Pentagon wants jets to fly longerbreakingdefense.com☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlM to United States | News & Politics@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square14fedilink
minus-squaredrkt@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoI did google it, that’s why I was confused; https://www.defensenews.com/air/2024/04/02/f-35a-lightning-cleared-to-fly-in-lightning-for-first-time-in-4-years/ It’s about lightning, not rain, and only affects the A variant which is, at least in the US’ case, a bit over half of all variants.
minus-squareprincipalkohoutek [none/use name]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agohttps://www.forbes.com/sites/erictegler/2022/11/23/air-force-f-35-lightning-iis-still-cant-fly-within-25-miles-of-lightning/?sh=7659da1e663e dated 2022, but covers the issue in detail.
I did google it, that’s why I was confused; https://www.defensenews.com/air/2024/04/02/f-35a-lightning-cleared-to-fly-in-lightning-for-first-time-in-4-years/
It’s about lightning, not rain, and only affects the A variant which is, at least in the US’ case, a bit over half of all variants.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/erictegler/2022/11/23/air-force-f-35-lightning-iis-still-cant-fly-within-25-miles-of-lightning/?sh=7659da1e663e dated 2022, but covers the issue in detail.