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Attilatheblond

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1. Seems possible Lockheed Martin has come up with a new business plan to sell more F-35s?

Reply to sop (Original post)

Tue Jun 30, 2026, 01:07 PM

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Not enough weight in the nose to fly well? No #@%)@#! RADAR? How many pilots/jets could we lose due to half-assed response to military needs? Will we just buy more jets if/when there are lost jets due to OOOPS, couldn't install radar?

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