Not to change the subject, just wanted to say that the future applications of Australia’s F-35 fleet, in terms of employing the future stealth platform in a manner consistent with it’s design intentions appears to be in very good hands.
I had the great pleasure of visiting the 90th FS “Dicemen” @ Tyndall, AFB in Florida recently while they were attending WSEP live firing exercises.
SQN LDR Mattew Harper from the RAAF is part of this unit. He is an outstanding gentleman, and a tribute to Australia. I had the opportunity to mingle with the Dicemen on several social occasions, what struck me about SQN LDR Harper, was that in a room full of America’s best, he was clearly held in very high regard.
Fighter pilots don’t really talk about the talents of other fighter pilots very much, mostly their own abilities. In this capable group, SQN LDR Harper was repeatedly lauded as a great stick and employer of stealth tactics. Which led me to think what an asset for when the F-35 comes down.
I know we have an RAF pilot flying 22’s, any other future F-35 countries have pilots embedded in Raptor units, makes a lot of sense to learn stealth strategies?
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