F-35… Yes.
Internal carriage = 2 LGB and 2 AAM
External carriage = 4 LGB (via BRU-55) on the inner stations and 4 AAMs on the outer 2 stations.

F-18… Probably
Cheek stations = AAM x2
Inner wing stations = 4 LGB (via BRU-55)
Middle wing stations = 2 LGB
Outer wing stations = AAM x2
Wingtip stations = AAM x2

This is where i always laugh…. Tell me again the advantages of hanging weapons under the wing of the F-35?

Once you do that you may as well buy a Typhoon… DUH.

What people always forget is that the internal weapons bay of the F-35 is pityfully small…. 2 Large bombs and 2 small AAMs.
So again.. hanging weapons under the wings of the F-35 in order to turn it into a bomb truck does what?

So again is the Typhoon a waste of money? No i dont think so….
Is it dogged by slow progress? Yes….
Has the price gone up…. yes….

When was the last time a fighter was put into service on time and on budget?

From reading this thread anyone would think the French are leagues ahead of anyone else in aircraft design which they clearly are not and that Thales could build a Death Star. Some people need to put aside thier nationalistic tendancys and talk about the JSF instead of trying to tell us how superior the French are as it really becomes tiresome reading when it strays off topic.

So all the flag wavers for the F-35 on here dont get the same leture from yourself?

Wonderful woman with an equally wonderful history!
Great pioneer in her day.

So, the F-35, which is based upon the knowledge gained from the F-22 program and is essentially a single-engine Raptor in design, is less stealthy and effective than the F-22?

While the F-22 has been flying in it’s current form for almost 20 years now, 6 year old F-35 now flying with more advanced materials and electronics are less able to deal with real world threats?

I’m a proponent of limited F-22 buys (the 243 number vs. either the 183 or 381) because it is now such an “old” airplane. The F-35 is newer and more advanced in many ways to the point that F-22 blocks are now incorporating F-35 tech into their production rather than vice versa.

The first F-15 prototype flew in 1971…….but the first production examples entered squadron service in 1975. Compare than with YF-22s in 1990 and F/A-22s in 2001. No comparison there.

Flying for 20yrs????

Flight testing ended in 1991 of the “prototype”.
Changes were made to the design..
Then the US changed its funding and how many it wanted…
It only entered squadron service around 2005.

The design for the F-35 started in 1995…
Its now 2008 and have any production aircraft entered service yet??

So how “new” will the F-35 be when it enters service?
20yrs old…..?

So your point there isnt really valid….

Which part of “Military Aviation” does this thread cover? Why do members on here contine to post this rubbish in the Aviation section?

Read the rules people….

Could you provide a source for that claim………….

I am not trying to be argumentative. Yet, I think the RAAF had much more than a “minimal involvement” with the select of the F-35.

With all do respect………..

Ah here we go… the old.. can you provide a source for that claim.
Over and over like a broken record.

The mere fact you dont live here and that people who live within Australia are telling you the process was a joke simply isnt good enough.

Not once have you answered any others questions or provided us with your “source” that you know more then someone who works within defence.

To use your own words…

Wheres your evidence?
Your just a spin Dr working for Lockheed…
You havent provided any links….
Were you in Australia while all this happened?
What news sources did you watch?

Your problem Scooter is that your unable to take the facts as given by those who actually live within Australia.

Your constant flag waving of the F-35 is redily apparent, so your incapable of taking any criticism (its called maturity, admitting when your wrong)

AIR6000 WAS TAKING PLACE…. it was canned and the F-35 selected.
THIS IS NOT HOW TO SELECT AN AIRCRAFT.
You cant call for companies to show their products and then cancell it half way through the process and announce “we went with someone who didnt even enter the contest” !
You have NO CLUE on how the process is supposed to happen.

ALL GOVERNMENT DEPTs MUST put up a tender process for ANY ITEM/ PROJECT etc ….
NO BID CONTRACTS SUCH AS THOSE IN THE USA ARE ILLEGAL HERE IN AUSTRALIA.

JB dont worry mate… the only thing Scooter is able to display is the usual arrogance.

Dispite being told over and over he is wrong by people who are actually Aussies, who are well informed and care about what goes on and where their so called “tax” dollars are spent.

He wants “facts”.. our meagure word isnt good enough. Obviously we come on here to spread lies and untruths about our own country.