Hmm. A surprisingly high number of spare radars (9), especially considering it’s an AESA, which is not supposed to be maintenance intensive..
Almost all equipment is very abundant, but at the same time, only eight CFTs.. This listing is kind of illogical, IMHO.

The only “not supposed to be maintenance intensive” part of the radar with respect to an AESA radar is the antenna. The rest of the package (ie all the LRUs like power generators, signal generators, processors, etc) would have the same relative failure rate as previous MSA radars.

As far as the CFTs go.. It’s only Kuwait, where are they going to go?

Wait.. Super hornets dont’s have CFTs. I think someone got The F-18 confused with the F-16 🙂

yes, i assume drop tanks and small load unless otherwise specified,
if there was ever a new fighter where flight characteristics was known down to the last decimal, that would be gripen E

So you’re assuming something that is not even part of any block plan at this point (external tanks), assuming that “Internal” means external tanks, and assuming that it’s A2A profile does not include any time on station?

You do know that because the Gripen E has not even flown yet that we “know” nothing about it’s flight characteristics, least of which would be range at a particular load.

We are not talking about combat capability of a BVR fighter here, Spud.. What we are talking about are the [let me quote Gen.Preus] “unbelievable maneuvering characteristics that make the F-35 completely undefeatable in an air-to-air environment”.

And since that is clearly utter BS, there is no single reason why would I, or anyone else, need to pay any attention to the other BS Gen. Preus has said..
That’s all.. Have a nice day.. 🙂

Utter BS according to ?? You??

No thanks, I’ll put the experience of pilots over your opinion of an airshow display.

And when the 12 x F-35As go to Red Flag this month and kick a$$… What will the “it don’t work / can’t be fixed” crowd say then?

MADL is limited to 25 connections, 6 groups of 4 with one extra for a link to an outside network.

Evidence?

So, still no example of evidence from something like the F-22 that you would accept if given for the F-35?

How about the F-16/15/18/Rafale/Eurofighter?

Evidence?

Besides the multitudes of 1st hand experience that has been posted throughout the years and sworn testimony….

“I can tell you that it is by far the best platform I’ve ever flown in my entire life, and at that you would have to take me on my word.“