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US Air Force looks at using F-35 as ballistic missile interceptor

It would have been the right thing to do. We Chinese would have done it in 1945 if we had nukes. Conquered the world. You see those aliens on TV? They only have 1 country having united under 1 flag.

why is conquering or non conquering a right thing ?
 
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“DoD’s newest tactical aircraft, the F-35 Lightning II, has a capable sensor system that can detect the infrared signature of a boosting missile and its computers can identify the threatening missile’s location. The F-35 also can transmit tracking data to the Joint Force for network centric warfighting,” says the report. “It can track and destroy adversary cruise missiles today, and, in the future, can be equipped with a new or modified interceptor capable of shooting down adversary ballistic missiles in their boost phase and could be surged rapidly to hotspots to strengthen US active defense capabilities and attack operations.”
I think even F-22 would have this sensor and most 4th gen aircraft would also, if that sensor is IRST/FLIR or an upgrade or a modification. This seems just another article to justify F-35, its cost and more cost spent on its upgrades.
 
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Past glory. F-35 was designed in the early 2000s. There's nothing special about F-35 anymore. Germany won't buy it. France won't buy it. Russia won't buy it. China won't buy it. Hell, even Sweden won't buy it. Only some small countries that can't make planes buy F-35.

Sweden has their own industry so it doesn't buy US fighters (like the F-16) so not buying the F-35 isn't anything new.

Germany has their own industry so it doesn't buy US fighters (like the F-16) so not buying the F-35 isn't anything new.

France has their own industry so it doesn't buy US fighters (like the F-16) so not buying the F-35 isn't anything new.

Russia has their own industry so it doesn't buy US fighters (like the F-16) so not buying the F-35 isn't anything new.

China doesn't buy US fighters (like the F-16) so not buying the F-35 isn't anything new.
(BTW Taiwan DOES buy US fighters (like the F-16))
 
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