The John Batchelor Show

VIDEO: F-35 Boondoggle

July 14, 2015

Monday  13 July 2015 / Hour 1, Block D: Jed Babbin, American Spectator, in re: Australia has cancelled its order for the US F35 (STOL) for its assault ships Checkered dvpt career of the F35: blt to  be the low fighter.  The "high fighter" was to be the sine qua non, that no one could win against; the low fighter is to be everything else – F16, F18.  F35 was to replace the low fighter, and also have air superiority – the F16 and F18 and A10   are all to be replaced by this F35, in three versions and can do nothing well.  Purchase of F35 probably forced by Congress, the Navy and h Air Force. It's not stealthy;  has one engine and is slow; it cannot dogfight.  "F35 is irrelevant unless the F22 (of which we have gravely too few)  is flying with it." Political pressure from the Administration; have spent so-oo much on it that it's too expensive to fail. "If you put enough engines on the Edsel, it'd fly, too." We're retiring the A10 early – insanity. Good news: China hacked the plans for the F35 and now have a version.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/jul/9/jed-babbin-the-deadly-f-35-strike-fighter/
http://sputniknews.com/military/20150713/1024535149.html