Slitherine

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ORIGINAL: Blast33

First F-35A for the Royal Danish Air Force.
Denmark bought 27 aircraft. First they will train at Luke AFB in the US and from 2023 the first one will arive in Denmark.
https://twitter.com/clemente3000/status/1366085616232980485,

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ORIGINAL: Filitch
About F-35's perspective...
The U.S. Air Force Just Admitted The F-35 Stealth Fighter Has Failed
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2021/02/23/the-us-air-force-just-admitted-the-f-35-stealth-fighter-has-failed/?sh=548ad2e71b16

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Brown’s comments are a tacit admission that the F-35 has failed.

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ORIGINAL: exsonic01
The claim "F-35 is failed" is just that Forbes staff's opinion, not USAF's official statement.

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ORIGINAL: Filitch

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ORIGINAL: exsonic01
The claim "F-35 is failed" is just that Forbes staff's opinion, not USAF's official statement.

Probably...

But according Brown, USAF needs new tactical aircraft
https://www.defensedaily.com/u-s-air-force-cape-conducting-tactical-aircraft-study-may-involve-clean-sheet-f-16-replacement/air-force/

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The United States may field a new fighter aircraft type by fiscal year (FY) 2029, according to a related contract notification posted on 4 March.

An artist’s impression of an NGAD concept. According to a DoD contract notification, the US military may field this or another ‘next generation’ combat aircraft by the end of FY 2029. (Boeing)

The contract awarded to Raytheon for AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) aircraft integration support lists several aircraft types that carry the system, before expanding its remit to potentially include those existing types that do not, as well as a type or types that have yet to enter into service.

“This contract will provide the necessary aircraft lab, flight test, flight clearance, and simulation support during all integration requirements in AMRAAM for F-15, F-16, F/A-18, F-22, F-35, and other current inventory or next-generation platforms that may join the air force or navy inventory before the end of fiscal year 2029,” the Department of Defense (DoD) said in its contract notification.

With the notification listing all US Air Force (USAF) and US Navy (USN) aircraft types (or their derivatives, such as the EA-18G Growler) cleared to carry the AMRAAM, it is not immediately apparent to which platform or platforms the DoD might be referring in its notification.

The only other tactical air (TacAir) platform in the US inventory that does not already carry the missile and which is not a derivative of the types listed is the Fairchild-Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II. However, while the A-10 does carry the short-range AIM-9 Sidewinder, this is purely for self-defence, and as such it would be highly unlikely that it would ever be equipped with the longer ranged AMRAAM for offensive aerial combat.
https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/us-may-field-new-fighter-by-fy-2029

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ORIGINAL: thewood1

It might be the apex of manned fighter aircraft. I suspect the the next evolution is unmanned edge fighting with AI-assisted human-controlled unmanned aircraft. I also think a factor beyond the evolution of the aircraft is the rapid increase in ground-based defense capabilities.

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ORIGINAL: BeirutDude

Can't argue with anything you've said. Certainly a smaller drone can do things a maned aircraft can't. Certainly can pull more G's without a pilot to black out.

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I think Chains of War was too generous (and I mean way too generous) with how the US could perform in a future shooting war with China: https://www.yahoo.com/news/were-going-to-lose-fast-us-air-force-held-a-war-game-that-started-with-a-chinese-biological-attack-170003936.html