Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Lightning II. Robert Sullivan/FlickrCC
No conversation about the world’s massive political and economic changes since 2015 is complete without mentioning the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, developed by Lockheed Martin.
That became even clearer this week thanks to a somewhat cheeky statement by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in response to Iran’s provocative moves in the Persian Gulf and other threats from Tehran. Standing in front of an F-35 jet parked at an Israeli Air Force base, Netanyahu barely held back a smile as he said that Israel can reach Iran, but Iran cannot reach Israel.
He didn’t add the words “undetected by radar,” but it was surely implied.
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WNU Editor: I do not share the above author's confidence that the F-35 is a "game changer". The F-35 is still beset with problems, and for an Israeli F-35 to reach Iran it will need a large number of fuel tankers that can be easily spotted by radar. So much for stealth.
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