Air Force F-35s fly in formation over Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. Photo: Air Force
John Venable, Daily Signal: 9 Insights on the F-35A From 31 Experienced Fighter Pilots
Air Force Gen. Herbert “Hawk” Carlisle, commander of Air Combat Command, this week declared the F-35A fighter jet ready for combat. While many pundits and politicians have questioned the worth of this jet, the only people who know the ground truth are the pilots themselves.
A total of 174 U.S. pilots currently have been trained to fly Lockheed Martin’s F-35A Lightning II. The Heritage Foundation recently interviewed 31 of these former F-15C, F-15E, F-16C, and A-10 pilots. Each expressed a high degree of confidence in the F-35A, their new fifth-generation platform.
Here are nine insights gleaned from those conversations:
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WNU Editor: These pilots are sold on what the F-35A can deliver.
