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F-35 is CAS Wunderwaffe!
And your Sarcasm has backfired.
F35 is designed to replace the F16, And in terms of performance. That's perfect.
In the Syrian conflict The USAF has done about 67% of Air strikes of that The F16 Flew 33% of Sorties The A10 has flown 27% of Sorties Oh and for kicks the F15 has flown another 30% with the remaining going to 3% F22 and 7% B1
the F16 dropped 16% of Ordinance The A10 17% The biggest bruiser the B1 bomber dropped 37% of ordinance.
If you look at the performance A10 and F16 are tied. In fact F15 has a better performance in The CAS missions of Syria 30% of Sorties 27% of Ordinance.
These are likely F15E's a multirole derivative of the F15 series.
my Sauce on that.
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Additionally I want to point out that in the Gulf war F16 suffered 3 combat losses yet flew 13,340 sorties A10 suffered 6 losses yet flew 8,624 Sorties. They lost double the A10s for a little over half the sorties.
So F16 CAS capabilities is AMAZING!
Next point in the Story is that The F35's were tested against SAM site radars. They had to activate FAA Beacons the EW equivalent of SCREAMING at the SAM sites "I AM HERE KILL ME!" for it to be detected. The USAF has invested in and through a variety of means acquisitioned an number of samples of Sophisticated Air Defence systems from all over the world.
They have a Range in Northern Nevada right next to Area 51 and Tonopah AFB dedicated to deploying these systems against USAF Fighters to test the ability of fighters and pilots to run the gauntlet. So Yes Wonder weapon in the honest sense of the Term.

First Operational F-35A Squadron Finishes IOC To-Do List
Valerie Insinna, Defense News 8:40 p.m. EDT July 27, 2016
F-35As return to Mountain Home for deployment test


WASHINGTON — The Air Force’s first F-35 squadron has completed all preparations necessary to declare the joint strike fighter combat capable, and sources say an initial operating capability declaration could be made early next week.

Twelve jets have received the modifications necessary for IOC, 21 combat-mission-ready pilots are available, and the maintenance infrastructure is ready to support the Hill Air Force Base’s 34th Fighter Squadron, said some of those operators on July 27. With paperwork filed, all that’s left is for Air Combat Command head Gen. Herbert “Hawk” Carlisle to sign off.

“We have achieved all our milestones,” said Lt. Col. Steven Anderson, deputy commander of the 388th Maintenance Group. Anderson, along with several other maintainers and pilots from Hill Air Force Base, spoke to reporters over a conference call. "We have submitted all of the data to ACC for General Carlisle's consideration on making that declaration."

Over the past couple of weeks, pilots at Hill finished up the last remaining items on its IOC checklist, said Lt. Col. George Watkins, 34th Fighter Squadron commander. For instance, the Air Force considers pilots “combat mission ready” only after he or she complete a certain number of training sorties during a 30- or 90-day period, so some operators had to conduct additional flights.

“As of today, we have 21 pilots combat mission ready based on the number of training sorties they've done in the last 30 days,” he said. “That was one thing that was yellow.”

They also went through “pilot verifications,” which Watkins described as similar to an oral examination. After doing an in-depth study of the F-35’s mission systems, tactics and potential threats, pilots briefed a panel, who then quizzed the pilots on a simulated mission.

The Air Force has laid out several requirements for declaring the F-35A ready for battle. It needs at least 12 combat-configured F-35As with enough trained pilots, maintainers and other personnel needed to support the jets. The aircraft must be deployable and able to conduct basic close-air support, air interdiction and limited suppression and destruction of enemy air defense missions.

Hill Air Force Base has received 15 F-35As, and expect another to be delivered in August, Anderson said. Twelve jets have gone through modifications necessary to make them ready for combat, including improvements to the fuel system, additional lightning protection and a modification that expands the flight envelope of the aircraft.

All of the aircraft have installed the latest software, which fixed previous software instability issues, he said.

An early IOC declaration would be no surprise given Carlisle’s own statements on the matter. The ACC commander told reporters earlier this month to expect a declaration during the “leading edge” of the Aug. 1 through Dec. 31 window for IOC.

Even though the version of the aircraft’s logistics system planned to be ready for the milestone, Autonomic Logistics Information System (ALIS) 2.0.2, will not come online until this fall, Carlisle has said that would not be a “limiting factor” on his decision.

The recent deployment of seven F-35As to Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, proved the current version meets requirements for the aircraft to operate away from home base, he said. During that event, Hill Air Force Base pilots conducted exercises and maintainers serviced the plane using a deployable version of ALIS.

“We’ve deployed with the current software we had and it worked,” Carlisle said. “The Marines have deployed with it in its current configuration. It’s not quite up to where we wanted to be, but there’s workarounds.”

Past precedent is another indication a decision could happen early in August. The Marine Corps, which declared their jets combat-capable last year, wrapped up final tests of the aircraft and filed the paperwork necessary for IOC on July 27, 2015. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joe Dunford — then the Marine Corps commandant — signed off on the jets days later, on July 31.
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Electric Boat Projects Expanded Workforce for New Submarine Programm

The shipbuilding company that will lead design and construction of the Navy’s next-generation ballistic-missile submarine (SSBN) and the new payload module for the Virginia-class attack submarine (SSN) expects to increase the size of its workforce over the next 15 years.

“The Ohio Replacement Program and Virginia Payload Module are expected to increase Electric Boat’s workforce from 14,000 to 18,000 between now and the 2030 timeframe,” Ken Blomstedt, General Dynamics Electric Boat vice president for the Virginia Class Program, said in an e-mail response to Seapower.

The Ohio Replacement SSBN will be the successor to the Ohio-class SSBN, which will reach the end of its service life in the early 2030s.

Electric Boat will divide the work on the Ohio Replacement in a similar manner that it does with the Virginia-class SSN with Huntington Ingalls’ Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Va.

“The workload division will be similar to the Virginia program,” said Will Lennon, General Dynamics Electric Boat vice president for Engineering and Design Programs, also in the e-mail response. “Newport News Shipbuilding will provide the bow, sail, superstructure, auxiliary machinery rooms, weapons, and parts of the stern. Electric Boat will construct the rest of the submarine and will deliver all Ohio replacements from its shipyard in Groton, Conn.”

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This idea floats around in the heads of people who daydream and draw pictures of light turbo-props dropping bomb and strafing with machine guns. It has been around since at least the 1960s, when people began dreaming of dropping a turbo-prop into a P-51 Mustang, and using those for close air support. Some goof head even bought the A-29 Super Tucano for the Afghan Air Force, another totally ignorant idea, which will prolly see ISIS or the Taalliiibaann taking them over and using them against innocent civilians?? stoooopid, stooopid!
A-1 do also the job before A-10 especialy in Vietnam reading it in French :) Sandy missions, CSAR missions with Winchester ready for punish the bad guy :mad: ;)
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The F-35 is going to replace the A-10, it will have to, because there is simply not money to play around with a Turbo-Prop light close Air Support Aircraft, although that is probably the most important--(even if unfulfilled Popular Science Magazine wet dream!). Insane, Maniacal Laughter here! HEH,HEH, HEH! crazy!
LOL but you are little crazy really and i like it ;) many guys so serious :(
 
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They both lack the logistics to use them.
There are some gaps where a new lighter craft would be fine. to supplement F35 and take some of the Job of A10 but really the Job of A10 is dead.

The Air Force is going to declare the F-35A IOC as early as Monday, Aug 1, 2016, there are plenty of aircraft, pilots, and maintainers, and that situation will continue to improve. They will be fully capable, with NO G limits, and ready to go to WAR! BAMO! look out bad guys, USAF is gonna knock your socks off!
 

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A-1 do also the job before A-10 especialy in Vietnam reading it in French :) Sandy missions, CSAR missions with Winchester ready for punish the bad guy :mad: ;)
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LOL but you are little crazy really and i like it ;) many guys so serious :(

Only when I fly!, but I have fun all the time, this life is too short to get wrapped up in yourself, besides, I put my trust in Jesus, I can enjoy life, knowing that somebody much better and smarter has it all under-control.

you are right though, this is a crazy world, and I am really very concerned for each of us, and I do care about all of us, I really do have a strong brotherly love for each of you, especially honest, kind, and sincere brothers such as yourself, and I pray that God will watch over each of you, and your beautiful wives and children!
 
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