F-15E Strike Eagles unable to shoot down the F-35s in 8 dogfights during simulated deployment

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9. As if!

They are still at least 2 years away from actual combat function. The bomb runs were with simulated weapons rather than actual ordinance loads which would have erased their stealth ability. The A-10 is still far better at close in support, carries twice the load, and can stay on site far longer. Old School Low speed ground radar would have seen the F-35s en-route and alerted responding aircraft and anti-aircraft sites. One thing the stealth planes cannot avoid better is old school Flack and ground fire. You need a very tough plane to ride that out, not the f-35.

They are still peddling a pig that barely flies in a straight line in clear weather. Don't try flying one in the rain.