F-35Bs In The South China Sea

[Yooper]

For those at NAVAIR, Pax, JSF Program, & all others interested in this stuff....

Link: "U.S. Amphibious Assault Ship In South China Sea With Unprecedentedly Large Load of F-35Bs"

No snips here; too many cool pix in the article at The Drive! C,mon, click over to it!

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[Gilligan]

That's a lot of capability.

I'm working on a missile boat right now that is on the hard within a few hundred meters of the very similar and relatively new EN Mistral-class helo carriers/amphibious assault ships (2). They are still big empty boxes, without helos or any other aircraft yet (reportedly being procured from Russia) or landing craft of any number in the welldecks.

But if/when they get them fully equipped...quite a unique capability for a "third world" country.

 

[littlelady]

That's a lot of capability.

I'm working on a missile boat right now that is on the hard within a few hundred meters of the very similar and relatively new EN Mistral-class helo carriers/amphibious assault ships (2). They are still big empty boxes, without helos or any other aircraft yet (reportedly being procured from Russia) or landing craft of any number in the welldecks.

But if/when they get them fully equipped...quite a unique capability for a "third world" country.

Be careful out there.

 

[GURPS]

Nice target for the new hypersonic cruise missiles

 

[Yooper]

An interesting update:

Link: "U.S. Amphibious Assault Ship Loaded With F-35s Operating Off Disputed South China Sea Shoal"

"Go Navy, beat (Chinese People's Liberation) Army!" Well, go Navy, beat PLA Navy, but it didn't roll of the keyboard as well as I would have liked!

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