F-35 fighter jets used by the US Navy and Marine forces are so unpredictable at top speeds that pilots fear they would be unusable in dogfights, new documents reveal. Despite this, a retired Navy fighter pilot who reviewed the documents blasted the F-35's failure to maneuver at high speeds, adding: 'You're telling me that the latest, greatest, $100 million aircraft can't perform?' The F-35 Lightning II is referred to as a 5th Generation fighter, combining advanced stealth capabilities with fighter aircraft speed and agility, fully-fused sensor information, network-enabled operations and advanced logistics and sustainment. Britain plans to eventually buy 138 F-35s as part of a massive £9.1billion ($11.5bn) deal that has been plagued by problems. – All variants of the jets are mainly constructed on Lockheed Martin's mile-long production line in Fort Worth, Texas.

Source: Daily Mail June 19, 2019 13:40 UTC