F-35s are being delivered to the US military with nose ballast instead of radars due to AN/APG-85 delays. The "blind" jets must rely on data links from wingmen until the new sensor is ready in 2028.
No reason fot the “supply problem” identified in the article.
How is this any better than not delivering the plane? A fighter jet without a radar is fucking blind. It can’t shoot any missiles or see any enemies without the radar. It’s not like the pilot can spot the tiny dot of a plane 100 miles away from inside of his cockpit.
How is this any better than not delivering the plane? A fighter jet without a radar is fucking blind. It can’t shoot any missiles or see any enemies without the radar. It’s not like the pilot can spot the tiny dot of a plane 100 miles away from inside of his cockpit.