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submitted 18 hours ago by yogthos@lemmy.ml to c/news@hexbear.net

According to new reporting from the New York Times, a Houthi surface-to-air (SAM) missile barely missed an American F-35 fifth-generation fighter, the crown jewel of the U.S. fighter inventory. The F-35, participating in Operation Rough Rider against the Houthis, was forced to take evasive action to avoid the missile.

The incident raises questions about the survivability of one of America’s most advanced fighters, and raises concerns over how effective the relatively unsophisticated Houthi air defense system has been at hampering U.S. action.

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[-] BeamBrain@hexbear.net 27 points 12 hours ago

Operation Rough Rider

spray-bottle

[-] Llituro@hexbear.net 23 points 12 hours ago

probably not a hot take, but i think if they managed to get their hands on whatever it is china's got, they could probably dump a bunch of amerikkkan fighter jets into the ocean

[-] yogthos@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 hours ago

Could be something from Iran as well.

[-] Horse@lemmygrad.ml 56 points 16 hours ago

do you even need to shoot down an f-35?
or can you just wait until the dumbass yankees fail to maintain the piece of shit effectively and it falls out of the sky on it's own volition?

[-] lil_tank@hexbear.net 13 points 9 hours ago

de-volition Yes, they built you for this, but you can still do the right thing. You can still leave and stop actively participating in this genocide, and all the genocides the empire requires to function. It's up to you, listen to your heart.

  • (Keep flying)
  • (Crash into the sea)
[-] D61@hexbear.net 2 points 1 hour ago

Turns out, I was playing the NES game Top Gun correctly the entire time I was unable to successfully land my fighter on the aircraft carrier.

[-] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmygrad.ml 13 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

To be fair it is needed, they seems to produce it in rate faster they are coming down, at least if we count accidents and friendly fire.

[-] bobs_guns@lemmygrad.ml 49 points 16 hours ago

It's important for style points.

[-] Abracadaniel@hexbear.net 84 points 17 hours ago

God can you imagine if they hit it? the 🦀 posting would've crashed the site. slammer would have another banger surely.

[-] Dessa@hexbear.net 84 points 17 hours ago

Whew! I almost found out why we don't have healthcare!

[-] miz@hexbear.net 60 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

Ansarallah only has to be lucky once, the USA has to be lucky every time

[-] Lyudmila@hexbear.net 26 points 14 hours ago
[-] FlakesBongler@hexbear.net 52 points 17 hours ago

Damn, would have been cooler to top the US losing two F-16's

[-] Owl@hexbear.net 11 points 12 hours ago

2.94% cooler, in fact

[-] merthyr1831@lemmy.ml 43 points 16 hours ago

F/A-18s* which are even more expensive and less numerous than the F-16

[-] Weedian@hexbear.net 22 points 14 hours ago

and its been 3 of them

[-] Feinsteins_Ghost@hexbear.net 36 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

Does the f35 count as pork barrel spending? If it does would being blown to smithereens in one by a Houthi SAM count as being hoisted by your own petard?

[-] miz@hexbear.net 38 points 17 hours ago

is this anything?Raytheon Greyjoy

[-] Dessa@hexbear.net 28 points 17 hours ago
[-] FourteenEyes@hexbear.net 21 points 16 hours ago

I mean I'm pretty sure there is no question everyone knows it's a piece of shit

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