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Originally Posted by sil
yep, i was a fan of the YF-23 during the decision process. But hey i'd never get anywhere any of these toys . plus its SOP for the yanks to only sell the first gen varients to allies, let them find the bugs so they can use the upgraded varients that actually fly for themselves.
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The YF-23 lost to the YF-22, not the F-35 (though the F-22 is still not living up to it's grandiose reputation/propaganda).
The Boeing X-32 competed against the X-35.
Back to the JASDF F-35 that disintegrated into the Pacific Ocean inexplicably, the pilot is still missing though some debris of the aircraft has been found. Japan has grounded all F-35's for the time being. Rumour mill has it most likely the oxygen system caused pilot unconsciousness - a bug mentioned on the Gripe Sheets many times, supposedly fixed but potentially not.
Another case of Yanks rushing things for money....shades of 737MAX.