F-35 vs. F-16: The real truth about the infamous dogfight trials

Back in 2015, a report emerged about a series of dogfight trials between America’s newest stealth fighter, the F-35, and the nation’s workhorse 4th generation platform, the F-16 Fighting Falcon, and the results were damning. The F-35, according to the report, was no match for its own predecessor, losing scrap after scrap between the two jets. But, as we’ve come to find out since—that report was missing some significant context… and the F-35 isn’t nearly the slouch it’s been made out to be. 📱 Follow Sandboxx News on social Twitter:   / sandboxxnews   Instagram:   / sandboxxnews   Facebook:   / sandboxxnews   TikTok:   / sandboxxnews   📱 Follow Alex Hollings on social Twitter:   / alexhollings52   Instagram:   / alexhollingswrites   Facebook:   / alexhollingswrites   TikTok:   / alexhollings52   Further Reading: Original article: https://www.sandboxx.us/blog/can-the-... Dogfighting analysis: https://www.sandboxx.us/blog/are-the-... F-35 acquisition: https://www.sandboxx.us/blog/what-wen... F-35 pilot on the jet's bad press: https://www.sandboxx.us/blog/an-f-35-... Citations Original War is Boring story by David Axe:   / test-pilot-admits-the-f-35-can-t-dogfight   Kris Osborn article from National Interest: https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buz...