If you were a fighter pilot about to get in a dogfight, would you want to have an F-35 jet that has 2 air-to-air Missles or an F-18 with 12? Canada is thinking about the F-18 Super Hornet instead of the F-35. I was not aware the F-35 only has two air-to-air missles compared to the Super Hornet's twelve . The Russians have numberical superiority with MIG-31s and other older jets. Their Stealth is years behind but numerical superiority is the biggest threat. I would prefer Canada to have new F-18 Superhornet. Stealth & 2 Missles WTF? [~820404:Lt Gen Dan Leaf] [~138758:COL Mikel Burroughs] [~563704:LTC Stephen Ford] [~543190:COL David Fleming III] [~378759:SrA Christopher Wright] [~623793:SrA Eddie (V12) Vongtanaanek] [~54690:TSgt Scott C. Brammer] [~356181:TSgt Jennifer Disch] [~1186:TSgt Joshua Copeland] [~1266:MAJ David Potter] [~368184:SSG James J. Palmer IV aka "JP4"] [~802663:SSG Derrick L. Lewis, MBA, DSL, DL] [~334546:SFC William Farrell] [~547388:CSM William DeWolf] [~90081:CSM David Heidke] [~478093:MSgt Michael Durkee] [~56333:MSgt Curtis Borders] [~188441:CPT L S] [~78668:CPT Jack Durish] [~584416:CPT Pedro Meza]

Posted on Jul 7, 2016

If you were a fighter pilot about to get in a dogfight, would you want to have an F-35 jet that has 2 air-to-air Missles or an F-18 with 12?

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Canada is thinking about the F-18 Super Hornet instead of the F-35. I was not aware the F-35 only has two air-to-air missles compared to the Super Hornet's twelve . The Russians have numberical superiority with MIG-31s and other older jets. Their Stealth is years behind but numerical superiority is the biggest threat. I would prefer Canada to have new F-18 Superhornet. Stealth & 2 Missles WTF?

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Never seen this one..thanks!

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LTC (Join to see) - Anytime.

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SSG Warren Swan

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A10 of course and the F18, 16, and 15. We know all of them work.

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SN Greg Wright

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Not sure I'd want to take on a MiG in an A10.

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SSG Warren Swan

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SN Greg Wright - well....you have a point. Your ass is quiet and NOW you wanna raise some hell? Push seaman!!! Push till Davey Jones "locker" turns into Davey Jones Wall Unit.

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SN Greg Wright

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SSG Warren Swan - Heh. Life happens, and this year has been a doozy for me.

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SSG Warren Swan

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SN Greg Wright - Know the feeling brother. Lot of changes for me too. Hope yours aren't anything two wheels or Ol No7 in moderation at home can't fix

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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel

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F-18 is a proven commodity. The F-35 is still a work in Progress. In my heyday I would prefer a Mig-29 with a US Navy Fighter Jock.

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to say at least...1100 defects and about 11 fatal last time I checked.

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Here is a MIG-29 at Nellis AFB in 2009. My then 2 year old Daughter is behind me. She is now 9 years old and loves air shows!
COL John Cole COL Mikel J. Burroughs Lt Gen Dan Leaf
SrA Edward Vong SrA Christopher Wright SSG James J. Palmer IV aka "JP4" SSG Derrick L. Lewis MBA, C-HRM CPT Pedro Meza SGT (Join to see) SGT Robert George TSgt Scott C. Brammer TSgt Jennifer Disch TSgt Joshua Copeland CSM William DeWolf CSM David Heidke LTC Stephen F. LTC Kevin B.

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SrA Edward Vong

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I have a very similar picture. I was stationed at Nellis.

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1LT William Clardy

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LTC (Join to see), I see they parked it on a surface meeting the Russian Air Force's standards for a working runway...

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