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[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world -3 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Super advanced, so advanced that Iran shot what 3 down?

[–] ameancow@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

I wanna remind everyone that THIS was one of the pictures Iran released to prove they shot down an F-35.

[–] remon@ani.social 2 points 1 day ago

It was actually more like 0.

[–] ameancow@lemmy.world 18 points 2 days ago (2 children)

There have been no confirmed downings of F-35's.

While it's fully possible that the US is lying about that, it's equally possible that the claims from Iran are also lies, because half of military action is information and misinformation. I wouldn't lean on foreign propaganda any more than I would domestic propaganda.

[–] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If you want a laugh, go look up the photos Iran doctored up for this bit of propaganda. I remember one had an F35 with cockpit the size of a school bus on it. Another had the tail section on backwards. Probably AI slop, but fake photos to be sure.

[–] ameancow@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 2 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Not only did they take down an F-35, they took down the biggest F-35 ever made!

[–] ameancow@lemmy.world 1 points 9 hours ago

It's like defeating the Queen F35, now they can't produce more little ones.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world -4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (3 children)

There have been no confirmed downings of F-35’s.

Several "oops this plane just fell off the flight deck, oh well, shit happens" articles in recent memory. A great way to explain why the Navy is suddenly down a vehicle without having to explain to anyone in the general public what happened.

I wouldn’t lean on foreign propaganda any more than I would domestic propaganda.

Americans are putting these jets into service and a surprising number of them are failing.

Whether Iran/Yemen have successfully struck any of them or the Navy can't get them on and off the flight deck reliably is almost a moot point. A downed plane is a downed plane.

[–] remon@ani.social 5 points 1 day ago

Several “oops this plane just fell off the flight deck, oh well, shit happens”

Those were F/A-18s.

[–] bobgobbler@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago

Oh so this is the part where we provide no sources to our claim. Then claim the sources are unreliable!

[–] ameancow@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Sure, that all may be the case, but counterpoint: ospreys.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Is this a contest to crash the most aircraft?

Because my man, the GOAT, John "New Plane" McCain would like to have a word.