"PENTAGON WORKING TO GIVE F-35 JSF NUCLEAR-STRIKE CAPABILITY"
frank wrote in
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On Apr 29, 11:20*pm, Ian B MacLure wrote:
"dott.Piergiorgio" wrote
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Mike ha scritto:
Inside the Air Force - 4/24/2009
GENERAL: PENTAGON WORKING TO GIVE F-35 JSF NUCLEAR-STRIKE
CAPABILITY
The Defense Department and a handful of allies have launched an
effort to ensure the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program is capable
of conducting the most devastating mission in modern warfare --
delivering a nuclear bomb.
Ugh.....
let's cross well the fingers, there's already a mess, and a -D
version, available to select few, has all the potential to sink the
entire program......
* * * * Why another version? It would simply be a Block X update
to
* * * * whatever was fielded. What after all is the difference be
tween
* * * * nuclear and non-nuclear capable aircraft? Basically some
form
* * * * of safety gear related to weapon fusing.
* * * * IBM
Its a bit more than that. Takes a lot of work to be nuclear certified.
It is however doable and the process is well understood.
IBM
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