Stealth Mistake: Sending the F-35 to Attack the Houthis

Stealth Mistake: Sending the F-35 to Attack the Houthis

US F-35 was reportedly forced to make an evasive maneuver during strikes against Houthi defenses due to a Houthi missile. “They got close enough that the F-35 had to maneuver,” a US official said. But without more detail, that in itself doesn’t say much. Houthi air defenses appear to have prompted increased use of stealth […] The post Stealth Mistake: Sending the F-35 to Attack the Houthis appeared first on 19FortyFive.

Comment by Jan Wirnitzer: The past few weeks have brought a series of reports of fighter jet losses or attacks on them, including a fantastic-sounding clash between a modern F-35 and an unexpected threat – Yemeni rebels. The Czech Republic is also buying the aircraft. The mosaic of these cases shows what is often overlooked in debates about fighter jets.