According to new reporting from the New York Times, a Houthi surface-to-air (SAM) missile barely missed an American F-35 fifth-generation fighter, the crown jewel of the U.S. fighter inventory. The F-35, participating in Operation Rough Rider against the Houthis, was forced to take evasive action to avoid the missile.
The incident raises questions about the survivability of one of America’s most advanced fighters, and raises concerns over how effective the relatively unsophisticated Houthi air defense system has been at hampering U.S. action.
Wait. The fancy jet didn’t get hit, right? A missile was fired at it and it successfully evaded said missile? So what, exactly, is being called into question here?
Dagwood222@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
In other words, we need to spend more tax dollars on more advanced weapons.
Alaik@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
But without raising taxes on the wealthy. But we’ve already cut so much it won’t pay to reallocate funds.
Maybe a “Freedom Tax” on those with less than 30mil in stocks?
Dagwood222@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
You are trying to be sarcastic, but you’re just reporting the facts
floo@retrolemmy.com 3 weeks ago
I believe he calls them “tariffs”