• ameancow@lemmy.world
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      16 hours ago

      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.

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        6 hours ago

        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.

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        13 hours ago

        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.