It would seem that May 27th was a very big day for the Marine version of the F-35. The task of putting two Amraams into the air at once is no small accomplishment. (My apologies for pointing this out to you so long after it took place, but I will make every effort to bring you back up to date over the next couple of weeks.) The whole point of stealth in the air-to-air mission is to be the first one to put a weapon in the air. You can do this because you know about the bad guy before he knows about you. If you are trying to blow a hole in the air defense for a non-stealth strike package, you and your wingman are going to be all alone against a lot of defenders, so you need to be able to ripple-fire, or your advantage of surprise is gone as soon as the first bad guy blows up. Good stuff!
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/f-35-achieves-three-major-flight-test-milestones-on-same-day-2014-05-29?reflink=MW_news_stmp
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