Military● Low1h ago · Nov 4, 2026, 8:30 AM
Saturation attack: F-16 fighters used swarm tactics to "destroy" a US Air Force stealth F-35 in an air combat exercise
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Clarín · North America
During the 2017 Red Flag maneuvers, American pilots took advantage of numerical superiority to test the defenses of one of the world's most advanced combat aircraft. The strategy allowed for simulated kills and exposed a related limitation.
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