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orangecrush

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10. This explains how Trump gave hostile nations a great guft

Reply to ruet (Original post)

Thu Mar 19, 2026, 07:18 PM

18 hrs ago

Iran is saying it got a signature of the F-35 IRST.

This means the F-35 will be forced to fly defensively and is for all practical purposes no longer stealth.

My take, your mileage may differ.

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US F-35 Damaged by Suspected Iranian Fire Makes Emergency Landing, Sources Say [View all] ruet Yesterday OP

Landing at an American air base is not being "shot down". Nt FBaggins Yesterday #1

Fair Enough. -NT- ruet Yesterday #2

It's known as the golden bb EX500rider Yesterday #3

Does that include all of the Reapers they've been shooting down? -NT- ruet Yesterday #7

How many is that & according to who exactly? EX500rider 23 hrs ago #8

12+ The DOD. ruet 22 hrs ago #9

There's no way it was entirely accidental NickB79 17 hrs ago #11

Actually they do have antirecraft guns EX500rider 16 hrs ago #12

Which uses a fire control radar for targeting NickB79 15 hrs ago #13

Could be fired with a time fuse too with a lucky guess EX500rider 14 hrs ago #14

There is also a brief period... EX500rider 13 hrs ago #15

They're leeeeeeeaaaarning Prairie Gates Yesterday #4

US F-35 Damaged by Suspected Iranian Fire Makes Emergency Landing, Sources Say naftali Yesterday #5

These aircraft have never been tested in Deminpenn Yesterday #6

This explains how Trump gave hostile nations a great guft orangecrush 18 hrs ago #10