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F-35 ‘Too Smart’ For Training, Pilot Says

Pat Host

Monday, November 7th, 2016

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F-35 ‘Too Smart’ For Training, Pilot Says

The first two combat-coded F-35A Lightning II aircraft arrive at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Sept. 2, 2015. Photo: Air Force.

The F-35 aircraft is so good at fusing information received via sensors that it negatively impacts the training its pilots receive, according to a pilot.Air Force Lt. Col. Scott Gunn, a F-35A pilot, said Monday the aircraft will often ignore threats during training that the training system has set up to be a threat. Gunn said, in response, the Air Force almost has to dumb-down the aircraft to recognize threats that pilots may see on the battlefield. Gunn said in…

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