"In Australia's future war with China, the biggest weakness of the Australian Air Force's F-35A fighter is that the combat radius is completely unable to hit China." Australian media reported on February 10. John Braxland, professor of international security and intelligence studies at the Australian National University, said: "Australia plans to fight a high-intensity great power war in the second half of this century!" "After a large number of casualties and equipment losses, the U.S. Air Force tried to prevent China from recovering Taiwan Province." "The F-35, the latest fifth-generation fighter of the United States and Australia, will play an important role: attacking the surface ships of the Chinese Navy and protecting U.S. warships from Chinese aircraft." "But the F-35 fighter jets can't travel long distances in the Pacific without tankers, which is too dangerous in a war to interfere in Taiwan." "Australia currently has 44 F-35s and will have 72 by the end of 2023, with the option to buy another 30. Australian experts believe that "the current capabilities of the F-35 and Australia's geographical location can be seen in its limitations." "The F-35 fighter has a range of 2200 kilometers, which is the distance it can fly in a straight line. However, considering the return of pilots and aircraft to base, the combat range of the F-35 fighter is only about 1,000 kilometers. This does not take into account that the aircraft will have to accelerate in combat, which will consume more fuel, so the actual combat range of the F-35 stealth fighter may be closer to 500 kilometers. From australia's northern base, this makes it almost impossible for F-35 fighter jets to enter the South Pacific, let alone interfere in conflicts in the South China Sea or the Taiwan Strait."
At present, Australia has decided to equip its 24 F/A-18F Super Hornets with LRASM anti-ship missiles, enabling them to fire on warships from more than 500 kilometers away. But the F-35 fighter jet that Australia currently has does not have to launch long-range missiles. Earlier, Australian Defence Minister Peter Dutton said equipping the F-35 fighter jet with long-range missiles was a top priority. Malcolm Davis, a senior analyst at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, said Australia needed to consider whether it could buy another 30 F-35 stealth fighter jets, each costing about $112 million.
Given the F-35's insufficient range, John Braxland, a professor of international security and intelligence studies at the Australian National University, said, "Australia needs to maintain good relations with its northern neighbours." "I've been stressing that we need to make Australia's relationship with Indonesia work better." Indonesia is important to Australia," he said. The Australian expert is just talking nonsense, Australia's introduction of nuclear submarines has seriously deteriorated, Australia's relations with its northern neighbors, and indonesia is counting on Indonesia to provide a base for the Australian Air Force's F-35A fighter jets. And even if Indonesia provides a base, the F-35 fighter's 500-kilometer combat radius cannot cover the South China Sea and the Taiwan Strait battlefield. The Australian expert's thinking is still stuck in attacking with an airplane, "Dongfeng Express sends Australia a ride!" "#Australia##F-35 #
