美国国家安全网络智库政策专家比尔·弗兰奇2016年4月10日在美国《防务技术》网站发表的文章称,F-35战斗机展现出的能力与即将退役的F-16、F/A-18和AV-8飞机相比,仅略为出色。弗兰奇将美军第五代战斗机的动力、机动性、载荷能力与俄制四代战机进行比较后,认为其发展前并不乐观。首先,F-35在综合性能方面 Bill Franchise, National Security Network Think-tank Policy Specialist April 10, 2016 In an article published in the U.S. Defense Technology website, the F-35 fighter jet demonstrated the ability to compete with the retiring F-16, F / A- 18 Compared to the AV-8 aircraft, it is only slightly better. Franch compares the power, maneuverability and payload capacity of the fifth generation fighter of the U.S.A. with that of the fourth generation of Russian-made fighter planes and believes that it is not optimistic before its development. First of all, F-35 in the overall performance