According to the review, the Air Force wants to "retain a dual-capable fighter" that can drop both conventional and nuclear weapons as the F-16 Fighting Falcon is phased out and replaced by the F-35.

该报告还指出，因f - 16战斗机将逐渐淘汰，空军希望使用f - 35来满足“两用型战斗机的需求”，即可以投掷常规武器和核武器。

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When the fighting gets really close, the F-35 has a 25 mm gun for strafing.

当战斗进行到很近距离时，F-35还可以使用一门25毫米机炮进行扫射。

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He confirmed that the radar would be fitted on the JF-17, which, along with US-supplied F-16 Fighting Falcons, is set to be the PAF's front-line combat aircraft.

他确定这种雷达适用于JF - 17，这种飞机将和美国提供的F - 16战隼一起，成为巴基斯坦空军的一线战斗机。

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The Air Force didn't immediately release a list of the specific units and bases that would be affected, but it said it would cover some fighters like F-16 Fighting Falcons and F-22 Raptors, and some airborne warning and control aircraft in the U.S., Europe and the Pacific.

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At altitude, its top speed is Mach 2.25 compared to Mach 2 for the U.S. F-16 Fighting Falcon, another multirole fighter aircraft made by General Dynamics and Lockheed Martin.

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