GoneBezerk
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Uh, the F-35 is a slealth aircraft which means deep penetration into airspaces like China, not worrying about dropping bombs on terrorists in Afghanistan. We use B-52s to perfrom CAS in Afghanistan and they are not stealthy.
The F-22 cuts will haunt the Air Force for decades. The Chinese are investing their money into stealth aircraft to counter us in the Pacific.
As for nuclear powers (Russia, China and the USA) not worrying about each other's conventional weapons.....that sums up your stupidity. I wonder if China wants that stealth helicopter technology from the UBL raid....it isn't "nuclear stuff."
The F-22 cuts will haunt the Air Force for decades. The Chinese are investing their money into stealth aircraft to counter us in the Pacific.
As for nuclear powers (Russia, China and the USA) not worrying about each other's conventional weapons.....that sums up your stupidity. I wonder if China wants that stealth helicopter technology from the UBL raid....it isn't "nuclear stuff."
No his decision to cut F-22s and put more money into the F-35 that has numerous problems is going to bite us in the butt vs the Chinese someday.
No it's not. Ironic that you would tell me that I have no idea of foreign policy and claim that two nuclear powers would ever engage in a conventional war.
The F-35 and F-22 perform two different missions, so they are not interchangeable aircraft. The F-22 makes sure the F-35 can fly into an airspace without counterair threats.
And the mission of the F-35 has been changed from interdiction to CAS, as has the mission of all "fighter jets". In this day and age, CAS is king. That's why the A-10, which was about to be mothballed, is the most popular fixed wing platform now and fighter pilots are struggling to find their relevance.
I loath Rumsfeld, but I'll give him credit for realizing we don't need to be configured to fight the Soviet Union. That is not the enemy we are going to face.
Scrapping the Crusader was a smart move too. The Artillery Branch is struggling to find it's relevance on the modern battlefield too, as mortars, which are man portable and run by the Infantry are usually as much indirect fire as are needed.