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We have about 180 F-22s to replace 800 older 4th gen fighters. that is obviously not enough to do the job.
We have about 180 F-22s to replace 800 older 4th gen fighters. that is obviously not enough to do the job.
What job?
We have about 180 F-22s to replace 800 older 4th gen fighters. that is obviously not enough to do the job.
What job?
We have about 180 F-22s to replace 800 older 4th gen fighters. that is obviously not enough to do the job.
What job?
Sophisticated air defenses are a growing threat to American fighters. Russia, China, Iran and North Korea, among others, are developing and fielding integrated air-defense systems, including interlinked radar sites and advanced surface-to-air missiles such as the S-400. The lower operational ceiling of the F-35 (around 40,000 feet) and its subsonic cruising speed means it will be at much higher risk in attempting to penetrate such heavily defended airspace.
The F-22 was designed precisely to fight and survive in such environmentsas attested by its 60,000-foot operational ceiling and supercruise (cruising at plus-mach speeds without afterburners) ability.
The JSF F-35 program has run into numerous delays and cost increases, with the unit price of each plane nearing $100 million. In early January, Mr. Gates put the F-35B program on hold for two years, as its vertical take-off-and-landing capabilities ran into significant development problems.
Michael Auslin: The Case for Reviving the F-22 Fighter - WSJ.com
We have about 180 F-22s to replace 800 older 4th gen fighters. that is obviously not enough to do the job.
What job?
The F-22 is an air superiority fighter. If you want to know more I suggest you do basic research on the roles of the various planes we have in our arsenal. Not only am I not an expert, I am not even partially inclined to make your life easy.
What job?
The F-22 is an air superiority fighter. If you want to know more I suggest you do basic research on the roles of the various planes we have in our arsenal. Not only am I not an expert, I am not even partially inclined to make your life easy.
A hundred million bucks a plane and they will probably be chasing Toyota pickup trucks. The age of the manned fighter is almost over. Too expensive and the limiting factor on performance is the pilot.
We have about 180 F-22s to replace 800 older 4th gen fighters. that is obviously not enough to do the job.
What job?
Sophisticated air defenses are a growing threat to American fighters. Russia, China, Iran and North Korea, among others, are developing and fielding integrated air-defense systems, including interlinked radar sites and advanced surface-to-air missiles such as the S-400. The lower operational ceiling of the F-35 (around 40,000 feet) and its subsonic cruising speed means it will be at much higher risk in attempting to penetrate such heavily defended airspace.
The F-22 was designed precisely to fight and survive in such environmentsas attested by its 60,000-foot operational ceiling and supercruise (cruising at plus-mach speeds without afterburners) ability.
The JSF F-35 program has run into numerous delays and cost increases, with the unit price of each plane nearing $100 million. In early January, Mr. Gates put the F-35B program on hold for two years, as its vertical take-off-and-landing capabilities ran into significant development problems.
Michael Auslin: The Case for Reviving the F-22 Fighter - WSJ.com
What do you think?
What job?
Sophisticated air defenses are a growing threat to American fighters. Russia, China, Iran and North Korea, among others, are developing and fielding integrated air-defense systems, including interlinked radar sites and advanced surface-to-air missiles such as the S-400. The lower operational ceiling of the F-35 (around 40,000 feet) and its subsonic cruising speed means it will be at much higher risk in attempting to penetrate such heavily defended airspace.
The F-22 was designed precisely to fight and survive in such environmentsas attested by its 60,000-foot operational ceiling and supercruise (cruising at plus-mach speeds without afterburners) ability.
The JSF F-35 program has run into numerous delays and cost increases, with the unit price of each plane nearing $100 million. In early January, Mr. Gates put the F-35B program on hold for two years, as its vertical take-off-and-landing capabilities ran into significant development problems.
Michael Auslin: The Case for Reviving the F-22 Fighter - WSJ.com
Sorry. but I cannot envision ever having such a war again. If you are engaging Russian or Chinese Air defenses, in country, you can be assured that ICBMs are enroute to the US.
No one will hold back the nuclear trigger that long.
What job?
Sophisticated air defenses are a growing threat to American fighters. Russia, China, Iran and North Korea, among others, are developing and fielding integrated air-defense systems, including interlinked radar sites and advanced surface-to-air missiles such as the S-400. The lower operational ceiling of the F-35 (around 40,000 feet) and its subsonic cruising speed means it will be at much higher risk in attempting to penetrate such heavily defended airspace.
The F-22 was designed precisely to fight and survive in such environmentsas attested by its 60,000-foot operational ceiling and supercruise (cruising at plus-mach speeds without afterburners) ability.
The JSF F-35 program has run into numerous delays and cost increases, with the unit price of each plane nearing $100 million. In early January, Mr. Gates put the F-35B program on hold for two years, as its vertical take-off-and-landing capabilities ran into significant development problems.
Michael Auslin: The Case for Reviving the F-22 Fighter - WSJ.com
Sorry. but I cannot envision ever having such a war again. If you are engaging Russian or Chinese Air defenses, in country, you can be assured that ICBMs are enroute to the US.
No one will hold back the nuclear trigger that long.
Sophisticated air defenses are a growing threat to American fighters. Russia, China, Iran and North Korea, among others, are developing and fielding integrated air-defense systems, including interlinked radar sites and advanced surface-to-air missiles such as the S-400. The lower operational ceiling of the F-35 (around 40,000 feet) and its subsonic cruising speed means it will be at much higher risk in attempting to penetrate such heavily defended airspace.
The F-22 was designed precisely to fight and survive in such environmentsas attested by its 60,000-foot operational ceiling and supercruise (cruising at plus-mach speeds without afterburners) ability.
The JSF F-35 program has run into numerous delays and cost increases, with the unit price of each plane nearing $100 million. In early January, Mr. Gates put the F-35B program on hold for two years, as its vertical take-off-and-landing capabilities ran into significant development problems.
Michael Auslin: The Case for Reviving the F-22 Fighter - WSJ.com
Sorry. but I cannot envision ever having such a war again. If you are engaging Russian or Chinese Air defenses, in country, you can be assured that ICBMs are enroute to the US.
No one will hold back the nuclear trigger that long.
Your making a classic mistake, Just because you can not envision it, does not mean it could not happen.
Take Libya right now as an example. If we wanted to establish a no Fly zone with our current planes. It would take many many planes. However just handful of f-22's could shut down Libya's air space very effectively.
It really is that much more advanced than almost anything it could face.
What job?
The F-22 is an air superiority fighter. If you want to know more I suggest you do basic research on the roles of the various planes we have in our arsenal. Not only am I not an expert, I am not even partially inclined to make your life easy.
A hundred million bucks a plane and they will probably be chasing Toyota pickup trucks. The age of the manned fighter is almost over. Too expensive and the limiting factor on performance is the pilot.
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That's deep.
****************************************The F-22 is an air superiority fighter. If you want to know more I suggest you do basic research on the roles of the various planes we have in our arsenal. Not only am I not an expert, I am not even partially inclined to make your life easy.
A hundred million bucks a plane and they will probably be chasing Toyota pickup trucks. The age of the manned fighter is almost over. Too expensive and the limiting factor on performance is the pilot.
I disagree. The one advantage of a manned pilot is that it cannot be jammed. With Remotes there is always the possibility of severing the command link, leaving it to function on pre programmed responses.
****************************************A hundred million bucks a plane and they will probably be chasing Toyota pickup trucks. The age of the manned fighter is almost over. Too expensive and the limiting factor on performance is the pilot.
I disagree. The one advantage of a manned pilot is that it cannot be jammed. With Remotes there is always the possibility of severing the command link, leaving it to function on pre programmed responses.
Right now the drone has a 95 million buck per plane price advantage on the F22. For that price we can lose a few.
Drones are in their infancy but are more effective than high performance aircraft in Afganistan. In a few years they may well be super high performance as the frailties of a pilot are discarded