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"Given the very high program costs " I am skeptical about the F32. It looks to me like a one trick pony. But an individual plane is not expensive (which is dif
by jayalpha 8y ago
"Given the very high program costs "
I am skeptical about the F32. It looks to me like a one trick pony. But an individual plane is not expensive (which is different from program costs). It is on par with the Eurofighter/Thyphoon.
- jayalpha 8y agoWhy the downvote? 1. It is a one trick pony. I can't fly fast, can't carry big payload, can't dog fight and takes a shit-load of maintenance. The only advantage is that it may or may not be "invisible" to opponents. I am sure it outclasses any third world countries like Iran, Iraq, whatever. But against China or Russia this is a big if. And if not (invisible) then you are screwed big time. You bought a ton of trade-offs for one advantage that disappeared. Take this as an example: https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/russias-s-500-f-35-or-f-22-stealth-slayer-30637 https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/russias-s-500-f-35-or... Or this one (dubious source) https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-09-24/russian-su-35-pilot-says-he-intercepted-us-f-22-raptor-over-syria https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-09-24/russian-su-35-pilo... 2. The price of the two planes (Eurofighter vs. F35) is basically the same. Fact. So the price of the F35 is not really an issue. https://aviatia.net/eurofighter-vs-f35/ https://aviatia.net/eurofighter-vs-f35/