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The advantage a stealth fighter such as the F-22 or F-35 has against non-stealthy fighters such as the J-10 and JF-17 really is difficult to overstate with k/d

The advantage a stealth fighter such as the F-22 or F-35 has against non-stealthy fighters such as the J-10 and JF-17 really is difficult to overstate with k/d ratios in exercises being roughly 15:1[1]. Being extremely difficult to detect while also being outfitted with very high end sensors makes it almost certain that F-22s and F-35s are able to engage enemies on their own terms. A better comparison would be with China's new stealthy J-20s but we really don't have any concrete information about how good their stealth really is so it's hard to even speculate. [1]https://breakingdefense.com/2019/03/red-flag-2019-first-great-power-air-war-test-in-years/ https://breakingdefense.com/2019/03/red-flag-2019-first-grea...

hongseleco 8y ago
>Being extremely difficult to detect while also being outfitted with very high end sensors makes it almost certain that F-22s and F-35s are able to engage enemies on their own terms. Agreed, and it's also very likely that the F-35 and F-22 would be leading and providing high quality targeting data to F-15s, F-16s, and F-18s, carrying dozens of long range air-to-air missiles. https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/aviation/a22355833/boeing-new-f-15x/ https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/aviation/a22355833... https://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/boeings-touts-new-16-air-to-air-missile-carrying-f-15-e-1730258333 https://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/boeings-touts-new-16-air-t...