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No assumptions necessary; being able to manufacture cutting-edge aircraft is clearly strategically important to a country's national defense.
by CydeWeys 7y ago
No assumptions necessary; being able to manufacture cutting-edge aircraft is clearly strategically important to a country's national defense.
- bradleyjg 7y agoOh? Which country would be able to successfully invade the US if we didn’t have cutting edge aircraft?
- CydeWeys 7y agoAir supremacy is of paramount importance in modern warfare. Look at how thoroughly we were able to dominate the conventional land battles in Iraq and Afghanistan because of it. You can't have an effective national defense (or offense) these days without a good air force. And we're fortunate that ours is home-grown, not bought. Just go ask Iran what it's like having a non-home-grown air force; they have a bunch of F-14s they can't even fly because the necessary replacement parts have been sanctioned for a long time.