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I also don't get the point of having a stealth aircraft. We are neutral as in this will be used for defense in the most extreme case and that is it. So it will
by sschueller 5y ago
I also don't get the point of having a stealth aircraft. We are neutral as in this will be used for defense in the most extreme case and that is it. So it will fly in Swiss airspace hiding from Swiss ground troops? If we have enemies on our soil we have bigger problems than a stealth aircraft would solve.
- pbak 5y agoIt gets the US to politically leave our banks and other institutions alone for a decade or maybe two.
- sschueller 5y agoThat is definitely the case. 6B for that is quite cheap. I mean we give the EU 1B a year...
- nix23 5y agoNo stealth at supersonic speed for longer time :) >F-35 jet can only fly at supersonic speeds for short bursts of time before there is a risk of structural damage and loss of stealth capability https://www.defensenews.com/air/2019/06/12/supersonic-speeds-could-cause-big-problems-for-the-f-35s-stealth-coating/ https://www.defensenews.com/air/2019/06/12/supersonic-speeds...
- throwaway0a5e 5y agoStealth lets you operate much more surviveably in contested airspace. If you're a small nation and your threat model includes a bigger one and you're rich enough to afford it the short takeoff versions are pretty attractive.
- nix23 5y agoThere is no space that can be contested over Switzerland.