I think that is a fair question. Cheaper would obviously be better, but unless or until they are cheap, they are not disposable. I think Ukraine is lots of evi

I think that is a fair question. Cheaper would obviously be better, but unless or until they are cheap, they are not disposable. I think Ukraine is lots of evidence that of how important it is to have air superiority, even at extreme cost. If Russia had gained air superiority as many expected, the war would have been over shortly. https://mitchellaerospacepower.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Ukraine_Control_of_the_-Air_Policy_Paper_50.pdf https://mitchellaerospacepower.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/0...