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The USAF requires a very high-end fighter with a range of several thousand nautical miles (or at least double that of the F-22) in order to operate within the a
by ironyman 2y ago
The USAF requires a very high-end fighter with a range of several thousand nautical miles (or at least double that of the F-22) in order to operate within the area denial bubble of China, which they project is only going to get more and more capable.
https://www.twz.com/air/air-force-predicts-enemy-anti-air-missiles-with-1000-mile-range-by-2050 https://www.twz.com/air/air-force-predicts-enemy-anti-air-mi...
- tqi 2y agoThats interesting - am I understanding correctly that the reasoning is that forward air bases will become more vulnerable, so we need to be able to operate from domestic bases?