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In all honesty, the bulk of our aircraft buildup in the USAF should be F-22s and A-10s, rather than a do-all F-35.


10 posted on 09/30/2015 11:41:32 AM PDT by InsidiousMongo
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Given the fact that the F-22’s tooling is still intact, it would not be impossible for the next presidential candidate that actually has a brain to arrange a contract with Lockheed to reinstall the tooling for a production restart.

If this is a likely scenario, this new contract should be based on the construction of a more updated and advanced Raptor, an F-22C. Since the F-35 has been noted as a great leap forward in technology, some of its avionics (that work) can be installed in the Raptor as well as an advanced fire control system (JHMCS for off boresight engagement), and a variety of other tidbits to maintain the bird’s supremacy for decades to come.


14 posted on 09/30/2015 12:00:24 PM PDT by InsidiousMongo
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