[freedumb2003]

>>IIRC, the old argument against the F22 was that the F22 didn’t really have a mission since there were no relevant adversaries. Seems like a lot has changed in 10 years.<<

It is all avionics and BVR. The flight profile for air superiority is no longer dogfighting.

[RC one]

If you need to penetrate deep into enemy airspace to knock out critical command and control assets, stealth is pretty critical.