we lost 8588 aircraft and choppers in Viet Nam. Russia is to introduce its 5th gen aircraft this year.
Who cares if war ever breaks out with russia or china it would end up being nuclear.
2 things make the F22 revolutionary.
Stealth in a highperformance platform.
Supercruise, ability to go supersonic without using burners.
Yeah the Russians are coming out with their 5th Generation platform. One thing they cannot do is Stealth & Supercruise (effective range). And when they finally do get around to getting stealth - we have had it since the late 70's and know how to defeat it better than anyone else.