UCAVs. F-22’s. F-18’s. F-16’s. B-1’s. B-2’s. A-10’s.
The F-35 is redundant.
F-22. It takes a lot of 250 lb bombs to take out a hardened target, and we only bought 187 of the things
F-18 and F-16. They are being replaced by the F-35. 30 year old fighters aren't fun, I've tried that and it sucks.
B-1's not stealth. B-2's, there are only 20 of them
A-10's, unless you are going someplace where they don't have air defenses, I wouldn't take an A-10.
We have lots of aging fighters to replace. Their replacement needs to be able to penetrate sophisticated air defenses.