You get what you pay for.
as they have modded the f15 to the f15-stealth eagle, i would suggest doing as much as possible to offer a f-16 stealth version.
Buy F35, and you get overengineered and overpriced lard.
F22 has so many deep problems that the only people who might have been aable to solve them have been declared persona non grata, but at least they’re judenrein.
The really excellent planes in the us force are dwindling and the production means destroyed.
Anyone see a pattern?
Yes, I’d guess it is a matter of what you pay for. Today, there are many bidders on the market for better and better products! We are no longer supreme and will have to lower prices to meet the market it seems....
This is called competition and should be rewarded... My guess is that improvements need to be made in our own products.