[mad_as_he$$]

F35 is/will be a pig compared to the 22 in the performance catergory. We will need a 10 to one kill ratio to survive the war with China. A plane that underperforms won't get it done.

[rlmorel]

These are two planes with two different missions.

F35 is close air ground support primarily with the ability to go toe to toe and be stealthy.

F22 is advanced air defense via stealth. Denying our enemies the sky. We need them both. Without the F22, the F35's are vulnerable. If the F35's are vulnerable, our troops on the ground are vulnerable.

[Haro_546]

Air dominance is better insured by better missile/bomb/satellites than by Ultra advance and expensive planes

[Tailback]

F35 is/will be a pig compared to the 22 in the performance catergory. We will need a 10 to one kill ratio to survive the war with China. A plane that underperforms won't get it done.

While I believe that the F-22 is already badly obsolete compared to what the US aerospace industry is capable of, I cannot disagree with you that the US needs an upgrade to the F-15 for the inevitable conflict with China.

[lawdog]

Two words..."China threat".

We will need the F-22.