[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.

[Haro_546]

I agree, spending money on it will be an great error.

[mad_as_he$$]

It is the prime directive of all military programs that they are obsolete before going operational. I believe this happened about 1987. The F15 was a giant leap forward when it was introduced. But since then the cutting edge of technology is significantly ahead of military acceptance and implementation. During GW1 I personally purchased and shipped 100 GPS units to the troops on ground. This (the satellites)is/was a Pentagon program that was not at that time fully implemented in the ARMY. Crazy, why didn't every soldier there have a GPS. Only recently has the Army implemented full GPS capability in some units. The universal soldier is real and available - the military isn't ready yet - mindset or arrogance you pick.