We have 121 Raptors. Russians build enough SU-35s and Raptor stealth will be moot.
I hate Obama for killing the F22 (well, I hate Obama...period)
Actually, Bush’s people killed it. They got the final passage under Obama, but they started its end while Bush was in office.
Here’s my dumb question: How many kinds of war planes to we really need (leaving the Navy out for a moment)? Could we get by with just four, assuming we had sufficient numbers
F-22 - establish air superiority
Some type of AWACs plane
F-16 - Combat Air Patrol, after air superiority established
A10 - ground attack and support
Until they start winning some wars with it, I am not impressed.