I’m hoping this plane is just a distraction while a true state of the art fighter like an up-to-date YF-23 is being built is secrecy to be our next fighter. But maybe it is a black UFO. I’ve read a lot of reports on the Lightning11 but none had been positive about anything. At least I recall some positives about the F-111 Aardvark. Just another part of the Muslims plan. Lending borrowed money is a power dive method to 3rd world status.
The F-111 was a budgetary black hole and never worked as intended. The fact that it worked as a wild weasel was not by design but a happy coincidence and desperation to find something for them to do that they didn’t suck at.