[rbanffy]

> It will be shot down from far away.

By what exactly?

The military don’t exist in a vacuum - and the equipment they need varies with mission requirements. That’s why the A-10s had its life extended: because it is a better fit than the F-35 for ground support missions. Same applies to the B-52 and the B-2.

The operational cost of the F-22 and F-35 alone make them a poor fit unless you are engaging highly sophisticated air defenses, something the US haven’t done since WWII.

The requirement to be able to neutralise American aircraft is a new one for European (and Canadian) air forces, but one that’ll be tackled.

[UltraSane]

By what exactly?

By F35s and F22s and F47s

[rbanffy]

Sadly, we can’t really trust American fighters to fight, say, an American invasion of Greenland.