China saves Raptor project

Key U.S. senator vows to save Lockheed F/A-22 jet

Potential adversaries are pursuing “capabilities that threaten the dominance we enjoy today,” Air Force Secretary James Roche said in prepared remarks to the panel. He mentioned China alone by name in this section of his remarks.

Beijing has purchased “significant numbers” of advanced surface-to-air missiles, he said, citing a risk of wider proliferation.

“China has also purchased, and is developing, advanced fighter aircraft that are broadly comparable to the best of our current frontline fighters,” Roche added.

This proves it. Only China has the tech to match the Raptor among America’s rivals, according the Pentagon.

Everyone else in the world is irrelevant to the USAF.

Oh goody!