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The F-35 has a basic flaw that means an F-22 hybrid could outclass it — and that’s a big problem
This line is BS
The new fighter could force the US into a tough decision about the future of the F-35.
If anything, it would for PCA & F/A-XX to the left. It would not affect the F-35 buy at all.
He added that Japan would love a jet that can fire anti-ship missiles, but that the F-35 is just too small to hold them inside its stealthy weapons bays.
Guess he has never heard of JSOW or JSM. The F-22’s bay is smaller than the F-35’s. Does he think that the F-22/35 hybrid will mount LRASM sized missiles internally? Besides, LRASM has the range to be fired from well below the horizon so wing-mounted AShMs will not be an issue.
In the end, the US Air Force would end up in a very difficult position — having to live with Japan getting a better fighter, or spending money earmarked for F-35s, which the US sees as the future of its force, on another aircraft it didn’t come up with.
Wrong. The F-35 is replacing the F-16/18 & Harrier. Like I said earlier, this is an issue for PCA et al to deal with.
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