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Posted by WillD on Fri Apr 24 17:23:00 2015, in response to Re: De Blasio Want To Expand The Subway, posted by SMAZ on Fri Apr 24 02:37:39 2015. But the F-35s aren't really going to replace the F-15s, especially the F-15E Strike Eagles. The F-22 was slated to replace the F-15, but we ordered far too few of them. LockMart has made noises about both Eagle variants being replaced by the F-35, but the USAF has been less than enthusiastic about giving up the range, payload, and sensor systems of the older fighters (the podded system on the Strike Eagle may be superior to the JSF's fixed system). At this point a penetration light/medium strike aircraft to replace the Strike Eagle is more likely to be a UCAV similar to the X-47B than a manned variant of the F-35 or F-22.The F-15s are still a world class fighter. The SU-27 and its variants may be able to go toe to toe with the Eagle in an even fight, but it's rare that we do that. The USAF's use of sensor fusion throughout all their platforms means it's unlikely we'll fight them on an even footing. IMHO it's too bad that back in the 1980s we opted to build the F-117 and B-2. The latter was too small and the former was too large/expensive. If we'd gone with something like the Senior Trend, or something around the size of the F-111/F-15E, it probably would have been easier to field a larger force of aircraft more useful to the wars we now find ourselves fighting. Heck, the A-12 Avenger proposed for the Navy probably would have made for an ideal Joint Strike aircraft. |
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