Originally Posted by
Heathrow Harry
Ken - be fair - you wouldn't start with the F-35 if you want a non-stealthy bomb truck would you?
No, probably not. (I say probably, because stealth is only ONE of the F-35's unique capabilities. It has others.) And why some nations have chosen the F-15, F-16, F-18, Typhoon, Rafale, and even Gripen over F-35.
But stealth worth "ABSOLUTELY NOTHING"? Not even
remotely true.
It's only because there may be nothing else that it's even worth considering
"Nothing else?" I just listed SIX western "something else" currently in production and did not include what's being offered by Russia, China, and soon seemingly India. The Israel Air Force knows a thing or two about power projection from the air and they seem very pleased to include a stealth aircraft with the F-35's sensor/processor suite in their bag of tricks. I could say the same thing about USN.