Originally Posted by
BVRAAM
....the UK was offered F-22 in the 90's (reliable source), but the cost was astronomical and unjustifiable given our commitment to Typhoon at the time. Besides, it's not as if we need it now we have the F-35, which is just as good, if not better.
Totally different aircraft with different roles. Does anyone think that F-35 is "just as good" as F-22 as an air defender? Or that the F-22 is in the same ballpark as F-35 for air-to-ground?
Simplistic and misleading b*llocks.