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Old 30th Apr 2004, 02:34
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ugly
 
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Dream on Ugly.

The F-22 (if you believe it's press) is streets ahead of any opposition, and has significant features that are unlike similar so-called systems on JSF for example.
Pardon the ignorance of my youth - but wasn't the F-15 streets ahead of the opposition when it was first introduced? An air-superiority aircraft with an air combat record of 95-0? And it was sold to the Israeli's, the Saudi's, the Japanese...

When it comes time for these countries to upgrade I wonder what they'll be offered?

Would you take the 'jack of all trades' F-35 that the US offers or go and buy some SU-35s like all our neighbours are buying?

The F-35 is supposed to replaced a variety of aircraft like the AV-8B, A-10 and F/A-18.
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