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Originally Posted by
Engines
...there is no mileage in trying to compare the
F-22 and the F-35. They are different aircraft doing different jobs. Their
designs are equally good, but with different
compromises.
Arguably the smartest thing ever said on this thread!
Agreed, but Lockheed has to shoulder much of the blame for this by lumping them both into its "fifth-generation" marketing slogan.
...certainly with something like
an Americanized Gripen.
Just to be clear, the Boeing/Saab T-X teaming has nothing whatsoever to do with the Gripen. Boeing is working on a clean sheet design, and Saab has been brought to the table on account of its track record of delivering on budget and on schedule.