Original quote by MSOCS: My point is this; for many countries outside of the good 'ole USA, the F-35 offers the only tangible means of being self-sufficient in establishing that "local Air Superiority" and delivering success in a contested and complex environment without sustaining unpalatable aircraft losses.
How can you possible know that? At the moment more doesn't work on the F-35 than works and that includes the engine that powers it. Save this kind of comment for sometime in the next decade. By then we will know whether it is the F-35 or the F-37 you are commenting on…