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Old 30th Jul 2015, 13:29
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Some of us appear to be talking at cross-purposes. Many F-35 critics seem to define 'air superiority' as the ability to outmanoeuvre opposing aircraft (i.e. KenV's 'aeroperformance') like a bespoke fighter whereas many F-35 adherents seem to define 'air superiority' as the ability to exploit attributes like better stealth, weapons, sensors, data fusion and tactics to beat other aircraft without the need to outmanoeuvre them.

Isn't air superiority simply the ease with which an aircraft is able to overcome its opponent(s), whatever the means employed, or is this a paradigm shift too far?
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