re: #136 Gus 802

I doubt it. The SU-30 is plagued with problems. Incidentally, the total final numbers of F-22s (187) will exceed those of Russian SU-30s (64 + 19). Two things of course is that it’s a flawed aircraft (the SU-30) and we’re not at war with Russia.

The F-35 project is going slow including the recent firing of the general in charge by Dod Secretary Gates. Gates was the man behind the cancellation of the F-22 and Lockheed Martin was more than happy to comply because that meant more money with their F-35 project. Unit price of an F-35 while high at 80 million each is still a lot lower than the F-22 at over 120 million each.

The talk now is of 4th generation combat. This is not only coming from the civilian side of the DoD but by military leaders with experience in Iraq and Afghanistan. The F-35 itself exceeds or does not meet these requirements and the cheaper and slower A-10 and attack helicopters fit those requirements.

Ah the A-1- Warthog, it’s not going to do some fancy loop de loop to try and show you how big its pilots dick is, it’ll just f*** up your shit and go home!

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