Perhaps I’m prejudiced. My brother-in-law was a fighter jock whose preferred weapons platform was the F-15D. For a few years he worked on the F-35 project for the Marines, and he was not shy about praising the F-22 over the F-35. The F-35 may be newer, but it can barely get off the ground, from what I hear.

As for drones, I would prefer a real person pull the trigger. I don’t want warfare to turn into Ender’s Game.