The F22 is the pinnacle of human technology. It only gets worse from here
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Adrian Watson
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Chase Baker
Not my problem.
Lucas Adams
It could be your problem one day
Andrew Collins
a fine product of the jjoe biden administraitation
Jayden Rivera
it could also be my solution one day
Xavier Reed
Su-47 may not be as advanced, to even realistically viable, but it looks more badass.
F22 is slick af though nobody can deny.
Evan Williams
And it still is, in regards to air to air superiority. The F35 sacrificed some air to air capability for super advanced avionics, communications suite, and air to ground superiority, so an F35 squadron will almost always be accompanied by F22s for air to air security
Samuel James
enough of the multi role meme
Jaxson Collins
The F35 seems pretty popular
Easton Carter
So how did they make a jet that couldn’t be topped in 30 years? Im starting to believe aliens have to do with it
Xavier Fisher
>make very fast overpriced airplane
>muh pinnacle of human technology
Whoopdie doo. What's next? Make a slightly faster airplane?
Lincoln Hernandez
Having single role tools that are highly effective are as important as dynamic and adaptable multi role swiss army knives in war. The F22 could out maneuver the F35 on paper but the F35 could just activate stealth mode and disappear from the F22's radar, so it's give and take.
Nolan Stewart
>The F22 ...
Is fucking old.
Brayden Lopez
And yet it was the best thing humans have engineered even with its shitty chip
Henry Carter
I''ve always been of the opinion that the f35 is so plentiful we can just zerg rush with them
John Ross
ok but
Levi Smith
>requires 2 people to operate
If it was so great then it would only need 1 person to operate.
Easton Lee
Japan is developing their own 6th generation fighter after we fucked them on the F22 (they helped develop portions of it then the US said fuck off when japan asked to buy it).
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That being said, the US is also developing their 6th generation fighters
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F22 is cool, but it's sorta a relic of an air to air fighter role that no longer really exists, at least doesn't seem to have much relevance in any air combat scenario the US has been involved in lately.
Carson Wilson
i thought lockheed was trying to pull some hebrew trickery to export the f22 to japan since they have the f35
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Jacob Murphy
>have
hate*
Angel King
yes
Owen Nguyen
>f35 is so plentiful
holy shit I feel old and outdated, I remember reading about the F35 during the days it was a controversial and expensive R&D project led by fat cats with deep pockets and questionable money. Now I find out there's 500+ as of April 2020 and the USAF commissioned to build 1500+ last year. How many of these do we fucking have? God damn, we could easily zerg rush with them and rekt any nation if need be
Carson Watson
Not impressed. Wake me up when they finally figured out nuclear powered flight vehicles.
Eli Russell
>$15,000 cup holder
f22 bros...
Bentley Phillips
The Blackbird is more like the pinnacle of human achievement than technology. That plane is just insane
Zachary Hall
Sexiest plane ever.
Northrop YF23, soon to be seen in Japan.
Thank you
Carson Rogers
they fired up the the engine at least twice and had some nutty ideas on paper and decided against building a doomsday weapon
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Daniel Evans
Well Finland bought 64 of them and now Germany is replacing their fleet with them. See After Russia decided to invade Ukraine I wouldn't be surprised if other European countries buy them.
Ryan Bell
Technically they did but they decided not to connect the reactor to the engines.
Isaiah Jenkins
>yf23
never forget what dick cheney took from you
Anthony Williams
>The F22 is the pinnacle of human technology.
if you believe that, then you are a retarded fucking idiot.
quite great despite its flaws. unfortunately, outside of israel and usa, everyone else gets gimped versions. israel is the only country that has their own software and maintainence teams, apparently for "security reasons". not even the jews trust the yanks with their own shit because the plane is like a tesla - sending large amounts of data back to the manufacturer and us government.
slick on the outside, very ancient on the inside.
Easton Stewart
No, they opted not to do it, hence their own domestic 6th gen project
> Lockheed Martin's hybridized stealth fighter was also met with doubt due to its expensive price, as well as uncertainties that the U.S. would allow the sale given the export ban on the F-22. One report indicated that the hybrid fighter could cost as high as $177 million per aircraft.
> In early February 2019, the MoD announced that a 'Japan-led' Future Fighter program will be initiated, with collaboration with foreign defense contractors still being an option. The announcement further enforces that plans to develop or locally produce existing foreign-made fighter jets has been ruled out. Furthermore, the program will prioritize domestic industries to develop and produce the stealth fighter. The program will occur between 2019–2023 in line with the MoD's Mid-Term Defense Program and will take 15 years to complete; around the time when the F-2 begins to retire
Main point regarding the potential upgraded F22
> plans to develop or locally produce existing foreign-made fighter jets has been ruled out.
Ethan Perry
wait until u see the F23
Carson Wood
>technically
Nathaniel Anderson
>if you believe that, then you are a retarded fucking idiot.
show me better technology then
Jackson Howard
> i'm not even trying!
i can tell.