[org.whodat]

It is being force-fed a multirole capacity that it was not designed for reasons of political relevance. It is a Cold War-era fighter with a Cold War-era data architecture that will not accept the most current weapons systems without massive software upgrades and even that may not be enough to field those weapons.

You left out that it is an overpriced and overpraised piece of junk, mostly a political pork jobs program. The cold war is over period!!!

[Mr.Grumble]

We risk starting a new Cold War if we let our enemies reach technological parity. Striving forward for ever greater military capability is its own reward in advanced technology and assuring our security.

[Bryan24]

There is no such thing as a “cold-war” era jet when talking about the F-22.

If you control the skies, you win.

The F-22 controls the skies.

It IS that simple.