Posted on 04/20/2018 7:34:41 PM PDT by sukhoi-30mki
I don’t see why not. Japan won’t turn on us ever again. And if they do, we can always just nuke em again.
Too soon?
I don’t think it’s too soon.
China is so good at back-engineering other people’s military equipment, it would cause me to stop and think if we want these out there or not, for them to steal or spy on.
Of course along comes two fools like the Clintons, and they’ll just hand China the blueprints and the complete research and development info.
Perhaps it’ time to rethink the F22, and incorporate new technology without doing a full F35 morph.
And anyone that has ever dealt with the Pentagon understands why it won't happen.
If the perfumed princes fought land battles as ferociously as they fight their turf wars the US would be invincible.
Everyone else’s stuff can’t touch even F35s. Yes, the program had problems, but per public media they’ve been sorted out. See https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/defense/2018-04-20/f-35-program-completes-last-developmental-test-flight
Well, that’s except for some of our newest stuff. What, people think toilet seats really cost $5k each and our scientists haven’t kept working (even under Obama)?! LOL.
To be fair, I haven’t been involved for over a decade so this is just supposition. But I do know how to read contrails, for example donughts on a rope contrails.
Well, Japan improved the F-15 by installing a phased array solid state radar.
Regarding your comment: 100% accurate.
That’s good. I’m not tanking the idea due to the thought they wouldn’t be up to par on the merchandise.
Israel comes up with some very creative after market ideas too.
I’m glad Reagan decided to build a few more B1 bombers.
Sorry donuts on a rope contrails. And heck even that stuff is old.
Think about it...
It would be great either way. The F-35 is a boondoggle nightmare money pit. Good demonstrator of everything wrong with fedgov.
Yes, it’s that friken bad.
For this baby boomer there’s gonna be a mental pause seeing a squad of top line fighters with meatballs on their wings.
Very true about the Israelis.
That would probably give our F22 some stiff competition.
I’ve seen the F23 praised, and it was no slouch design.
SR-71 mission is another topic from F-22/F-35.
Yeah, it used to strike me as odd years ago, seeing F-104 Starfighters in both Japanese and German livery. More recently, the F-16 variants built by Japan have struck the same chord. Then I'm reminded of Patton's caustic comments about the French focusing on the "last war" and shake it off.
I hope the boneheads in Congress and the Pentagon can see this as an opportunity to keep the F-22 design fresh, rather than treating it like an exotic, low-production hangar queen. We've already lost a few of the small number that were produced; this is a chance to replace those airframes with someone else paying to re-start the production line.
Japan??? “...technology transfer...”
Sorry, but I remember Toshiba’s transferring of our submarine propeller design to the Soviets in the 1980-90’s. Japan has proven itself untrustworthy in protecting our defense technology in search of the almighty Yen.
OK I’m an elephant with a long memory....I never forget.......I never forgive either.....
This is a great idea, and would produce a great nexr-gen air supremacy fighter for less cost to the US.
I wonder if Trump’s common sense might overcome the certain opposition to this...
Technologically given to Japan often finds it’s way to Red China. Not good, the Japanese can not be trusted with our military secrets.
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