The USAF already uses strategic bombers like the B-1 Lancer against ISIS. That’s overkill. But what is wrong with a little overkill?

Right now, it seems likely that Canada will end up buying the F-35 regardless of Trudeau’s promises. The new defense minister said that he wouldn’t exclude the F-35 from whatever competition they devise.

The F-16 and F-18 were both “jack of all trades” aircraft as well. It is only logical that their replacement would be the same in that regard.

The F-22 was cool, but there really isn’t any compelling reason why more are needed. Nor is there a compelling reason to fight to keep the F-16 in service as opposed to the F-35A. The F-35A is an excellent replacement for the F-16 and the F-35C is an excellent replacement for the F-18. The fact that the F-35B allows…

People said that the F-22 was too expensive so the F-35 was created as a cheaper alternative. It was originally supposed to cost around $60 million per plane, but the platform ended up getting a lot of new technology integrated into it that raised both the development cost and unit price significantly. However, it…