This is a nonsense post. The SU-34 has significantly less air to ground capabilities than the F-35. Also, maneuverability literally doesn’t matter in 2016.

The only way this would be better is if the catwalk was somehow involved in the play as well.

Once he signed the deal it was understood that he would be out of the line up sometime in 2016 and out of baseball by 2018. Right? I mean, the dude didn’t stay with the Giants because they required him to go on diets while the Red Sox “respected” him, dude was going to flame out, all the signs were/are there.

It’s amazing to listen to arm chair generals like yourself and John McCain defend that pet pork project from retirement. It can’t even fly in airspace that isn’t 100 percent controlled. It’s a garbage plane, and it’s not even deployed anymore. It’s for air shows to make people like you feel good.

Gun runs are pointless, there’s a reason the F-16, drones and B-1 have taken over all the jobs the A-10 used to do.

You’re literally garbage. LIke your opinions.

What? All Syria has proven is that Russia can still drop dumb bombs, and that their old soviet shit still works. Not much works, but some of it still works.

How will it defeat the #1 enemy of the Russian Navy? Regular Maintenance.

The F22 was cancelled because it was designed to fight an enemy that didn’t exist anymore. It’s replacement is next in the pipeline.

What mission? Even the air force doesn’t want it anymore. It’s a money drainer that sen mccain wants to keep around and autistics that love it at air shows.

Either way, the Chinese are not capable of creation, at least not their current culture.

The A-10 isn’t even as good as an F-16 in CAS operations. So you can stop that argument right there.

2) I would be assuming correctly. Russia and China can’t even make microprocessors or jet engines as capable as ones we developed in the 1980s.

1) Nope. It already isn’t. Please research the AIM-9x, in the near future Point Defense Lasers will make WVR even more worthless

Sure, but now you are weighing down an already weighed down outdated air frame.

Please name one major new airframe development that was on time. Private or public contract.

Um. Well you are wrong. Next time provide stats when you call someone a liar.


“The F-35’s current flyaway cost is in “roughly the same class as the Typhoon Eurofighter — around $90 million — and Boeing F-15,” Aboulafia said.”

Software gets fixed, that isn’t an issue. Plus guns are literally almost worthless in air to air combat. If you need to use a gun in an F-22 or F-35 you already fucked up real bad.

What is this rant?

The 1.5 trillion covers operational costs. That’s been accounted for.