We’ve been there for decades. In fact, if you are the Tactical Action Officer on an AEGIS destroyer or cruiser, the option to have the computers totally take over, prioritize targets, and launch surface-to-air missiles all on their own is one turn of the key away. That tech has been around since the 80s.

Holy shit someone that actually gets it.

The F-35 is primarily a modern F-117 replacement, basically...but its capable of Raptor-style air to air (except in maneuverability...its like a Hornet, there.). The F-35 is the general-purpose 5th gen.

You can’t turn the F-35 into anything. There is no spare space or weight. Any changes change the whole thing. F-22 is already being upgraded.

For the sake of context:

One of the main reasons it’s not great for Canada is because it lacks a second engine. As the plane would need to cover vast amounts of distance, the lack of redundancy could prove fatal for a pilot if his only engine cuts out over Canada’s vast Northern wilderness. That’s the primary technical…

Tell us more about your bacon fantasies.