*Facepalm*

Navy just can’t let Air Force have a headline.

Their planes, however, are the oldest of the old. Only aircraft that are retired from combat roles are used for the teams and as such, they’re more likely to have issues.

2 birds down in one day is very rare. These pilots are the best of the best.

They spent several years and around €20m coming to this decision.

Is that here to be set on fire or flushed down a toilet?

Again, this is why we need a high-low mix.

The B-1 is also waaaay more expensive to operate.

FACT: Against modern Russian & Chinese air defenses, your A-10 is dead the moment it takes off from its runway. It’s not 1990 any longer.

Fact: 80 percent of close air support in Iraq and Afganistan was conducted by planes other than the A10. The B1 carries much more ordinance and can loiter longer. The B1 was responsible for 40% of all CAS alone. Don't tell me the A10 is the be all do all. CAS is a mission, not a plane.

It is a great airplane, but, it’s 40 years old.

I completely agree. As liked as this is, it is antiquated technology designed for a completely different purpose (anti armor, not anti jihadi).

As I understand it, thrust vectoring is useful for stealth aircraft to allow for some maneuvering without adjusting the control surfaces (and increasing RCS).

Canada wanted a twin engine stealth fighter. Trudeau better start calling Abe.

Wings, engine, cockpit... Yes yes it's all coming together! :-p

I was not expecting to see full afterburner 45 degree climb out on a maiden voyage.

U.S. military R&D isn’t about results, it’s about pork and the gravy train.

Russian system from 4 years ago called Arena.

From the very beginning, the Quick Kill development process was ridiculous.

people that fend for themselves.