Tuesday, August 25, 2009
RAPTOR BLUES
I don't know if it's a function of F-22 fans mobilizing to try to build support for reviving the Raptor production line, but there have been a number of items in the defense-tech world recently about the threat posed by the latest generation of Su-27 derivatives. Here's one, for instance, that talks about Russian efforts to "stealth up" the Sukhoi birds. And this overview of the current state-of-the-art Russian bird, the Su-35, makes the plane look pretty damned impressive.
I feel pretty sure the Su-35 would eat F-35s for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The only solutions would be to either give them indigestion by feeding them LOTS of JSFs, or to overpower them with Raptors. But 187 F-22s seem like pretty thin protection from the likes of this beast. If The Messiah is willing to waste TRILLIONS of dollars on absurd "stimuli," couldn't we afford just a few more Raptors?
GB, THHotA
posted by Greg 8:03 AM
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