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The point of the article is to ask the question - In the 21st century, just how necessary are these mega-billion dollar fighter programs today?....Do we really need aircraft like the Raptor and the F-35? He questions the necessity of VSTOL capability and notes that even Harriers that were committed to action seldom have ever employed it. |
I think it depends on who we're planning on fighting. If it's China, and other nations developing hi-tech military forces, then we need these aircraft to maintain our edge. If we're planning to fight wars like we're fighting in Afghanistan, we should probably go with lower tech aircraft that are more suited to that type of conflict.