Rhodes1968 1,638 Posted May 17, 2016 Report Share Posted May 17, 2016 Its been said the closest thing to a Russian type fighter the Americans ever built in the modern era was the A-10. Americans typically make Porches while Russians make Broncos, to draw a comparison. Make it tough, make it simple, make it deadly, make a lot of them. Hmm kind of like their tanks ... and toilets... the Al Bundy kind. Dont know who is right but it stands to reason a functional aircraft beats a broken one any day. Guess Im just too simple minded to understand the Pentagon. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
james lambert 3,059 Posted May 17, 2016 Report Share Posted May 17, 2016 Its been said the closest thing to a Russian type fighter the Americans ever built in the modern era was the A-10. Americans typically make Porches while Russians make Broncos, to draw a comparison. Make it tough, make it simple, make it deadly, make a lot of them. Hmm kind of like their tanks ... and toilets... the Al Bundy kind. Dont know who is right but it stands to reason a functional aircraft beats a broken one any day. Guess Im just too simple minded to understand the Pentagon. Using reason and logic can do that to you 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Capt Nemo 882 Posted May 18, 2016 Report Share Posted May 18, 2016 The Israeli's want the F-35. They will probably take the airframe, avionics, and weapon sytems and make it what it was supposed to be. Much less red tape. They have better tech than the USA now. 10-20 years of lax security has hurt us badly (foreign hacking). Even their nukes are said to be better. Rumor has it that they're neutron bombs. Israel can make changes to equipment much easier and at lower cost than the US can. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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