Comments by "Bri Ryder" (@nesseihtgnay9419) on "CaspianReport"
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By trying to skip a generation of fighter jets, Europe is setting itself up for failure. Developing a 6th-generation aircraft without first mastering 5th-generation technology is extremely risky. The U.S. didn't build the F-35 overnight — it was the result of decades of trial, error, and lessons learned from the F-22, F-117, and countless other stealth and avionics programs.
Without that experience, Europe is essentially building in the dark. They won’t have the real-world combat data, maintenance experience, or manufacturing expertise that comes from operating 5th-gen fighters. The U.S. has spent years refining stealth coatings, improving engine reliability, perfecting sensor fusion, and integrating network warfare — all hard lessons that Europe will have to learn the expensive way.
Skipping a generation sounds bold on paper, but in practice, it means more design flaws, longer delays, higher costs, and aircraft that may never perform as advertised. The F-35 was hammered by critics for its early problems — but that's exactly why the U.S. is now far ahead. Europe won’t have that luxury of learning from mistakes because it chose not to make them in the first place.
Without a stepping stone like the F-35, Europe's future jets risk being overambitious paper projects, outclassed by American and Chinese fighters that already dominate the skies.
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