Comments by "" (@tomk3732) on "USAF just said it will retire F-22 much earlier than planned (Newsflash video)" video.

  1. F-22 was created ahead of its time for huge cost and is suffering as a consequence. It was developed to give edge in a fight against possible Soviet replacement for Su-27. Since Soviets collapsed no such 5th gen was ever developed and F-22 found itself as a very expensive toy that had no adversary. At astronomical cost per unit it was quickly put on hold then cancelled. Even "economical" F-35 is too expensive. Russia today cannot afford too many Su-50 as they have much cheaper Su-35 - similar to F-15EX that can do almost all missions Su-50 can. World is simply not counting on a peer conflict that is hot and long.
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