here is a question for all of you fighter guys..... Me coming from the Herc community, the airframe has been flying in some form or model since the early 50's..... the new J's are NOT the same as the E's I flew in the 80's and early 90's.....

Are the F-22 and F-35 aircraft worth the cost?..... would there have been a cost benefit to do total makeovers as was done to the Herc with the J model, and use the time tested 15/16 airframes even NEW airframes on existing lines that could have been restarted.....

just a question... no need to flame my ignorance of the situation...