F-22 Crashes Near Tyndall
11-18-2012, 06:45 AM
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Originally Posted by rickair7777
It is primarily an air superiority fighter (AF likes to call it "supremacy" in this case), so it really wouldn't make sense to use it for air-to-mud if other cheaper assets are available. It has an A2G capability, but that was not the original intent of the program.
Look at where they are based...they being employed in their intended role, to protect the US. They can also be forward deployed in support of a conflict with an enemy which posses an air-to-air capability (China, DPRK, Iran).
Look at where they are based...they being employed in their intended role, to protect the US. They can also be forward deployed in support of a conflict with an enemy which posses an air-to-air capability (China, DPRK, Iran).
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