Comments on: USA’s 56-Year Air Superiority At Risk

By: Air superiority and national security–two concepts that go hand-in-hand

Air superiority and national security–two concepts that go hand-in-hand — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 21:44:19 +0000

[...] that statement sink in for a minute. The reason we’ve not lost a single soldier or Marine to enemy air is [...]

By: bob

bob — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:11:41 +0000

The US intelligence community as usual continues to overestimate its own capabilities while underestimating the potential threat that the US face. China and Russia are modernizing their military tech and equipment that is correct. The US military so far appears to be much more inefficient and costly over the past two decades, that being said the US still has some legacy technology to fall back on, although that advantage is wearing out as time moves on. Both Russia and China considers the US to be a longterm geo-strategic threat to their interests. Chinese leaders have been saying for years that war with the Us is inevitable. They are only using the US for tech transfers and technical skills possessed by the US. Simply due to the US government spending money on its military-industrial complex does not mean the projects will turn out to be efficient. As we have seen in Kosovo. Not to mention the plethora of US intelligence failures over the years. Even with the so-called expensive color revolutions and cia covert ops both Russia and China have maintained solid footing at a much lower expense than the US. Americans need to stop believing that more money will solve an issue, just look at the education system as another example. The Chinese can already take out our aircraft carriers through a combination of radar system technology (that we sold them) and emp warheads to turn our carriers into expensive pieces of floating metal, they are also capable and allegedly have already maintained more nuclear warheads than the generally quoted 250-400 amount, by western media. There is no transparency in China or russia,unlike the us take they say with a grain of salt. The real risk for the sino-russian is when there is social unrest in the us perhaps post-dollar collapse.

By: Nick, Dallas Tx

Nick, Dallas Tx — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 20:43:37 +0000

The F35 will have some shortfalls fulfilling the air to air role currently provided by the F22 and F15. Altitude, high-speed maneuverability and an ample quantity of missiles are requirements to perform this important mission. Cost of course is an issue today as it was with the F15 years ago. (People had similar arguments over the (then) costly F15). In my opinion I would like to see 600 air superiority capable fighters in our future inventory. These would break down like this.

200 F22 Raptors – Air Defense and Counter-offensive. All fighters combat coded and upgraded to 3.2 or 3.3.

200 F22 Non Stealth no LO (Same $ as F35 and as good or better,cheaper then the Typhoon) – Air Defense. 20 to 40 of these for training and testing.

200 FA18EF w/20% thrust increase with newer engine – Air Defense, Multi-role capabilities for small conflicts or less formidable air force. (Contract soon should produce savings over same amount of F35's). Need the thrust increase for better high altitude performance.

By: Dave McDuffie, Aliso

Dave McDuffie, Aliso — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 01:09:14 +0000

The "Obaman" is the perfect stooge for all the socialists which run the demorat party and have for years and getting richer by the minute, and they in turn are run by the conmen of Goldman Sachs. Do you really think this know-nothing community organizer can draft thousands of pages of legislation at the snap of a finger?! They have been waiting in the bushes for just such a person and working with their henchmen in the media to get him elected. And by not jumping up and demanding HONESTY AND FAIRNESS from the news media we are now ready to give up our country after so many died fighting exactly what we are facing now, from within. You Californians go to East LA and look around…that is your future. It is not a coincidence the only truth you can get is on so-called right wing radio, and the reason it is so popular and profitable. Lefty talk fails because listeners simply tire of hearing oughtright lies, like global warming or all the many lies of our new president. Uh dare we compare Rush to Jeanine Garbleawfulo who could be on the air a million years and not garner but a handful of steady listeners compared to Rush's 20million. I am hearing very heavy talk on the street and the situation is going to get heavy.

By: Mo, DC

Mo, DC — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:36:07 +0000

"Frankly, to be blunt about it, the notion that not buying 60 more F-22s imperils the national security of the United States, I find completely nonsense." – Secretary of Defense Robert Gates

http://newsdaily.com/stories/tre55h5ua-us-lockhee…

By: Jim in MO

Jim in MO — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:19:45 +0000

Vis-a-vis the subject re air supremacy/F22 production or lack thereof, I simply noted on 06/28 Barack Obama is a COMMUNIST and enjoined all from using sanitized terms to describe communists as socialists, collectivists, etc.

You have quite apparently DELETED my remarks in total. WHAT IS YOUR problem(s)? You too politically correct, too squeamish to call a spade a spade, or what??!!

By: William Taylor, San

William Taylor, San — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:41:38 +0000

Although President Obama wants to stop production of the F-22, the World's best fighter, it is noteworthy that the first F-22's were deployed to protect Washington DC where Obama and his liberal, anti-defense elitists live. *+#@!* the canon-fodder peons!

By: Marshall Hill MI.

Marshall Hill MI. — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 06:21:15 +0000

You need to be an American to feel this Pain!

By: Douglas Gilmore St.

Douglas Gilmore St. — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 00:02:47 +0000

We continue to make ourselves weaker as our enemies watch and wait.Why would they risk men and equipment when they can sit back and let Obama do the work for them.By the time this love affair is over it will be too late. Most Americans think that most of the world works like the United States.Not even close.One day we'll wake up and our freedom, our rights, our guns, our capability to defend ourselves from foreign enemies, our way of life will be gone. And that's the "change" Obama is talking about.

By: R. Victor Tn Tonawa

R. Victor Tn Tonawa — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 22:25:07 +0000

whats to moderate. it's true in content as is.