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Originally Posted by Azure
I would also imagine that the US would never trust any other nation with the F-22 due to security concerns as it would be easier for Russia and China to get their hands on the specs.
The F-22 is my favorite fighter jet. Such a beast.
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That's a huge part of it too. The F-22 is, was so far ahead of anything else out there, especially due to its data systems, and its ability to just command the airspace around it due to those systems.
The big concern now is that the Chinese and Russians are spending tons of time and effort trying to figure out how to hack into these systems to neutralize that advantage.
The third thing out there is nobody really knows the true in war capabilities of the American weapons. When they participate in war games they hand cap their units by a bit so you never see them at an optimal combat level.
They activate noise makers in their subs and turn off a lot of their automated computers that help with reaction time. They put in internal rules of engagement, or turn off data links.