Cool video.
From what I've read and seen, that plane guarantees US air supremecy for the next 50 years compared to what any other country can and will produce. There is no other aircraft that comes remotely close to that beast.
The need for this plane was essential as a handful of foreign planes are just a notch below the current F-15 if not equal and soon to be superior. Plus, many foreign powers possess seriously sophisticated SAM's that threaten the F-15. The new Raptor was designed for survivability from those suckers. It was crucial that we build this.
Pay attention to whom France and Russia sell their Rafale's and Su-35's to, not to mention Russia's elite SAM systems.
The Raptor is truly genius. Reading about it's capabilities is mind boggling.
Ah, nothing like the arms race
