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Zitat:Officials: The Case For More F-22s,

A chorus of U.S., Japanese and Israeli officials believe that China, Russia and Iran present common problems that more F-22 Raptors could help solve.

Japan’s F-15J force, once top of the line, is now “outclassed by the new generation of Chinese fighters” such as the Su-30MKK, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Air Force Gen. Richard Myers (ret.), tells Aviation Week.

Moreover, China’s air defenses, which include variants of Russian-made, long-range SA-10s and SA-20 (S-300 family) missiles, can only be penetrated by the fast, high-flying, stealthy Raptor.

Japan’s Defense Ministry has studied the problem closely and, at least internally, has produced “a very impressive tactical rationale” for buying the F-22 if its sale is approved by the U.S. Congress. Myers predicts that any resistance within the U.S. Air Force to selling Raptor technology to Japan, “an incredibly staunch ally,” will be isolated and not critical.

Such considerations are pressing because tensions are growing over Japan’s far-flung island empire, some of it mineral rich, that stretches to within 125-150 miles of China. That distance, interestingly enough, is the range of the Raptor’s advanced radar, compared to 56 miles for the F-15. Japan feels it must be prepared to defend its area of responsibility from a new generation of regional threats – including China’s increasingly sophisticated fighter force, which boasts the J-10 – that can carry its new, small-radar-signature, air-launched cruise missiles. Japan also needs a precision bombing capability if any of its islands are occupied.

While he won’t pick a fight with the current management of the Pentagon over ending production of the F-22, Myers makes the point in public that only under the umbrella of air superiority that the Raptor provides can U.S. military endeavors succeed. He also contends that there is a fleeting window — now — in which to approve the sale of F-22s to foreign air forces, in particular Japan, which has expressed a willingness to pay twice the price ($290 million) charged to the U.S. Air Force ($142 million) for the stealthy aircraft.

In the same vein, Israeli Air Force officials contend that even a single squadron of F-22s, despite the cost and problems with maintaining a small fleet, is worth the cost in its deterrent value.

In the Middle East, the sale of S-300s and other advanced missiles to Iran and Syria has set off alarms in the U.S. Current Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Adm. Mike Mullen was asked recently if the sale of SA-20s to Iran had come up in talks with Russia.

As part of the summit in Moscow, there “was a document that I signed with my counterpart, General Makarov, and it focuses on military-to-military cooperation,” Mullen says. “One of the areas I discussed with him ... is that issue and recognizing that particular system is a game-changer. I focused on that. That’s a huge concern because of the potential [the S-300] has.”.....



Man sollte angesichts derartig deutlicher Kommentare der Israelis und der Japaner die sogar bereit sind 290 Millionen für die F22 zu bezahlen etwas zwischen den Zeilen läsen können was die Leistungsfähigkeit der F35 in Vergleich zur F22 angeht.


Dan wie ich zahlreiche male sagte hat Japan und Israel Zugang zu den Geheimen Leistungsdaten der F22 und der F35 und nicht zu denen der Wikipedia und das bestehen Japans auf die F22 lässt klar darauf schließen das die F35 als Ungenügend befunden wurde man stelle sich nur mal vor das Japan bereit ist dreimal so viel für eine F22 zu bezahlen als das was eine F35 kostet.

Für Israel gilt das selbe ein Land was dringend auf seine Finanzen achten muss US Militärhilfen hin oder her will die F22 und sei es nur ein Geschwader und das trotz das es die F35 bekommt und das in recht großer Zahl.

Dies lässt eigentlich nur zwei logische Möglichkeiten zu, entweder die F22 ist ein noch größerer Überflieger als es jede Firmen Hochglanzbroschüre/Propaganda preist oder die F35 ist weit schlechter als man ihn in der Kritik darstellt.

Für diese letzere Möglichkeit spricht auch die Tatsache das Japan sollte es die F22 nicht bekommen den EF2000 kaufen will anstatt der F35, genau wie die nicht enden wollende Quengelei der Militärs in Australien die die F22 will und die F35 als ungenügend für den richtigen Krieg betrachtet.
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