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This Former U.S. Navy Commander Is Saying that This Is What The U.S. Should Have Built Instead Of The F-35

The success of the F-18 Super Hornet program could have been a model for updating legacy airframes across the board. Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Casey J. Hopkins/US Navy

Alex Lockie, Business Insider: Former US Navy commander: Here's what the US should have built instead of the F-35

Lockheed Martin announced the F-35 program in 2001. Since then, hundreds of billions of dollars and 15 years of testing have brought the program to where it is today — on the verge of becoming the world's premier fighter/bomber and the future of the US Air Force, Marines, and Navy.

But while the idea of launching a single advanced stealthy plane for multiple service branches seemed good on paper, and ultimately won approval from US military planners at the highest level, it was never the only option.

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WNU Editor: My take has been that they should have focused more on the F-22 and improving the other existing aircraft .... instead of building an entirely new fighter aircraft. But as the above author points out .... it is now too late.

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