Re:Why Finland Selected the F-35A (2021)
by touisteur on Wednesday February 01, 2023 @03:18AM
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Will probably need updates to a whole bunch of electronics and computerstuff, even with military HW timeliness. And probably porting. I have no doubt second system syndrome will creep in.
Re:Why Finland Selected the F-35A (2021)
by Dennip on Wednesday February 01, 2023 @06:50AM
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Pretty sure the F-22 has had multiple upgrade cycles over its lifetime, so its not really all old 90's tech.
I think in reality spinning up production again would essentially be a new fighter based on the same core design, maybe reusing a lot of the parts.
It could be, if necessary, spun back into production. It would be very expensive and take time, at least $50B to produce 200 more and a few years to get restarted, but it's not like it would need to be designed again. We know how to make them. The issue seems to be the concern that future threats will make F-22 a poor match, and that it will compete financially against new programs that may be a better match. But who really knows what the threat will be in 2035? Maybe the F-22 is just right, and if it is and we need more, we'll make more.