Here's when an F-15 is better than an F-22 or an F-35
Alex Lockie,Business Insider UK 18 hours ago
In a recent interview with Business Insider, Justin Bronk, a research fellow specializing in combat airpower at the Royal United Services Institute, revealed why the F-15, originally introduced four decades ago, is still more useful than either the F-22 or the F-35 in certain situations. The F-15 is a traditional air-superiority fighter of the fourth generation. It's big, fast, agile, and carriers lots of weapons under the wing where everyone can see them. For that last reason, it's terrible at stealth, but the other side of the coin is that it's perfect for intercepting enemy aircraft. Bronk says that when it comes to interception, a plane must "get up right next to the aircraft, fly alongside, ...
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