Russian Fighter Development Threatens U.S. Air Dominance

Russian Fighter Development Threatens U.S. Air Dominance, Group Says -- Sky Talk

The conservative Heritage Foundation has issued a report warning that Russia's plans for development of a new top line fighter jet could threaten U.S. air superiority since the Pentagon is shutting down Lockheed Martin's F-22 program.

With America’s closure of the F-22 production line and the recent debut of Russia’s PAK FA fifth-generation stealth fighter, American air supremacy for the foreseeable future is not as assured as the U.S. Department of Defense once predicted. Indeed, Lieutenant General David A. Deptula, recently departed Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance in the U.S. Air Force, recently made the startling announcement: “For the first time, our claim to air supremacy is in jeopardy.… The dominance we’ve enjoyed in the aerial domain is no longer ours for the taking.”[1]

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My Comment: With the U.S. F-35 experiencing development and cost problems, this can become a reality sooner than what many analysts fear. On a side note, the Russians have made it clear that procurement for new aircraft is a priority for the Russian air force.