i have read what St Phatty said about the F-22 and the F-35, on the other hand some pilots and analysts have come out and praised those machines to the skies. in the end i think it's safe to assume that contractors got wealthy making them, but i imagine they do kinda do what they are supposed to do. yes they need lots of maintenance but it's seems to be generally agreed that the F22 specially is deadly as a platform. it is ofcourse to be noted that these machines have never really been tested in real war conditions between conventional military superpowers. that would be the real test, how does it do against the s-400? how does it do against the su 35? or equivalent Chinese platforms?
another interesting fact to mention, Israel hasn't done 1 air strike on Syria since the introduction of the s-300 and the electronic war fare equipment. i was expecting them to show the world that their F35 can operate with impunity in the Syrian skies, s-300 or no s-300. but so far they haven't done it. after staging attacks every few days or so, they completely stopped, while as far as i know Iranian advisors and volunteer militias are still doing the same things they were before. it might be too early to judge, but the old s-300 seems to have dented the Israeli pilots fevor for bombing their Syrian neighbors, imagine if it was the S-400, hehe.
another interesting fact to mention, Israel hasn't done 1 air strike on Syria since the introduction of the s-300 and the electronic war fare equipment. i was expecting them to show the world that their F35 can operate with impunity in the Syrian skies, s-300 or no s-300. but so far they haven't done it. after staging attacks every few days or so, they completely stopped, while as far as i know Iranian advisors and volunteer militias are still doing the same things they were before. it might be too early to judge, but the old s-300 seems to have dented the Israeli pilots fevor for bombing their Syrian neighbors, imagine if it was the S-400, hehe.
