Also the price means you have fewer jets. If there is a tech flaw and handful get shot down... you're really low on jets.
I can't imagine we 100% know how effective all this tech is. We've seen how much ground warfare changed where the Humvee was found to be severely lacking, the US found that lots of high explosive bombs were less desirable now and very low explosive accurate bombs were needed.
I almost wonder if a two tiered system would be better. Top of the line, then high volume lower line where tech trickles down over time.
This would especially be handy in situations where you have air superiority and ... now still have a lot of work in the air to do, don't need expensive planes to do it, and really just want high volume coverage.
Also the price means you have fewer jets. If there is a tech flaw and handful get shot down... you're really low on jets.
I can't imagine we 100% know how effective all this tech is. We've seen how much ground warfare changed where the Humvee was found to be severely lacking, the US found that lots of high explosive bombs were less desirable now and very low explosive accurate bombs were needed.
I almost wonder if a two tiered system would be better. Top of the line, then high volume lower line where tech trickles down over time.
This would especially be handy in situations where you have air superiority and ... now still have a lot of work in the air to do, don't need expensive planes to do it, and really just want high volume coverage.