PHilmac,
You are right that mid-air refueling is the biggest weak spot among all airforces today.
Probably our f18s could have a big advantage to kill the bomber... *today*, even if it meant zeroing out their own survivability.
But that is the problem. Our F18s are aging generation 4 planes. The Mig 35 which might be "capping" is rated 4++. Their specs are superior to the F18 even upgraded as our are.
That doesn't mean we can't defeat them, or at least kill the bomber before they get blown out of the sky.
But is that what we want? To be out-gunned, and MAYBE pull it off but die trying?
And now the Su 035s has over 60 planes in the air. The 037 has been prototyped (incidentally costing 147 million each). Which boast better specs than the CF 18s by far.
Its past time for these planes, and its past time for us to be looking forward to the F35s.
I will close for the night by referencing recent war games between Canada and its F18s, and the US with F-35s and 22s. We lost every plane before we even saw them. They had zero casualties. Even 10 years ago we were holding our own. Not anymore.
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