Mefesto said:Good points, and a great read in the PM you sent me... but have we ever had to engage a foreign power, flying jets that we built, and know every avenue on how to exploit it?
Not that I can recall and it certainly gives us an edge, but who knows what they have done with airframe and avionics since then...we do know they played around with mounting HAWK missiles in lieu of Phoenix.
The point is you can never go into an encounter thinking you have it won before it starts. It's as true in aerial arena as it is in sports...ask the Red Sox after their recent surprise.