The F-35 excels at penetrating defended airspace and coordinating strikes, but the article argues a force built around it is too costly, fragile, and hard to sustain for a long war against China. It calls for a smaller F-35 fleet paired with more unmanned systems that are cheaper to produce, easier to disperse, and better suited to attrition and contested logistics. [warontherocks.com]
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