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...advised national military organizations—serving as the Director of Political-Military Affairs in the National Security Council and participating in the Gulf War Air Power Survey—and has written numerous award-winning books, including Winning the Next War: Innovation and the Modern Military...
...Raptor—one of the Air Force’s stealthy new fighter jets—is the sort of military project that the New York Times crowd loves to hate. It is incredibly expensive, it has not been used in either Iraq or Afghanistan, and it seems to be entirely useless in a world where our foes prefer decidedly low-tech means of destruction. Critics, including current Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, have been vocal in their calls to end procurement of the controversial fighter jet, currently stalled at 183 aircraft. But with all due respect to Secretary...
...Crusader, a new howitzer that promised both mobility and accuracy but delivered neither, was struck from the list in 2002. But unlike these projects—which were real Cold War dinosaurs—the Raptor has proven itself to be a highly effective and necessary part of the Air Force’s inventory...
...First and foremost, the Raptor promises to save American lives and end air combat against any potential adversaries in a decisive fashion. During a recent military exercise, dubbed “Northern Edge” by the Pentagon, the Raptor amassed a truly impressive virtual kill ratio against the F-15 and F-16 fighters that have been the de facto standard for aircraft designers all over the world. This simulated exercise, known as a “Red Flag,” pits highly skilled United States Air Force pilots against each other in mock combat...
...While it is indeed unlikely that al-Qaeda or its ilk will field a significant air force in the near future, it is foolish to assume that every adversary that America faces will only be capable of cowardly attacks on civilians. If military action against Iran becomes necessary, the Air Force will need the stealth capabilities of the Raptor—which render it all but invisible against air-defense radars—in order to guarantee the total destruction of Iran’s nuclear and military assets without risking American lives. Similarly, if the People?...