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Message: [QUOTE="CDG, post: 371179, member: 2530"] I agree, our airpower is a deterrent. I'm concerned that due to the massive budget overages of the F-35 and all the controversy surrounding it, the generals will be hesitant to turn it loose where it is really needed. Nobody wants to be the first one to get an F-35 shot down. And I don't see it ever really being allowed to do CAS, even though that's been one of the missions it's supposedly capable of performing. I think we definitely need an aircraft like the F-35, but the way it has been done is just so wrong. The budget issues, timelines, outdated software, 3rd-gen pods, engine fires, etc. We do need more than CAS, but we can't afford to consistently relegate CAS to the back-burner. [/QUOTE]