Mr. Chairman, in my judgment, these planes are very fine planes and in fact have been demonstrated internationally to be wonderfully manoeuvrable and fast, and most important, they are stealthy.
There are, however, very substantial changes taking place in the technologies in these areas, for example, in terms of the ability to use firepower, but I don't think that's the central issue in the NORAD context. The purpose of these planes is first and foremost to identify and to avoid being identified by other air-breathing threats. The purpose that they were designed for seems to be one that they can fulfill very effectively.