I'm not part of the negotiations or the process that Public Works is going through, so I'm not sure which options come forward, but I can say that each of those aircraft that you're listing has an element of stealth capability. I would agree with you as well, with my background as a pilot and as an admiring engineer of any type of advanced technology, that the F-35, like the F-22, which of course isn't for sale, provides a level of stealth that those other aircraft you've talked about have not provided. However, there are countries around the world flying the aircraft you've mentioned to great success these days.
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