New Report Says “Stealth” is Cost of Entry into Future War

Video Above: Why is Advanced Stealth Still “Very Hard to Hit?”

By Kris Osborn – President & Editor-In-Chief, Warrior Maven

A new Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies report says “stealth is the cost of entry into any modern battlespace” as part of a sweeping, integrated plan for the Air Force’s fighter force moving into the future.

The report, called “Future Fighter Force Our Nation Requires,” makes a number of key recommendations which seem to center upon a steadfast belief in the need to preserve, improve and maintain stealth platforms.

The Significance of Stealth

Several key findings in the study reflect this belief in the significance of stealth, such as the call to cancel the F-15EX, increase F-35s and even launch a “new start” program to build another next-generation stealth fighter to replace the F-16.

Much of the belief in stealth, as described in the report, relates to the widely discussed belief that even the most advanced and upgraded 4th-generation platforms simply cannot survive against new Russian and Chinese air defenses.