F35 are useful against insurgents. They are perfect for Israel.
Contrast that with Ukraine, where there is a de facto no-fly zone for both sides because anti-aircraft missiles are too good. That is why there is the strange mixture of WW1 trench warfare, howitzers, drones combined with glide bombs and missiles launched from far away.
China has other enemies than big ones. The Sukhoi 57 is also useless in a big power conflict, as we see now.
Germany only has big power conflicts to worry about, so why does it need F35s? Saudi Arabia on the other hand might need them.
Contrast that with Ukraine, where there is a de facto no-fly zone for both sides because anti-aircraft missiles are too good. That is why there is the strange mixture of WW1 trench warfare, howitzers, drones combined with glide bombs and missiles launched from far away.
China has other enemies than big ones. The Sukhoi 57 is also useless in a big power conflict, as we see now.
Germany only has big power conflicts to worry about, so why does it need F35s? Saudi Arabia on the other hand might need them.