will there be any new aces in the 21st century???

[tom d. friedman]

duke cunningham (please no comment on duke's jail time, it sickens me as it is, let's remember him as an ace... thanks) & steve ritchie.... the last 2 u.s. aces since vietnam. will there be any 21st century aces??? i'd say no. why?? most countries with nominal air forces are 1, on our side & 2 our enemies are mostly ground bound terrorists without a country. the only hostile exceptions being north korea & iran. neither have the talent or technology, & iran doesn't have much of the iron other than our old f-14's, if there even still flying. if there are any 21st century aces i'd say that my bet goes with israel but they are basically in the same scenario as us yanks.

[Randy Haskin]

If we ever go to war with China or North Korea, there will likely be aerial aces.

Of course, there will probably be some Chinese aces, too...

[mennie]

Ace in shooting down F-4 Phantom drones.

Don't under estimate Iran.
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ ... ipment.htm

[CH2Tdriver]

All it will take is a nation with an airforce and that has the will to have a go at all costs, to try and strike US assets in theater.

If that is the case then there will be aces.

In Gulf War 1 that wasn't the case. They had a substantial airforce but no will to fight, just preserve the aircraft by fleeing.

Now if they wanted to make a dash for US assets in Saudi at all costs.....?