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Rather than airframes the impacts might have been more on avionics.No requirements for things like FLIR/LLTV and IR sensors might have retarded all-weather strike and rotary-wing operations.LGB development would likely have been slower too.Less aerial combat might have meant slower fixing of the AAMs early unreliability and poor accuracy, though doubtless the Middle East would still provide ample combat experience of some of the latest types.
Rather than airframes the impacts might have been more on avionics.
No requirements for things like FLIR/LLTV and IR sensors might have retarded all-weather strike and rotary-wing operations.
LGB development would likely have been slower too.
Less aerial combat might have meant slower fixing of the AAMs early unreliability and poor accuracy, though doubtless the Middle East would still provide ample combat experience of some of the latest types.