[Feline_AIDS]

We’ll have to fight WW3 somehow. Hey at least Boeing is paying attention, even if Barry isn’t.

[verity]

1. Using the word 'plots' is unusual.

2. By 2025, this Country may find the aircraft unaffordable.

[Leisler]

"F-35 replaces the navy's F/A-18Cs and the air force's F-16s and A-10s,

We're going to use F-35's to gun ditches with five third world guys with AK's and a RPG?

[gura]

Looks a lot like the Northrop F-23.

[GenXteacher]

Something to think about- a lot of money gets put into piloted aircraft. With the Predator drones, and the like, how far are we away from a remotely controlled fighter, with no actual pilot in it?

[Sequoyah101]

Brilliant. Money for development of the 22 and 35 squandered for high cost low numbers airplanes.

At least Boeing can build airplanes and deliver them pretty much on time. Lockheed-Martin, not so much it seems.

Shared engines? In two airplanes with a 50% difference in weight? That’ll be interesting. One a rocket and the other a led sled.

[Joe Boucher]

I wouldn’t be surprised if by then all military fighters and bombers are pilotless.

[CodeToad]

If we chose to build another A-10 style aircraft I bet it could be done within 18 months for $10 million a copy and we could make 2,000 of them.

We failed to learn from WWII the battle of the tanks: Germany had few expensive and extremely capable tanks. We had lots of cheap and less capable Shermans. We won.

[Yo-Yo]

As far-fetched as the idea seams, there is a real need. After the F-35 replaces the navy's F/A-18Cs and the air force's F-16s and A-10s, something has to replace the F/A-18E/F and F-22.

And F-15Cs and -Es, Mr. Trimble.