To: ImJustAnotherOkie
The American air arm wants as many as 1,763 copies of the F-35A to replace most of its existing fighters and, in theory, maximize efficiency.
Anyone who believes this is smoking something. I’ll bet we ultimately buy less than 1000 F-35s. Maybe a lot less.
5 posted on
02/24/2014 6:00:22 AM PST by
rbg81
To: rbg81
Our government is buying nothing but votes.
To: rbg81; All
Keeping ones armed forces up to date is a lot easier when you’re solvent...
18 posted on
02/24/2014 7:37:50 AM PST by
Axenolith
(Government blows, and that which governs least, blows least...)
To: rbg81
...And the reason for canceling the F-22 is that they’d buy the full complement of F-35s...
19 posted on
02/24/2014 8:12:30 AM PST by
afsnco
To: rbg81
“Anyone who believes this is smoking something. I’ll bet we ultimately buy less than 1000 F-35s. Maybe a lot less.”
I would agree. And I would add that drone technology will have to be pushed forward to fill the gap. What’s the alternative? You need a less-capable, cheap airframe that you can afford to lose a lot of.
20 posted on
02/24/2014 9:53:31 AM PST by
Tallguy
To: rbg81
Given the radical downsizing of the mil and given the extreme price - I bet it will be more like 100 with 10 operational at any given time.
24 posted on
02/24/2014 2:12:24 PM PST by
PIF
(They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
To: rbg81
Anyone who believes this is smoking something. I’ll bet we ultimately buy less than 1000 F-35s. Maybe a lot less. Why do you say that? Didn't we purchase all 750 F-22s as originally planned?
26 posted on
02/25/2014 3:53:16 AM PST by
Yo-Yo
(Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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