I am old enough to remember the infamous TFX...the previous time the DoD went for One SIze Fits All. In the end, the F-111 saw limited service as an Air Force strike bomber and ECM Platform.
We need to change the DoD back to the War Department...which is their job. We need the Services to determine what their missions are, individually, and acquire the right platforms for those missions, for the services. At best, subsystem modularity would be appropriate, but for Gods Sake, stop trying to do everything with one widget!
And, put a rational evaluation on the value of tech.
“I am old enough to remember the infamous TFX...the previous time the DoD went for One SIze Fits All. In the end, the F-111 saw limited service as an Air Force strike bomber and ECM Platform.
We need to change the DoD back to the War Department...which is their job. We need the Services to determine what their missions are, individually, and acquire the right platforms for those missions, for the services. At best, subsystem modularity would be appropriate, but for Gods Sake, stop trying to do everything with one widget!
And, put a rational evaluation on the value of tech.”
Where is that like button?
And the F-111 turned out to be an excellent interdiction/strike and later ECM platform.