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Can we afford it?
1 posted on 06/27/2025 8:16:15 AM PDT by whyilovetexas111
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To: whyilovetexas111

The more fighter jets/drones the better. We should’ve made TWICE as many F-22’s. I agree with Trump that none of our jets should be single engine like the F-35, although apparently it’s very stealthy.


2 posted on 06/27/2025 8:20:35 AM PDT by CivilWarBrewing (Get off my back for my usage of CAPS, especially you snowflake males! MAN UP!)
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“...the Navy’s next gen fighter...will provide exceptional new capabilities for our Air Force (?) pilots.”


5 posted on 06/27/2025 9:37:08 AM PDT by JohnnyP (Thinking is hard work (I stole that from Rush).)
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To: whyilovetexas111
Are you by chance the blogpimp "w1n1"?

Or are there actually two of you out there?

6 posted on 06/27/2025 9:46:23 AM PDT by real saxophonist (Michael Bennet claps on 1 and 3.)
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To: whyilovetexas111

They did so good with the F-35 (/s /puke) which is useless so lets build something else.

DoD ask for X
Changes to Y when X is almost built
Change requirements that Y won’t work so you need Z
Congress goes after manufacturer for not meeting cost and schedule of X
Manufacturer says government changed it to Y then Z
DoD says Z can’t meet the requirements of X or Y so we need AA
Congress triples the budget and AA goes into development for 15 years... fails DT&E but goes on to OT&E and fails that then says they’ll fix it in the fleet after production
They can’t fix it in the fleet and it can’t meet requirements

DoD has a idea... ask for a new X

That’s defense acquisition in laymen terms.


8 posted on 06/27/2025 10:09:45 AM PDT by maddog55 (The only thing systemic in America is the left's hatred of it!)
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To: whyilovetexas111

This Raytheon mouthpiece strikes again.


9 posted on 06/27/2025 11:04:21 AM PDT by Seruzawa ("The Political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence" - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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To: whyilovetexas111

Cool pic - where are the vertical stabs?


10 posted on 06/27/2025 11:07:31 AM PDT by ByteMercenary (Election 2020 was stolen by mail-in voting.)
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