[Jonty30]

Makes sense. By the time you build one B-21, you probably could have produced a drone that is 5 generations advanced.

[wildcard_redneck]

“Makes sense. By the time you build one B-21, you probably could have produced a drone that is 5 generations advanced.”

And have actually manufactured over a thousand of them.

[pfflier]

Remember in the 1950s when an airplane went from concept to flight in two years? I can remember. as a kid living on Air Force bases, seeing F-84s, F-86s, F-100s, F-102s, F104s and F-105s all at the same base over a 4 year period.

Now the DoD has to study the s#!t out of everything for decades then decide they didn't want it anyhow.

The Russians and Chinese take an existing design then continually modify it, new evolutions of fighters every couple of years.

[larrytown]

More MIC bait-n-switch. The norm for decades now - amazing technology and capability, significant numbers to justify the unit cost, then just when production starts - ‘oh no, we don’t have the money to spend on production and putting into service...’ Cut the numbers to ‘save money’, unit price skyrockets, it’s too expensive... “Hey, look at this newest toy!”

Damn them all - they’ve destroyed what they claim to be protecting, impoverishing the taxpayers for generations to come.

[desertsolitaire]

How many advanced fighters are the Chinese building and why or why not? Same for the Russian?

[Red Badger]

[fightin kentuckian]

Considering the AF view that Pilots are the top of the spear and indispensable, this is very odd.

[IndispensableDestiny]

Just yesterday, I read a story that hinted the Air Force could drop the NGAD fighter. There is no reforming the acquisition system that can fix this.

[taxcontrol]

Drones have shown to be highly effective during the Ukraine/Russia conflict. They are likely to significantly alter the battlefield doctrine.

[odawg]

It is much better to piss away those hundreds of billions of dollars in Ukraine to protect its borders.