To: Pukin Dog
The Seawolf program was
"on track, making progress and solving problems" but was canceled at three, and the Raptor program has met tech specs set for it but it being scaled back to a ridiculous level.
Again, money is the problem. The USA is finding it impossible to fund the military and have advanced new tech programs for tomorrow. Social spending is soaring, and it is killing the ability of the USA to fund R&D and advanced weapon systems.
34 posted on
02/20/2006 10:51:55 AM PST by
Dont_Tread_On_Me_888
(Bush's #1 priority Africa. #2 priority appease Fox and Mexico . . . USA priority #64.)
To: Dont_Tread_On_Me_888
Again, perfect example.
How do you know that we didn't develop something that would make Seawolf obsolete? (for the record, I am not making that suggestion) I can tell you that this has happened a number of times with programs that the general public will never hear about. The workers on those programs have to be told something though, don't they? The military has a black budget that is unknown by most of us as to its content. I like it that way, and you should too. I know it sucks when it happens to those working on open programs, but such is life?
35 posted on
02/20/2006 11:42:40 AM PST by
Pukin Dog
(Sans Reproache)
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