F-22 On Chopping Block, Joint Strike Fighter Not

AVweb ^ | May 11, 2009 | AVweb Editorial Staff

[GBA]

Saving money for bank take overs and to buy auto companies. Besides, what would you rather have: air superiority for the next several decades or more pork for loyal democrats to pass around to their voters?

[G Larry]

BO has failed to notice or care about China’s build-up.

[freedumb2003]

Who needs defense when you are The Chose One? No one DARES attack The Messiah.

[SJSAMPLE]

The F-22 is a US-only fighter (so far), while the F-35 is the export fighter replacement for the undeniably successful F-16.

If the US doesn’t fly the F-35, it’s a good bet that very few nations will.

I’d like to see both, but budget realities are hitting hard.

[Gay State Conservative]

It’s wrong for us to be superior to the rest of the world in *any* was...particularly when it comes to military issues.

[Question_Assumptions]

This is Barack’s B-1. If he follows Jimmy, there might be a Nobel Prize in it for him.

[Old Teufel Hunden]

Since all of this money is going elsewhere, when the balloon goes up, I guess we’ll have to fight the Chinese horde with food stamps, medicaid and “green” cars.

[Kakaze]

Dismateling us one program at a time, weakening / destroying the currency all while dividing us along racial and class lines..........he is the enemy within.

[benjibrowder]

So, they’re chopping the 22 off the block to go with a compromised fighter (F-35) that potentially has a vulnerability in its design that makes them vulnerable to Chinese and Russian radar systems? Not to mention a fighter who’s plans have been leaked to our enemies?

[Old Teufel Hunden]

"If the US doesn’t fly the F-35, it’s a good bet that very few nations will."

Plus, the F-35 is going to be replacing a lot of jets in the Air Force, Marines and Navy. In the long run, it is expected that the F-35 is going to save the government money in follow on maintenance and training costs since everyone will be using the same jet with a few modifications for each service (CV for Navy and STOVAL for Marines)

[cripplecreek]

Leveling us with Afghanistan.

[Old Teufel Hunden]

It took more than 20 years to get the Osprey but they finally started coming on line in 2007 and it is the light medium transport of the future. The One won’t be around forever. The F-22 will eventually get in service in large numbers if its good enough and the demand is there.

[econjack]

But while the F-22 has frequently been attacked for its expense it has rarely (if ever) been attacked for its demonstrated real-world abilities.

Doesn't the Clueless One see the correlation between having the best aircraft in the world and the fact that the bad guys don't want to screw around with it? What an idiot...

[Kakaze]

My fear is this, government will destroy the tooling, in the name of national security.

Then all the R & D, all the work will be for nothing.

[Old Teufel Hunden]

"My fear is this, government will destroy the tooling, in the name of national security."

They don't own the tooling, Lockheed Martin does. Sure, the government can tell them who and how they can sell it to our allies, but they can't force them to destroy the tooling. Oh, I forgot, GM, Chrysler, Banks. Maybe I'm wrong on this one.... : )

[stylin_geek]

The Won is looking for an excuse to kill the program.

Our President thinks an airplane developed by the “global community” sends a better message to our allies.

Our President has admitted he thinks that America is arrogant, so, why continue building our own superior aircraft, thereby continuing the perception of American “arrogance?”

[Kakaze]

The Saturn 5 tooling was destroyed, now we are, if allowed, rebuilding it, to go back to the moon.

[Anti-Bubba182]

We need that money for PROGRAMS!!! We have to fund ACORN...WELFARE...EDUMACATION!!!!!!

[Tarpon]

Yeah, all that socialism is costly ... Reparations by any other name.

[kenmcg]

It’s more important to throw money to ACORN than to keep our defenses up!!