Lockheed's F-35 may be flying into budget storm

Jim Wolf ^ | 8/12/09 | Reuters

[Nachum]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon may want to consider scaling back Lockheed Martin Corp's multinational F-35 fighter program, the costliest-ever U.S. arms-purchase plan, as part of stepped-up budget belt-tightening, an analysis by an influential research group said.

The private Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, several of whose one-time experts are now serving in senior Obama administration jobs, cited the F-35 as just one example of programs ripe for review by the Department of Defense during its once-every-four-year, top-to-bottom re-assessment now under way.

[Nachum]

Ahhhh, now I get it. Kill the F-22 and then say we don't have enough money for the F-35 either.

[coconutt2000]

Exactly whose jobs is Obama’s administration saving?

I mean they have these numbers they cite about saving jobs, but everywhere I look their cuts are cutting jobs, their tax increases will but costing the economy jobs, and their stimulus spending is disappearing into the black hole of government mismanagement.

And people think these Liberals walk on water...

(To think people were depressed and miserable when there was full employment and wages were going up on their own. Now that they’re unemployed life is just peachy.)

[pfflier]

Why is this a surprise? Check Davis Monthan, we might still have some SPADS in mothballs.

[tet68]

Kill the F-22 and then say we don’t have enough money for the F-35 either.

By George, I believe you’ve got it.

[LiberConservative]

This just in: 0bamalamadingdong is calling for a 50% increase in military spending for spit balls.

[bill1952]

Somewhere, the Pukin dog is laughing more often these days...

[pointsal]

What is the binding agent in the spitball?
I heard it was ACORN dust.

[rbg81]

Bingo. Who needs fighter planes anyway? Obama’s mesmerizing speeches surely render all forms of military conflict unnecessary.

We are so screwed!

[Cincinnatus.45-70]

“Obama’s mesmerizing speeches surely render all forms of military conflict unnecessary.”

I don’t know about his speeches making military conflict unnecessary, but his policies sure are going to make it impossible for the US.

Is this an unintended consequence? Probably not?

[GBA]

It was futile discussing the demise of the F-22 here with all those utterly convinced it was an unneeded dog, especially since the F-35 was going to do all F-22 could do and more, its supporters faithfully told us.

And now, what will those F-22 hating F-35 supporters say when it's their F-35 following in the F-22s footsteps? Oh, I know...our drone air force will fly to our rescue!

Obviously, we don't need manned fighters any more than we needed guns in those fighters way, way back when. Finally, technology has made obsolete the notion that those who fail to heed history are doomed to repeat it.

[Trod Upon]

Didn't 0bama tell you that war is obsolete now that he's in office? We're all one big happy global family. We're going to work together for our shared prosperity. Why, we could cut the entire defense budget and set up every illegal alien for life! Isn't it great living in 0bamerica?

[Eagles6]

Yeah, you get it. Reduce America to a third rate military power. Clinton tried it too. “Zero” told us this was his plan.

[SiVisPacemParaBellum]

"And now, what will those F-22 hating F-35 supporters say when it's their F-35 following in the F-22s footsteps? Oh, I know...our drone air force will fly to our rescue!"

Nah, too high tech and costly, this more what the dems have in mind...

[Sprite518]

You got it because they have to pay for Universal Health Care.

Ahh the college professors at work. They are so smart!

[Doc91678]

Just one more step in weakening America. Granted the F-22 was expensive. But the best fighter in the world.
Now the F-35 JSF is being cut.
Congress was able to find money for their private Jets, but protecting America? Well that's a different story.
We need both aircraft to maintain air superiority in the coming years. No other nation has the ability to take us on in the air at this point. Why give it up?

[Forward the Light Brigade]

Maybe we can buy some Su 35s from the Russians cheaper? Its a sad day for the USA. Wait until war comes and we are caught without a modern AF and our enemies have better ships. Think 1941 Japanese Zero vs P 40s. This may save bucks to cut the F-35 but in the end it will cost American lives.

[Vroomfondel]

Ping

[Jet Jaguar]

Kill the F-22 and then say we don’t have enough money for the F-35 either.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dl32Y7wDVDs

[ASOC]

With proper tactics, the P40 kicked Zero ass.

Read about the Flying Tigers.

[Nachum]

Thanks for the link.

I remember his comments well.