[ErnstStavroBlofeld]

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[OCC]

Could the F-15 SE be delivered by 2013 and what is the cost difference from the F-35?

[northwinds]

Geez...more things Obama’s gonna make me pay for through my taxes.

[JSteff]

The Israeli's have had good experiences with the F-15 airframe. I remember seeing the Discovery Channel show about the F-15 the had that lost the wing on the Right side and still flew back to Israel!

It was leaking all sorts of fluids but still flew.

I just looked it up and here is the URL

Just amazing.

[SunkenCiv]

The Israelis haven't reached a decision on whether to stick with the F-35, despite the 2-year delay in its development that was announced by the U.S. Department of Defense March 11 and the possibility that there could be further problems. The delays mean the F-35 wouldn't be ready for operational deployment until 2015 instead of 2013, well past the date the Israelis wants to acquire new strike aircraft.

Zero leaves office in 2013 at the earliest, therefore there's no difference in this choice from the standpoint of timing -- Zero will never permit the Israelis to upgrade.

[LibWhacker]

As long as the goat herder is in the White House, Israel won’t be getting anything.

[STD]

All bought and paid for by USAID and US taxpayer monies. The only reason Israel’s trying to jump the que in front of every other ‘allied country’ like F-5 equipped Korea, Tiawan etc, is because Israel knows it won’t get F-35’s or anything else from the Hussein Dictatorship.

[DemforBush]

I’m fine with Israel buying stealthy F-15’s. I’d be even better with the USAF buying a couple hundred to fill out our ranks while waiting for the F-35 to come online.

Like momma always said: you can never be too rich, too thin, or have too many Strike Eagles. :-)

[Blood of Tyrants]

When I complained about the HUGE cost overruns of the F-22 and F-35 stealth fighters and suggested that instead the money be put into modifying the F-16, F-18, and F-15 designs to make them more capable and more stealthy I was berated.

Now I am vindicated. Apparently more than one person thinks that modifying existing airframes to increase their capabilities is a good idea.

[GBA]

Still an amazing airplane and they keep making it better.

I've never seen a performance v cost comparison between the newest F-15 variants v the F-18 Super Hornet, but my guess is the F-15 is still the better airplane. Unless you want to land on a carrier.

[cookcounty]

Dear Voters in the State of Missouri:

How many jobs do you want the Democrats to destroy?