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Air force: we need a new fighter.

Congress: fine, here’s money to buy the F-16.

Air force: but it only has one engine. Can we have another, but this time with two engines?
The F-16 needs more range.

Congress: ok fine, here’s some money for the f-15. Are you doing be done with the F-16 then?

Air force: no, we’re going toa bunch of pods on the outside so it can fly longer.

Congress: ok, fine.

(A few years pass)

Air force: can we have a new fighter?

Congress: well it has been a few years... But do you really need a new fighter?

Air Force: two words: stealth technology.

Congress: ok, here’s a wad of cash for the F-22 and some stealthy stuff.

Air force: and we want one more

Congress: more money?

Air force: no. Another fighter. With one engine this time.

Congress: didn’t we go through this forty years ago but you wanted an extra motor?

Air force: we need something multi role.

Defense contractors: hold up Zoomie, I know what we need to do (proceeds to bribe every congressional district)

Congress: well, I guess we can do this, but we have to stop production on the F22.

Air force: fine by us. Destroy the tooling if you want. Heck, retire the A-10 while you’re at it. Nobody likes that thing anyway.

Congress: actually, the troops love the A-10. We’re gonna keep it.

Air force: but m-u-l-t-i role! The F-35 can do it all.

Congress: we’re keeping the A-10. Are you guys done with the F-15 and F-16 yet by the way?

Air force: we have to keep them going until the F-35 is totally fielded. Also, probably a small thing but we feel it’s worth mentioning, the F-35 isn’t doing what we said it could just yet. We could also use some money to replace the old F-15’s and f-16s.

Congress: sigh. I guess it’s ok so long as the bribe checks keep coming.

Air force: kind of embarrassed to ask right now, ... but could we have a new fighter?