Posted on 04/20/2016 8:00:08 AM PDT by huldah1776
Another Obama blunder? I wouldn’t completely rule it out.
Storm clouds rising? Navy ramping up, now the AF. Hmmm... we are behind the 8 ball. Proaction always beats reaction and we are noting but reactive.
Could also be a reaction to the underwhelming F35.
Quite frankly, our military is the only department/agency we need. All the others are a waste of money and consume our economy with regulations.
The F-35 is so ****ed up the flyaway costs are now on par with the F-22.
Hate on the F35 from a position of ignorance all you want.
But note, 2 different aircraft, 2 different missions.
Wow. Good call, eh? Might not be as expensive as rebuilding the Hog.
Would they have to buy the tooling back from the Chinese, or is it still around?
It’s no secret that 0bama and crew gave them the f-22.
I bet someone got wind of the number of j-31s the Chinese are ramping up
https://news.usni.org/2014/11/05/u-s-pilots-say-new-chinese-stealth-fighter-become-equal-f-22-f-35
It would take some time to get the people trained back up, but at least the core capability is there.
I understand they destroyed the tooling for the A-10...a criminal act in my mind.
“Hate on the F35 from a position of ignorance all you want.”
Are you saying the Pentagon’s own top weapons expert is ignorant?
http://theweek.com/articles/605165/f35-still-horribly-broken
There were about 1000 subcontractors for the program to get Congress to pony up the dough.
Much of that tooling is likely gone.
Better to spend that money on developing air superiority drones.
“Could also be a reaction to the underwhelming F35.”
So what mission does the F-35 do better any aircraft currently in our inventory?
So what mission does the F-35 do better any aircraft currently in our inventory?
Eat Money ?
The F-22 is a superior aircraft in many aspects..............................
I believe in the A-10 but I also believe that a newer version is needed. I am thinking add STOL capabilities with retractable leading edge air foils and make the aircraft a bit lighter to allow it to operate off of two lane roads a bit easier. With some upgrade in electronics and avionics and you could have a modern version that would be just as lethal. Sort of an A-10a
Obama will veto.
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