by "Jcarr" (jcarr)
Published 06/22/2017 at 10:30
by "Jcarr" (jcarr)
Published 06/22/2017 at 10:30
Tags: Planelopnik
STARS: 3
It’ll get you 194 new F-22s .
Reading about government procurement practices makes me sad.
"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
06/22/2017 at 10:33, STARS: 5
Never should have shut that line down.
"Ash78, voting early and often" (ash78)
06/22/2017 at 10:36, STARS: 1
And 20% of that total is just the cost of restarting the production line. So sad...in my mind, the F-22 just came out and the F-35 was rushed into production way too quickly, with too little vetting (remember the F-22 vs F-23 competitions that went on for years?)
"Jcarr" (jcarr)
06/22/2017 at 10:38, STARS: 0
Nope, and now we’ve got our heads too far up the F-35's ass to do anything about it.
"Jcarr" (jcarr)
06/22/2017 at 10:39, STARS: 2
I grew up in the age of Jet Fighter II, so I remember the F-22/F-23 competition fondly.
"Ash78, voting early and often" (ash78)
06/22/2017 at 10:40, STARS: 1
They were the “Dan and Dave” of military procurement!
"Jcarr" (jcarr)
06/22/2017 at 10:42, STARS: 2
"facw" (facw)
06/22/2017 at 10:51, STARS: 2
Nope, though keep in mind that when they made that decision, most of the negative stuff people are saying about the F-35 program was being said about F-22 program.
"The Powershift in Steve's '12 Ford Focus killed it's TCM (under warranty!)" (steve-still-hasnt-wrecked-the-powershift-in-his-12-ford-focus)
06/22/2017 at 14:38, STARS: 0
While that’s true, at least it would have left the future open for a F-22E Strike Raptor. In my mind, if you’re going to go through decades of delays and problems, at least pick the design most capable of growth in the future.