Anybody Got $50 Billion Laying Around?

"Jcarr" (jcarr) 06/22/2017 at 10:30 • Filed to: Planelopnik

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It’ll get you !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! .

Reading about government procurement practices makes me sad.

ttyymmnn > Jcarr 06/22/2017 at 10:33

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Never should have shut that line down.

Ash78, voting early and often > Jcarr 06/22/2017 at 10:36

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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 > ttyymmnn 06/22/2017 at 10:38

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Nope, and now we’ve got our heads too far up the F-35's ass to do anything about it.

Jcarr > Ash78, voting early and often 06/22/2017 at 10:39

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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 > Jcarr 06/22/2017 at 10:40

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They were the “Dan and Dave” of military procurement!

Jcarr > Ash78, voting early and often 06/22/2017 at 10:42

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facw > ttyymmnn 06/22/2017 at 10:51

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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!) > facw 06/22/2017 at 14:38

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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.