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2009-07-24 Home Front: WoT

F-35 Falls Behind Two More Years, Report Says

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Posted by Steve White 2009-07-24 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 OK, class repeat after me: "technological risk"

Lots of eggs - one basket?

Gates has never inspired much confidence. His bosses (and deputies) ..... yikes.

Not hard to imagine a US in the medium future lacking sufficient tactical air power and surface combatants to cover its basic commitments.

Posted by Verlaine">Verlaine 2009-07-24 01:27|| 2009-07-24 01:27|| Front Page Top

#2 I question the timing. Releasing the report right AFTER the F-22 was shot down?

Posted by crosspatch 2009-07-24 01:29|| 2009-07-24 01:29|| Front Page Top

#3 I question the timing of the sacking of the top AF brass that, not long ago, objected strenuously to the Administration's plan to can the F-22.

Posted by AzCat 2009-07-24 02:44|| 2009-07-24 02:44|| Front Page Top

#4 ...Not good at all. The F-15 and F-16 fleet may be sufficient to hold on for a while yet until the first unmanned dogfighters get into service (probably around 2020) but they have suffered from increasing structural problems for some time. And if they start falling out of the sky during the Obama Administration, I fear the response will be to simply deactivate units.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2009-07-24 05:24|| 2009-07-24 05:24|| Front Page Top

#5 We gave up more F-22s for this?

Unless Zero is actually trying to destroy the US this doesn't make any sense.

Posted by Frozen Al 2009-07-24 11:53|| 2009-07-24 11:53|| Front Page Top

#6 Whaddaya mean "unless," Al? >:-(

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2009-07-24 12:37|| 2009-07-24 12:37|| Front Page Top

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