Posted on Mar 8, 2021
Ripping F-35 costs, House Armed Services chairman looks to ‘cut our losses’
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I tend to agree, regarding the F-35.
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Ripping F-35 costs, House Armed Services chairman looks to ‘cut our losses’
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I think the F-4 was faster than the F-35. Pathetic. How the hell did they miss the structural inadequacy during testing before production?
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I tend to agree. Not that having a few F35s around is necessarily a bad thing, but not ALL fighters need to be an F35.
In Army terms, having a Regiment of Rangers available is a great thing. And even having a few Ranger-tabbed Infantrymen floating through your organization is a good thing. But not all Infantrymen need to be Rangers, and not every mission requires a Regiment.
I have done absolutely no research, but I would be willing to wager that the number of TOTAL dogfights in Afghanistan and Iraq throughout the course of the GWOT is less than 2. I would be willing to wager that the total number of AA batteries faced is less than 10. I would even be willing to wager that drone strikes outnumber manned strikes - and that it is not even close.
Yes, we have to be prepared to fight conventional wars. But we do not have to have the ENTIRE inventory focused on conventional wars - especially when currently engaged in unconventional ones.
In Army terms, having a Regiment of Rangers available is a great thing. And even having a few Ranger-tabbed Infantrymen floating through your organization is a good thing. But not all Infantrymen need to be Rangers, and not every mission requires a Regiment.
I have done absolutely no research, but I would be willing to wager that the number of TOTAL dogfights in Afghanistan and Iraq throughout the course of the GWOT is less than 2. I would be willing to wager that the total number of AA batteries faced is less than 10. I would even be willing to wager that drone strikes outnumber manned strikes - and that it is not even close.
Yes, we have to be prepared to fight conventional wars. But we do not have to have the ENTIRE inventory focused on conventional wars - especially when currently engaged in unconventional ones.
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