USAF Unfunded Priorities Include More F-15EXs, No Additional F-35As
(www.airforcemag.com)
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Hmmm, stopping funding for planes and boats. Seems like Biden has an agenda, surprise surprise. Whats next on cancelation list?
I have no problem with this one. F-35As are too expensive. The bill is really eye-watering, and you know the defence contractors will not make things cheaper, but they will add and add and add ad infinitum. A quick search yields GAO and I quote: "estimated life-of-program costs exceeding $1.7 trillion"
It's really expensive to fly even in peacetime.
Agreed their costs are out of control. I dont see why the can't build more cost effective drones. Morr cost effective everything for that matter. In reality these planes and boats could more than likely be built for %60 of what they say they cost. Kinda like $500 hammers and $2000 dollar toilets. Gotta love government spending.
F35As are not great vs China in a war.
Missiles.
F-35s arent worth their cost. Platforms (ships and AC) will not win us a war with China. Sensors, networks, and long range high efficiency weapons that work on a common joint backbone usable by all services would be more effective than any super carrier or anything else. One day we may figure that out