Message posted by Magoo on January 26, 2001 at 22:24:02 EST:
*click* (Read the article first.) Good and bad news... The bad news: The good news: Reading between the lines: We live in interesting and worrying times (especially if you are from Lockheed, Boeing etc). Magoo
* JSF likely to be killed off.
* V-22 also likely to be killed off.
* F-22 buy to be reviewed.
* F/A-18 buy also to be reviewed.
* Comanche program to be reviewed.
* Older systems will be retained...at higher ongoing costs.
* Cheney has boasted about killing off the naval A-12 and reducing the B-2 buy to just 21. He also killed off the SR-71 and A-6E. What's next???
* Perhaps some more activity at our favorite AFFTC locations.
* Article states that F/A-18E and F-22 capability is not needed! Could mean one of two things - either they have something better, or they genuinely believe the capability is not needed.
http://www.janes.com/defence/news/jdw/jdw010103_2_n.shtml
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