Boom time ahead for US DoD


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:
* 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???

The good news:
* Perhaps some more activity at our favorite AFFTC locations.

Reading between the lines:
* 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.

We live in interesting and worrying times (especially if you are from Lockheed, Boeing etc).

Magoo


http://www.janes.com/defence/news/jdw/jdw010103_2_n.shtml

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