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rangerrebew:
 Thursday, January 14, 2021
A stunning admission about the F-35 from the outgoing Air Force Acquisition Chief...

 Thanks to StarShipDirect for the link!

I always wonder WTF is going on in the background when I start seeing Military Twitter getting slammed with glamour shots (above) of the F-35.  StarShipDirect gave me the answer with this article from Breaking Defense.

     The F-35 fighter jet’s exorbitant life-cycle costs means the Air Force cannot afford to buy as many aircraft as it needs to fight and win a war today, which makes the Next-Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program all the more important, says outgoing Air Force acquisition czar Will Roper.


    “I think the F-35 program is a long way from being at a sustainment point that we need. I think it’s a long way from being an affordable fighter that we can buy in bulk,” he told reporters today.


https://www.snafu-solomon.com/2021/01/a-stunning-admission-about-f-35-from.html

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