The term "pork barrel" comes to mind when reading your post.Just for discussion may I ask ,
What is the cure to the ever increasing cost and smaller and smaller amounts of combat ready aircraft the US inventory?
We keep getting more and more features and less & less "ready to fly" air planes.
What's the answer?
What about something built along the lines of a modular F5 for a capable budget fighter ,
& an updated A10 for ground support that could handle the lions share of missions built for pilot safety, can soak up damage and still fly , packs a serious punch , can fly low and slow,
ease of use ,attrition prevention ,maintenance friendly .
While I agree we need front line fighters to push the technology ,
Why do All our fighters have to be mega buck do all machines that cost too much to fly and maintain to stay proficient ?
Didn't McNamara's BS teach us anything?
One thing can't do it all , and by trying to, usually does nothing well
Regards,
D1
