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First F-35 arrives at Eglin
7/15/2011 - EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AFNS) -- The Department of Defense's first F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter touched down at its new home here July 14, marking a major milestone in the nation's military history. (www.af.mil) More...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
i wish i could have been there to watch the newest stealth plane come in
Sorry to rain on peoples parades but we don't need, can't afford the F35. More pentagon waste.
But, if we stopped production it would cost the nation thousands of private industry jobs at a time when we have already lost too many jobs. We are in a bind now, but in the future, we need to spend less on defense.
It will probably wind up like the B-2, and just a small number will be built for the US. With the US having air superiority out there now with the F-16/18, do like the B52, upgrade it and keep it around.
Just remember, we have never gotten into a war because our defense was too strong! Welcome to the team JSF.
take a look at this short clip and if you still think we don't the F35 ??
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1994695142386399860#
it is still cheaper than the F22 but is growing exponentially in price, when I worked on the controller ( Honeywell Avionics) 3 years ago it's price at the time was 89 million today it is closer ( I think ) to 150 million while the F22 is over 300 million. If we want to keep up with the Jones we need to keep building them - there is an old saying
"if you want peace, get ready for war" there is cost associated with peace keeping
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1994695142386399860#
it is still cheaper than the F22 but is growing exponentially in price, when I worked on the controller ( Honeywell Avionics) 3 years ago it's price at the time was 89 million today it is closer ( I think ) to 150 million while the F22 is over 300 million. If we want to keep up with the Jones we need to keep building them - there is an old saying
"if you want peace, get ready for war" there is cost associated with peace keeping