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Azure · 04-06-2009, 08:27 PM

Still think that just shutting down a program that has cost $65 billion dollars is a stupid idea.

Slowing down production because you already have 150+ fighters on hand......but still replacing the F-15s with time is a better idea.

You have to deal with aging military hardware all the time, so its either spend a little money NOW, and replace all the F-15s, or spend more money down the road to restart the program and replace them anyways. And in the meantime, you spend money fixing up the F-15s.

Probably costs more in the long-run.

04-06-2009, 08:27 PM	#33
Azure Had an idea! Join Date: Oct 2005 Exp:	Still think that just shutting down a program that has cost $65 billion dollars is a stupid idea. Slowing down production because you already have 150+ fighters on hand......but still replacing the F-15s with time is a better idea. You have to deal with aging military hardware all the time, so its either spend a little money NOW, and replace all the F-15s, or spend more money down the road to restart the program and replace them anyways. And in the meantime, you spend money fixing up the F-15s. Probably costs more in the long-run.