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Fuzz · 06-06-2016, 05:25 PM

I'm OK with this. Given the teething problems of the F-35 it could be a decade before we have a functioning fleet of them. This helps us much sooner. It's a platform that actually works, and flies right now. Could we end up with them 20 or 30 years down the road? A good chance. But maybe we go with those and a handful of F-35 to supplement when the price is more reasonable.

The point is, the F-18's are dying and the F-35 is still along way of from being a reliable go-to aircraft. We need to do something. And probably should have 5 years ago when the F-35 problems first started to surface.

06-06-2016, 05:25 PM	#234
Fuzz Franchise Player Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Pickle Jar Lake Exp:	I'm OK with this. Given the teething problems of the F-35 it could be a decade before we have a functioning fleet of them. This helps us much sooner. It's a platform that actually works, and flies right now. Could we end up with them 20 or 30 years down the road? A good chance. But maybe we go with those and a handful of F-35 to supplement when the price is more reasonable. The point is, the F-18's are dying and the F-35 is still along way of from being a reliable go-to aircraft. We need to do something. And probably should have 5 years ago when the F-35 problems first started to surface.