When “too big to fail” becomes a threat
How much of a threat is the F-35 to the well-being of the U.S. air power roadmap?
Given the high risks associated with the program compounded by DOD senior leadership decisions at the roulette wheel, the F-35 presents a huge risk to the ability of the U.S. to project air power in the coming years.
What appears to be indifference to reality means that the U.S. is stopping production of an existing air domination aircraft–the F-22–and hoping that everything will just work out with the F-35.
Many have been promised a lot of money on the F-35 gravy train. Industry, communities where it is to be based, politicians, stockholders and military planners. It seems that much of the global groupthink for those involved with the F-35 are hoping everything will just work out. The fantasy pushed by faith-based marketing is at it’s most outrageous.
The comments some time back stating that the USAF could get “bled-white” by the F-35 program hold true for the whole of the DOD and maybe beyond.
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Anon is discussing. 
Anon 6:08 am on November 11, 2009 Permalink |
Kind of sucks when defense decisions are made based on profit rather than on what will be able to defend the country. But then again in a situation where the f-22 is needed we will probably be stuffed already anyway.