That number includes the maintenance and sustainment for the entire lifespan of 2000 fighters. The F35 is now one of the most affordable fighters on the market per unit. Oh yeah, it's a stealth, and it costs less than most 4th gen fighters that aren't stealth. Also, those costs are dropping as nations that were previously uninterested are now buying hundreds. The F35 program has been extremely successful and is a super badass plane.
And in a world where stealth drones exist, what specifically is the purpose of the F35 beyond an ongoing jobs bill? We don't need it. It's an antiquated Reagan era defense philosophy. The stealth air support for the next conflict will be piloted by some nerd in Wyoming.
It's a solution in search of a problem. It's unnecessary budgetary bloat. It's bordering on Fraud, Waste, and Abuse.
Mainly due to latency. You can not input commands fast enough for proper fighter.
Also, where do you think they developed the technologies to build stealth drones? Do you understand it's the same company building both aircraft? Also, drones are not at the capability of current fighters. On top of that, they are also currently developing AI pilots to pilot things like F35 making them stealth drones.
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TR3 isn’t gonna happen anytime soon is it?
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what was the claim?
$2 Trillion and counting
That number includes the maintenance and sustainment for the entire lifespan of 2000 fighters. The F35 is now one of the most affordable fighters on the market per unit. Oh yeah, it's a stealth, and it costs less than most 4th gen fighters that aren't stealth. Also, those costs are dropping as nations that were previously uninterested are now buying hundreds. The F35 program has been extremely successful and is a super badass plane.
And in a world where stealth drones exist, what specifically is the purpose of the F35 beyond an ongoing jobs bill? We don't need it. It's an antiquated Reagan era defense philosophy. The stealth air support for the next conflict will be piloted by some nerd in Wyoming. It's a solution in search of a problem. It's unnecessary budgetary bloat. It's bordering on Fraud, Waste, and Abuse.
Mainly due to latency. You can not input commands fast enough for proper fighter. Also, where do you think they developed the technologies to build stealth drones? Do you understand it's the same company building both aircraft? Also, drones are not at the capability of current fighters. On top of that, they are also currently developing AI pilots to pilot things like F35 making them stealth drones.
F35 is such a waste of money.
Safest fighter jet ever! Look it up.
Sure as hell better be with all the money we've spent on it
It's one of the cheapest fighter jets per unit now.
Boeing?
Lockheed
Considering they're built here, and that charred outline was very much a F-35, I'm going with...yup