The F18E and F series are 2/3rds as capable as the F35C has been advertised to be. They cost less than half the cost. They have a very long service life. and most importantly any of the possible foes it would be facing are still not as capable as current aircraft and probably won't be for a while.
On Wed, Oct 23, 2013 at 11:51 AM, Bruce Sorge <sor...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Whats the alternative? > > > On Oct 23, 2013, at 11:40 AM, Larry C. Lyons <larrycly...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > Question is do we really need to spend more than double the combination > of > > all other nations on defense? > > > > After all do we need the F-35C whose cost is rising to a billion per > > aircraft? > > F-35C: US$199.4M flyaway cost, 2013 from Department Of The Navy Fiscal > Year > > (FY) 2013 Budget Estimates, Aircraft Procurement Vol. I, BA 14., pp. > 129, > > 143, Department of the Navy, February 2012. > > http://www.finance.hq.navy.mil/fmb/13pres/APN_BA1-4_BOOK.pdf > > > > Or the Littoral Combat Ships or other Military systems that are just > plain > > over expensive hanger queens. > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:368062 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
