Another (very) Air Force Project Contemplated

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unhappycamper note: Since the ‘Pentagon’ (Righthaven LLC? Gannett?) has ‘requested’ that I only post one paragraph from articles on Army Times, and Airforce Times, To keep in that same (new) tradition, I will also do the same for for articles on Navy Times, Marine Corps Times, stripes.com and military.com.
To read the article in the military's own words, you will need to click the link.

Read all about Fair Use here. It sure is beginning to smell like fascism.

unhappycamper summary of this article: Come on guys. The Navy builds a $40 billion dollar aircraft carrier and you need a replacement for the $66+ billion dollars worth of F-22s we already own? And don't forget those very expensive $243 million dollar F-35s you're still trying to get working.

Welcome to the my-dick-is-bigger-than-your-dick club.







Air Force Kicks Off Search for 6th-Gen Fighter

The Air Force is interested in a plane, dubbed the Next Generation Tactical Aircraft, equipped with: “Enhanced capabilities in areas such as reach, persistence, survivability, net-centricity, situational awareness, human-system integration, and weapons effects,” a November 4, presolicitation noticestates. “It must be able to operate in the anti-access/area-denial environment that will exist in the 2030–2050 timeframe.”