Thread: U.S. Jet Fighter Programs Beset by Prohibitive Rising Costs
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Old 04-09-2005, 11:49 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Re: U.S. Jet Fighter Programs Beset by Prohibitive Rising Costs
The Corps went through this with the F-14 program in the early 1970s. The Navy wanted us to buy the thing, it was big, expensive and didnt do what we needed it to do. In 1975 the Commandant canceled the whole thing and kept the F-4 until the F-18 was developed. I agree the F-22 is impressive technology, but is it really neccesary to have a VTOL fighter?

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