Thursday, July 23, 2009

Revision on the F-22 post

It would seem that the Air force does have 183 F-22 fighters on order so the program is not totally dead. This of course is less than what the Air force requested which is not what is being reported, the media is dutifully reporting that the Pentagon is agreeing with the cancellation of further aircraft orders. Of course the pentagon is agreeing, Robert Gates is a civilian government appointee who appears to have no political philosophy other than the one his boss happens to have. But the professional military types are saying something else behind closed doors.

Here is the article

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