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ETR3(SS) · 06-08-17, 02:36 PM

The Navy and Air Force list their own specific needs for an aircraft and all Congress sees/hears is "I need a plane to shoot down other planes and drop bombs." And that boys and girls is how the F-35 was born. Could argue the F-4 as well, and the F-111.

06-08-17, 02:36 PM	#6
ETR3(SS) Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Between test depth and periscope depth Posts: 3,021 Downloads: 175 Uploads: 16	The Navy and Air Force list their own specific needs for an aircraft and all Congress sees/hears is "I need a plane to shoot down other planes and drop bombs." And that boys and girls is how the F-35 was born. Could argue the F-4 as well, and the F-111. __________________ USS Kentucky SSBN 737 (G) Comms Div 2003-2006 Qualified 19 November 03 Yes I was really on a submarine.