Cost estimate for F-35 to soar, Pentagon says

Skybird · 04-09-10, 02:39 AM

Fixed prices will not work, since the argument softening up any political determination to insist on treaties is always thew same: "That will put jobs in danger". It has been a pattern quite often that the defence lobby pushed through a new project, sometimes in quantities that were not needed and that the service, the Air Force, did not even want, and then started to scatter production of components for it over as many federal states as possible - so that any withdrawel from the production contract would effect as many politicians campaigning as possible.

A nation being so unimaginably in debts like the US, and lacking the financial power to maintain it'AS military siperpower status by its own resources, cannot afford such a giant military budget. It then is not only reasonable but a must to start saving costs, and start reducing the military size. If you cannot afford it, then you cannot afford it, and if you need to replace a system in certain quantities, but have to keep an eye on the costs, then the costs-per-piece simply shall not be allowed to get too high.

This F-35 program simply is MADNESS. The costs will reac even igher at the end, and thus the number of units ordered will constantly decrease. Which, like PD already said, will mean a numerical shrink in air power.

Also, the more sophisticated and expensive a single unit and platform is, the more hurting becomes the same numerical loss in war.

Practically all major powers in the Europe of the past 500 years have run into bancrupcty at least once over gallopping defence budgets of theirs. they all thought that military alone could keep up their power, even when they lacked the fiscal or economical power and quality to maintain it. Now the US makes the same mistake.

Drones are the way to go. Last but not least for financial reasons.

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Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,697 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Fixed prices will not work, since the argument softening up any political determination to insist on treaties is always thew same: "That will put jobs in danger". It has been a pattern quite often that the defence lobby pushed through a new project, sometimes in quantities that were not needed and that the service, the Air Force, did not even want, and then started to scatter production of components for it over as many federal states as possible - so that any withdrawel from the production contract would effect as many politicians campaigning as possible. A nation being so unimaginably in debts like the US, and lacking the financial power to maintain it'AS military siperpower status by its own resources, cannot afford such a giant military budget. It then is not only reasonable but a must to start saving costs, and start reducing the military size. If you cannot afford it, then you cannot afford it, and if you need to replace a system in certain quantities, but have to keep an eye on the costs, then the costs-per-piece simply shall not be allowed to get too high. This F-35 program simply is MADNESS. The costs will reac even igher at the end, and thus the number of units ordered will constantly decrease. Which, like PD already said, will mean a numerical shrink in air power. Also, the more sophisticated and expensive a single unit and platform is, the more hurting becomes the same numerical loss in war. Practically all major powers in the Europe of the past 500 years have run into bancrupcty at least once over gallopping defence budgets of theirs. they all thought that military alone could keep up their power, even when they lacked the fiscal or economical power and quality to maintain it. Now the US makes the same mistake. Drones are the way to go. Last but not least for financial reasons. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.