On Feb 2, 2:11*pm, Fred J. McCall wrote:
eatfastnoodle wrote:

:On Feb 2, 2:24*am, Fred J. McCall wrote:: wrote:

:
: :See:
: :
: :http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Boei..._For_Next_Gene....
: :
: :How much longer will the Navy keep upgrading Harpoon before
: :switching to a newer, possibly supersonic, weapon?
: :
:
: This one seems to fall into the "if it works, don't **** with it"
: category.
:
: What do you want a newer weapon to do that would work better than
: what's already there and in the development plan?
:
:
:F14/F15/F16/F18 certainly work, so why do we spend tens of billions of
:dollars on F22/F35? Why not just buy newer upgraded version of Eagle
:and Falcon? Cause the enemies aren't sitting still, what works today
:might not work tomorrow, you must plan for the future.
:

I'll simply note you dodge the question.

Let me ask again. *What do you want a newer weapon to do that would
work better than what's already there and in the development plan?

As for the aircraft you mention, we knew what new requirements we had
(supercruise, stealth, improved maintenance rates, etc).

So what do you want to add to Harpoon that isn't already in the
roadmap?

--
"Ignorance is preferable to error, and he is less remote from the
*truth who believes nothing than he who believes what is wrong."
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *-- Thomas Jefferson

Supersonic speed is a good capability addition. Russians are selling
supersonic anti-ship missiles to anybody willing to pay, investing in
new missiles at least can help fending off Russian competition on the
international arms export market.