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362436 (Ron) wrote:


But that's going opposite of the trend towards *less* types of
airframes. That's why we've only got two near-future fighters in the US
(long range fighter/attack and short-range fighter/attack), and why the
Europeans are trying to go with *one* plane to do all jobs.

The navy is going even further, to the point where it only plans on having
F-18E/Fs and SH-60s on board carriers.

Well, until the F-35 gets into the inventory, and the Osprey is looking
better all of the time.

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