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In my opinion, every fighter plane ,like the F-35, needs a choice of 2
engines, to keep costs down and avoid any politics on it, it's a no- brainer, the USA cannot end up depending on just one source, in this case P&W, for such an important line of product, 2 sources will make sure that later , when new ram/scramjet/etc. solutions come on line, there are options and fair competition , and the one billion dollar needed to deliver that second engine ( in this case a G.E. / RR ) can easily come from the absurdly expensive and un-needed ( and never asked for ) new subs, destroyers, FCS that so far is just a contractor's kid wish list ( the trucks were bottom-flat , still !!! ) and other missile bunga-lungas that were designed so that the Contractor's chairman and Board members could get a new 200 foot boat with helicopter, what a criminal shame ! another massive corrupt hole just discovered is that even when for the last 3 years, steel, alloys and other key materials have come down in price, the Pentagon never demanded from the contractors to adjust the price, they paid always the same old top price !!!! who is in charge ? the contractor's kid. There are 50 billion dollars a year in the Pentagon budget that must be taken out from the waste basket. |
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