"Smartace11" wrote in message
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"Smartace11" wrote in message
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So then, you attempt to discredit me on the causal portion, but only
agree
with the result. How can you possibly disagree with something you have
no
clue about?

Not trying to discredit anyone. Just saying that there was a point where
the
AF decided it did not want any more B-2s, mainly because of the
maintenance
workoad and declining number of maintainers.

The USAF wanted the money and B-2s use few pilots.

I may well be clueless about the B-2. My role was to write white papers
for
the AF Generals, work with the GAO, and answer congressional inquiries
from
within the AF program office. The sitting guy next to me mananged the
AV-1
upgrade program when the $550M fell into our lap. Aside from that I
haven't a
clue what you are accusingme of.

AV-1 is Northrop's airframe, I do not know of any upgrade for that bird.
AV-2 thru AV-6 were ungraded to production version, about that time.