Wolf - someone was sniffy about using the Economist for a source - I was trying to show a relatively decent think tank was involved - and whats a couple of years when the F-35 has been planned for since ..... and a CVN takes 8 years plus to build? And you have to post publicly available documents - posting anything else is likely to bring round the Organs of the State............
As you say the issue goes all the way back to the idea they didn't need organic tanking and retired the S-3 - I never really understood why they thought they could do without them. The USMC have been trialling a V-22B for over a year I think but I've never heard that the USN had plans
" I don't need to be paid millions per year to run a think tank" - but it would be nice wouldn't it????? Sitting in a comfy office, writing what the hell you like, no responsibility, no come-back -even better than being a Consultant !!!
