melmothtw - I'm not quite sure what a journalist is doing on the pages of a military aviation subset of a Professional pilots rumour network
I am a defence journalist with a speciality in aviation, and as such earn a living from military aircraft as much as the good folk who fly and maintain the things, and know more about them than most. I have always been quite open about my profession since joining in 2006.
Anyhow, was just offering my 'as qualified as the next person's qualified' opinion on an interesting thread of discussion. I won't intrude on your echo chamber any longer.