Originally Posted by
Asturias56
"Forgive the gross oversimplification, but do the heads of each service just say "...we're designing our own jet because the other guy's jet won't work for us..."
Yes and of course we have to provide a route for retired officers to get jobs in the aerospace industry
And remember the enemy of the USAF is not the Russians - its the US Navy
The inter-service rivalry between them is just - astonishing.
What I'm trying to understand is who bashes their heads together... is it Lloyd Austin?
Or procurement wise, are they just basically laws unto themselves - that can only be restrained by lawmakers refusing to give them any more cash?