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Old 9th Mar 2010, 13:03
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Graybeard
 
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The F-22 and F-35 programs should be canceled, and maybe the fleets scrapped. We don't have an enemy worthy of a $350 Million fighter. That will reduce the need for new tankers.

The UAVs are doing just fine, being flown from offices most anywhere, by retired pilots, and maybe Microsoft pilots. The USAF now has a surplus of active duty pilots, and aren't taking any new pilot recruits.

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