Originally Posted by JSFfan
I wouldn't lose too much sleep, if I were you, How many planes fly at M1.2 dry with nearly 5,000 lbs of weapons?
I've always read your posts with great interest, JFSfan, and you always raise some interesting points in your articles. BUT that quote (above) is crass. The effectiveness of ANY weapon system cannot be objectively assessed by the fact that it can go quite fast carrying some weapons. The only OBJECTIVE assessment that we can do just now would be as I have said (and you have ignored) before is to run the simulations to check that it can do the job. Unless, of course, you have a brain the size of a planet and can work these things out in your sleep.
I am very pro getting the new system onto our inventory. But only if it really can deliver what we need.
Thank you for sharing the SUBJECTIVE impressions of a number of third parties with us. I don't know what they prove.
I would be interested to hear your thoughts on an objective review on where we stand with this now.