Meanwhile, back on the test range ... Senator McCains point on the projected buy and the buy rate is one worth taking some thought on. 'Twould take twenty years from now to get them all bought. (I suspect a few upgrades and AFC's in progress as the program matures ...)
What is the production line's "surge" capacity to up the annual production if the Pentagon want to increase numbers a few years from now? That may be a classified or FOUO number, but it points toward the "in for a pinch in for a pound" approach to this acquisition decision.