tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004611408106715980.post3594678111922337176..comments2023-12-22T19:58:58.655-05:00Comments on Air Force Association Blog: So we took a couple decades offThe Air Force Association Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00262071008560681148noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004611408106715980.post-62018886482092742492009-02-10T06:10:00.000-05:002009-02-10T06:10:00.000-05:00While I like the guy because he started us down th...While I like the guy because he started us down the road to get the JDAM. <BR/><BR/>In part the USAF and General Merrill McPeak who stated that we aren't going to buy any more aluminum fighters, is partly to blame. We should have been getting at least a squadron of new build F-16s per year since the end of the Cold War. Not all AEFs require stealth. And for a number of AEFs and home defense, the F-16 is good enough. <BR/><BR/>Not being more aggressive on C-5 modification is also a big mistake. The C-17 is useful but we need good MC rates on a good portion of C-5s. And I could go on. <BR/><BR/>USAF not sticking to their knitting on core bread and butter mission stuff has put us where we are. All while we waste money on putting the gold plated Osprey in the USAF. Money spent on the Osprey is money wasted. Ditto with the C-27 when we have other recap issues to spend money on. <BR/><BR/>Yes there is plenty of blame to go around. Once USAF starts by looking in the mirror, we can press on.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14078985263856873037noreply@blogger.com