Comments on: Straddle? http://www.neptunuslex.com/2006/08/19/straddle/ The unbearable lightness of Lex. Enjoy! Sun, 21 Mar 2010 01:08:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Chapomatic » Snarkfest Saturday http://www.neptunuslex.com/2006/08/19/straddle/comment-page-1/#comment-474672 Chapomatic » Snarkfest Saturday Fri, 08 Jan 2010 10:41:12 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2006/08/19/straddle/#comment-474672 [...] Lex: the USAF is pushing the wildly expensive F/A-22 – the A stands for “Aquisition strategy” I believe - [...] [...] Lex: the USAF is pushing the wildly expensive F/A-22 – the A stands for “Aquisition strategy” I believe – [...]

]]> By: Webloggin http://www.neptunuslex.com/2006/08/19/straddle/comment-page-1/#comment-38478 Webloggin Sun, 07 Jan 2007 14:40:40 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2006/08/19/straddle/#comment-38478 <strong>Saudi Arabia to Buy Fighter Jets from Britain...</strong> Prince Sultan said, ? Saudi Arabia to Buy Fighter Jets from Britain…

Prince Sultan said, ?

]]> By: Webloggin http://www.neptunuslex.com/2006/08/19/straddle/comment-page-1/#comment-409366 Webloggin Sun, 07 Jan 2007 14:40:40 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2006/08/19/straddle/#comment-409366 <strong>Saudi Arabia to Buy Fighter Jets from Britain...</strong> Prince Sultan said, “We don’t want to depend on a single source for our defense requirements as we want to acquire the best and advanced weapons…” How political of the Prince, spread the money around, get a few here, a few there, keep all your ... Saudi Arabia to Buy Fighter Jets from Britain…

Prince Sultan said, “We don’t want to depend on a single source for our defense requirements as we want to acquire the best and advanced weapons…” How political of the Prince, spread the money around, get a few here, a few there, keep all your …

]]> By: Dave Wangen http://www.neptunuslex.com/2006/08/19/straddle/comment-page-1/#comment-12830 Dave Wangen Mon, 21 Aug 2006 21:32:10 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2006/08/19/straddle/#comment-12830 In regards to the Air National Guard's Eagles: Will they be replaced by Raptors? Someday, probably, yes. Will it be soon? No, not likely. Will those squadrons suddenly disband, reducing the fighter force? I doubt it. The first F-15 was delivered to a combat squadron in 1974. The Air National Guard didn't get any until 1987 (when they started getting F-15As from USAF units transitioning to the F-15C). I suspect the F-15 will remain in ANG service long after the F-22 replaces it in Active service, just like the F-106 and F-4 did. When the do start flying Raptors, it'll probably be because the Active squadrons are flying the F-22C, or some other Raptor replacement. In regards to the Air National Guard’s Eagles:

Will they be replaced by Raptors? Someday, probably, yes.

Will it be soon? No, not likely.

Will those squadrons suddenly disband, reducing the fighter force? I doubt it.

The first F-15 was delivered to a combat squadron in 1974. The Air National Guard didn’t get any until 1987 (when they started getting F-15As from USAF units transitioning to the F-15C).

I suspect the F-15 will remain in ANG service long after the F-22 replaces it in Active service, just like the F-106 and F-4 did. When the do start flying Raptors, it’ll probably be because the Active squadrons are flying the F-22C, or some other Raptor replacement.

]]> By: badbob http://www.neptunuslex.com/2006/08/19/straddle/comment-page-1/#comment-12808 badbob Mon, 21 Aug 2006 12:49:12 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2006/08/19/straddle/#comment-12808 "...will have much to offer in the war we? “…will have much to offer in the war we?

]]> By: badbob http://www.neptunuslex.com/2006/08/19/straddle/comment-page-1/#comment-409365 badbob Mon, 21 Aug 2006 12:49:12 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2006/08/19/straddle/#comment-409365 "...will have much to offer in the war we’re currently in." You're right , of course, but we don't have an AF or even Naval Air to counter bearded, AK-47 toting zealots...Yeah sure we participate and help where needed with CAS and now, ISR , but I could submit that replacing all strike fighters, 15-16-19-22, with AC-130's and attack helos would help the cause more... But of course that wouldn't be smart from a standpoint of the rest of the worlds symmetrical forces we may have to face, now would it? Defense ain't cheap and there is a lot of guessing at the future when it comes to acquisition....Sort of like planning for college when your kids are born..tough to guess it right so early on. Snipe away at the Raptor all y'all wan. I just say the hindsight geniuses should have sniped 10 years ago...AHHHH but 10 years ago things were different ..."Can't Stop Thinking About Tommorrow..." We need to pay MORE for defense...somehow. B2 “…will have much to offer in the war we’re currently in.”

You’re right , of course, but we don’t have an AF or even Naval Air to counter bearded, AK-47 toting zealots…Yeah sure we participate and help where needed with CAS and now, ISR , but I could submit that replacing all strike fighters, 15-16-19-22, with AC-130’s and attack helos would help the cause more…

But of course that wouldn’t be smart from a standpoint of the rest of the worlds symmetrical forces we may have to face, now would it?

Defense ain’t cheap and there is a lot of guessing at the future when it comes to acquisition….Sort of like planning for college when your kids are born..tough to guess it right so early on. Snipe away at the Raptor all y’all wan. I just say the hindsight geniuses should have sniped 10 years ago…AHHHH but 10 years ago things were different …”Can’t Stop Thinking About Tommorrow…”

We need to pay MORE for defense…somehow.

B2

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