F-35 video.

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Originally Posted by Alvin Walton

Some of you guys that are going emo over the dollar amounts are not looking at the big picture this aircraft is supposed to be part of.
The spending now is about not spending in the future.
The military wants fewer variants of aircraft.
This drives down training, maintenance and armament costs drastically.
Our aircraft carriers used to operate seven different kinds of aircraft.
They are close to getting that down to three.
Huge cost savings there.

Something else to consider aircraft wise.
Our B-52H fleet which was built in 1962 is still going strong and is slated to carry on until 2045.

Perhaps...but efficiencies couldn't have been gained via some other less expensive initiative? Like maybe just not having 7 different kind of aircraft on each? If this bad boy replaces several other old and deteriorated models maybe it is worth it but was this the best route or just the coolest and most politically expedient solution?