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| Tango01 | 27 Jul 2020 8:31 p.m. PST |
… snazzy "In the topsy-turvy world of U.S. strategic bombers, older and uglier sometimes beats newer and snazzier. As the Air Force charts a bomber future in line with the Pentagon's new focus on potential war with China or Russia, the youngest and flashiest — the stealthy B-2, costing a hair-raising $2 USD billion each — is to be retired first. The oldest and stodgiest — the Vietnam-era B-52 — will go last. It could still be flying when it is 100 years old…"
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| Thresher01 | 29 Jul 2020 10:18 a.m. PST |
Yea, I think the real issue is inexpensive and adequate. Those new stealth jobs are just horrifically expensive, both to purchase, operate, AND to maintain. Buffs are basically very similar to commercial air jets, with a lot of military black boxes tacked on. |
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