World costliest aircraft just got costlier.

[Hack-Hook]

https://m.theepochtimes.com/lockhee...billions-costlier-pentagon-finds_2890046.html

Lockheed’s Costly F-35 to Be Billions Costlier, Pentagon Finds
By Bloomberg
April 22, 2019 Updated: April 22, 2019

Lockheed Martin Corp.’s F-35 jet, the world’s costliest weapons program, just got even costlier.

The estimated total price for research and procurement has increased by $22 billion in current dollars adjusted for inflation, according to the Pentagon’s latest annual cost assessment of major projects. The estimate for operating and supporting the fleet of fighters over more than six decades grew by almost $73 billion to $1.196 trillion.

The increase to $428.4 billion from $406.2 billion in acquisition costs, about a 5.5 percent increase, isn’t due to poor performance, delays or excessive costs for labor or materials, according to the Defense Department’s latest Selected Acquisition Report sent to Congress last week and obtained by Bloomberg News.

 

[gambit]

Losing battles are even more expensive.

 

[The Accountant]

Losing battles are even more expensive.

Agreed, but how long US can finance such expensive projects? Your loan is already at sky high ... In case China get successful in converting the world from single super-power to bi-polar than US will be in real trouble, You don't have means to repay such debt and any action of China (highly unlikely) ...

 

[gambit]

Agreed, but how long US can finance such expensive projects?

Let US worry about that.

The bottom line here is that this is just another circle jerk thread. The reality is that no one is going to remain static, especially when there is a bar for them to reach -- US. Just like US, they will do whatever they feel is needed to progress.

 

[Maarkhoor]

Let US worry about that.

The bottom line here is that this is just another circle jerk thread. The reality is that no one is going to remain static, especially when there is a bar for them to reach -- US. Just like US, they will do whatever they feel is needed to progress.

Wishful thinking....

 

[Peaceful Civilian]

Losing battles are even more expensive.

Agreed . This is technology which matters lot. Afganistan said with stones & sword they will demolish U.S.A, but they can't even come near to U.S.A after 2011.
While Iraq alone , officially stated 1.2 million deaths until 2007 while with loss of few hundreds American soldier.
If we do math, Overall millions+ died in these 18 years, with cost of few thousand U.S.A soldiers .
U.S.A is close to war with Iran, i am sure when U.S.A Navy leaves for war, they don't come back without destroying country, and without punishing million+ people, and without sending back to stone age.
U.S.A is a superpower for reason. Message is clear & loud, don't mess with uncle SAM

 

[beijingwalker]

Losing battles are even more expensive.

How about not fighting wars?

 

[Peaceful Civilian]

How about not fighting wars?

Then You can't become superpower.
Muslims ruled the world for hundreds of years , there are thousands of battles & cost of wars for this.

 

[Rusty]

How about not fighting wars?

Telling Americans to not fight wars is like telling fish to not swim in water.

It's in their Nature, they are a war-like people and will stay so as long as they can.

 

[Fawadqasim1]

Losing battles are even more expensive.

Which battles sir killing people in their own countries for their own oil and wealth and/or for a different system of governance or in the name of Zionist occupation. Who
is going to attack usa who can.

 

[Foxtrot Delta]

Losing battles are even more expensive.

Loosing those aircraft to cheaper aircraft is also very expensive

 

[The Accountant]

Let US worry about that.

The bottom line here is that this is just another circle jerk thread. The reality is that no one is going to remain static, especially when there is a bar for them to reach -- US. Just like US, they will do whatever they feel is needed to progress.

No budy, Financial crisis of US is going to effect the whole world and this is the core reason even your enemy dont want this ... If US Dollars starts loosing value then assets of whole world will decline including that of China ...

There is a reason you cant truly put sanctions on China as with the slow down of Chinese economy they will start dumping dollars and hence decline in dollar value ...

Basically it is a mutual assured destruction sort of scenario and this is the reason even your enemy wants you to not get destabilize all of a sudden but slowly and gradually US is moving towards financial disability ...

 

[Nein]

Agreed . This is technology which matters lot. Afganistan said with stones & sword they will demolish U.S.A, but they can't even come near to U.S.A after 2011.
While Iraq alone , officially stated 1.2 million deaths until 2007 while with loss of few hundreds American soldier.
If we do math, Overall millions+ died in these 18 years, with cost of few thousand U.S.A soldiers .
U.S.A is close to war with Iran, i am sure when U.S.A Navy leaves for war, they don't come back without destroying country, and without punishing million+ people, and without sending back to stone age.
U.S.A is a superpower for reason. Message is clear & loud, don't mess with uncle SAM

All superpowers will bite the dust. Ottomans, Soviets, Romans, Mongols, Persians and numerous empires and superpowers all bite the dust. The usa is no exception.

 

[gambit]

Loosing those aircraft to cheaper aircraft is also very expensive

At 10 - 1 odds? Yeah...We will take that one loss.

How about not fighting wars?

Your China the one to talk?

 

[beijingwalker]

Your China the one to talk?

Jimmy Carter says Trump called him to talk about China
by Melissa Quinn
“In Sunday school this morning President Carter said he got a call from @realDonaldTrump last night, and they talked about China. Carter said Trump is rightly concerned that ‘China is getting ahead of us.’ #gapol,” Hurt tweeted.

“Carter said that’s true. He suggested maybe it’s because China hasn’t been spending money on war like the US. They haven’t been at war since we normalized diplomatic relations. He pointed out that of 242 years of existence, the #USA has been at peace for only 16 of them. ”

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/jimmy-carter-says-trump-called-him-to-talk-about-china