Henry J Cobb
June 22nd 04, 03:35 PM
http://www.oft.osd.mil/library/library_files/article_360_DEFENSE%20DAILY%20%20%20%204.doc
> Cebrowski said the defense establishment “should not feel bad” if the
> Pentagon opts to buy small quantities of the Navy’s DD(X) and LPD-17 and Air
> Force F/A-22. The trade off, he said, was that those programs offer a
> “stepping stone” to future capabilities.
....
> Labeled as possible “issues of regret,” Cebrowski said spending on the
> costly systems of today must be kept in check so as to maintain the course
> for technological and capability leaps ahead.
>
> “The idea is to start pulling out the enduring technologies and start
> putting them into other places,” the retired three-star said.
So the Raptor is basically just a research project to build a few airplanes
and fly them around for a few years, right? ;-)
-HJC
> Cebrowski said the defense establishment “should not feel bad” if the
> Pentagon opts to buy small quantities of the Navy’s DD(X) and LPD-17 and Air
> Force F/A-22. The trade off, he said, was that those programs offer a
> “stepping stone” to future capabilities.
....
> Labeled as possible “issues of regret,” Cebrowski said spending on the
> costly systems of today must be kept in check so as to maintain the course
> for technological and capability leaps ahead.
>
> “The idea is to start pulling out the enduring technologies and start
> putting them into other places,” the retired three-star said.
So the Raptor is basically just a research project to build a few airplanes
and fly them around for a few years, right? ;-)
-HJC