How Long F22/F35?

How long does it take to deploy a new design now?
Not just approve it, Not just build a few and test them, but
get them into the field and operational squadron operations?
The F22 has been going on how many years now?
And how about the F35? When do you think we will see
operational front line squadrons of either? Not paper
dead lines and wishful thinking. Real deployment.

And the issues of COTs seems to be an interesting topic.
When a system is designed, it can be 3 or 4 generations of
CPU processor old by the time its really built.
With such long gestation times, what's the solution?
A pilots home laptop may have more computing power than
many systems in his aircraft. It used to be military and space
electronics technology drove the consumer side. Now, its the
other way around. Strange times we live in.

Bob



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