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FURTHER F-22 PRODUCTION IS CRUCIAL TO WINNING FUTURE WARS.
FURTHER F-22 PRODUCTION IS CRUCIAL TO WINNING FUTURE WARS.
http://lexingtoninstitute.org/1294.shtml FURTHER F-22 PRODUCTION IS CRUCIAL TO WINNING FUTURE WARS Loren B. Thompson, Ph.D. Issue Brief Jul 16, 2008 This summer marks the tenth anniversary of a powerful metaphor for the decline of U.S. air power. Air Force Gen. David Deptula was piloting his F-15C fighter (supposedly the best fighter in the world) over Iraq in 1998 when all of the cockpit instruments suddenly went dead. He feared he was going to die, but he managed to fly the crippled plane back to its base, where mechanics discovered that insulation on aged wiring had rotted away and caused a short circuit. Then Deptula discovered he was flying the same F-15C he first flew as a junior officer in the Pacific in 1978. Ten years later that same plane is still flying in the Pacific, a testament to how easily Pentagon policymakers can lose sight of what really matters when they get distracted by big ideas and the concerns of the moment. Rather than follow through on plans inherited from the Clinton Administration to replace F-15s with the more agile and survivable F-22 Raptor, the Bush Administration decided to embrace military transformation and embark on a global war against terrorists. To free up money for those initiatives, it repeatedly sought to kill the F-22 before the Air Force got the 381 planes it said it needed to sustain force rotations in a prolonged war. Today, the Pentagon doesn't have a coherent plan for how it will sustain global air dominance over the next 30 years without a sufficient number of F-22s, because it has convinced itself that unconventional warfare is the wave of the future. In other words, it doesn't think U.S. air dominance will be challenged. Not surprisingly, some potential adversaries like Russia see this as an invitation to begin competing again for command of the skies. The next administration needs to step back from all the trendy ideas of the past eight years and focus on some basic facts about military preparedness... 1. Air dominance -- the ability to control airspace -- is the most important capability U.S. forces have. Without it, soldiers and sailors on the surface are constantly in danger from hostile aircraft, and friendly aircraft cannot safely accomplish missions like bombing and airlift. 2. U.S. air dominance is at risk today around the world from new surface-to-air missiles that can shoot down any plane that is not stealthy or shielded from detection by electronic jamming. Additional danger comes from new foreign fighters that match or surpass the F-15. 3. Even without these new threats, the current fleet of cold-war fighters is so old that it cannot be counted on to provide air dominance in the future. Many Air Force fighters operate on flight restriction due to metal fatigue, corrosion and other age-related maladies. 4. The F-22 is the only fighter the U.S. is building that was designed mainly as an air dominance aircraft rather than as a tradeoff of competing roles. It can conduct bombing, intelligence gathering and information warfare, but these do not detract from the air dominance mission. 5. Most of the money required to build 381 F-22s has already been spent, and cannot be recovered -- including $24 billion spent by five administrations to develop the plane. So the real question today is whether warfighters will get a good return on that investment by buying enough planes. |
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FURTHER F-22 PRODUCTION IS CRUCIAL TO WINNING FUTURE WARS.
On Aug 1, 8:34�am, Michel wrote:
FURTHER F-22 PRODUCTION IS CRUCIAL TO WINNING FUTURE WARS.http://lexingtoninstitute.org/1294.shtml FURTHER F-22 PRODUCTION IS CRUCIAL TO WINNING FUTURE WARS Loren B. Thompson, Ph.D. Issue Brief Jul 16, 2008 This summer marks the tenth anniversary of a powerful metaphor for the decline of U.S. air power. �Air Force Gen. David Deptula was piloting his F-15C fighter (supposedly the best fighter in the world) over Iraq in 1998 when all of the cockpit instruments suddenly went dead. �He feared he was going to die, but he managed to fly the crippled plane back to its base, where mechanics discovered that insulation on aged wiring had rotted away and caused a short circuit. �Then Deptula discovered he was flying the same F-15C he first flew as a junior officer in the Pacific in 1978. Ten years later that same plane is still flying in the Pacific, a testament to how easily Pentagon policymakers can lose sight of what really matters when they get distracted by big ideas and the concerns of the moment. �Rather than follow through on plans inherited from the Clinton Administration to replace F-15s with the more agile and survivable F-22 Raptor, the Bush Administration decided to embrace military transformation and embark on a global war against terrorists. �To free up money for those initiatives, it repeatedly sought to kill the F-22 before the Air Force got the 381 planes it said it needed to sustain force rotations in a prolonged war. Today, the Pentagon doesn't have a coherent plan for how it will sustain global air dominance over the next 30 years without a sufficient number of F-22s, because it has convinced itself that unconventional warfare is the wave of the future. �In other words, it doesn't think U.S. air dominance will be challenged. �Not surprisingly, some potential adversaries like Russia see this as an invitation to begin competing again for command of the skies. �The next administration needs to step back from all the trendy ideas of the past eight years and focus on some basic facts about military preparedness... 1. �Air dominance -- the ability to control airspace -- is the most important capability U.S. forces have. �Without it, soldiers and sailors on the surface are constantly in danger from hostile aircraft, and friendly aircraft cannot safely accomplish missions like bombing and airlift. 2. �U.S. air dominance is at risk today around the world from new surface-to-air missiles that can shoot down any plane that is not stealthy or shielded from detection by electronic jamming. �Additional danger comes from new foreign fighters that match or surpass the F-15. 3. �Even without these new threats, the current fleet of cold-war fighters is so old that it cannot be counted on to provide air dominance in the future. �Many Air Force fighters operate on flight restriction due to metal fatigue, corrosion and other age-related maladies. 4. �The F-22 is the only fighter the U.S. is building that was designed mainly as an air dominance aircraft rather than as a tradeoff of competing roles. �It can conduct bombing, intelligence gathering and information warfare, but these do not detract from the air dominance mission. 5. �Most of the money required to build 381 F-22s has already been spent, and cannot be recovered -- including $24 billion spent by five administrations to develop the plane. �So the real question today is whether warfighters will get a good return on that investment by buying enough planes. With F-15s, F-117s, and B-2s falling out of the skies thesedays, the F-22 will not give any return with its astronomical unit price and the few hundred (more like 100) will never replace the number of a/c it was intended to. As for air superiority, that has yet to be proven... Rob |
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SNIP All
I'm a fan of the F-22, but I think we could do better than an article by this individual. Despite the impressive creds, an "Institute" from which to base, most everything she publishes is party line eyewash for the USAF. R / John |
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FURTHER F-22 PRODUCTION IS CRUCIAL TO WINNING FUTURE WARS.
Michel wrote:
FURTHER F-22 PRODUCTION IS CRUCIAL TO WINNING FUTURE WARS. http://lexingtoninstitute.org/1294.shtml FURTHER F-22 PRODUCTION IS CRUCIAL TO WINNING FUTURE WARS Loren B. Thompson, Ph.D. Issue Brief Jul 16, 2008 This summer marks the tenth anniversary of a powerful metaphor for the decline of U.S. air power. Air Force Gen. David Deptula was piloting his F-15C fighter (supposedly the best fighter in the world) over Iraq in 1998 when all of the cockpit instruments suddenly went dead. He feared he was going to die, but he managed to fly the crippled plane back to its base, where mechanics discovered that insulation on aged wiring had rotted away and caused a short circuit. Then Deptula discovered he was flying the same F-15C he first flew as a junior officer in the Pacific in 1978. Ten years later that same plane is still flying in the Pacific, a testament to how easily Pentagon policymakers can lose sight of what really matters when they get distracted by big ideas and the concerns of the moment. Rather than follow through on plans inherited from the Clinton Administration to replace F-15s with the more agile and survivable F-22 Raptor, the Bush Administration decided to embrace military transformation and embark on a global war against terrorists. To free up money for those initiatives, it repeatedly sought to kill the F-22 before the Air Force got the 381 planes it said it needed to sustain force rotations in a prolonged war. Today, the Pentagon doesn't have a coherent plan for how it will sustain global air dominance over the next 30 years without a sufficient number of F-22s, because it has convinced itself that unconventional warfare is the wave of the future. In other words, it doesn't think U.S. air dominance will be challenged. Not surprisingly, some potential adversaries like Russia see this as an invitation to begin competing again for command of the skies. The next administration needs to step back from all the trendy ideas of the past eight years and focus on some basic facts about military preparedness... 1. Air dominance -- the ability to control airspace -- is the most important capability U.S. forces have. Without it, soldiers and sailors on the surface are constantly in danger from hostile aircraft, and friendly aircraft cannot safely accomplish missions like bombing and airlift. Agreed.... 2. U.S. air dominance is at risk today around the world from new surface-to-air missiles that can shoot down any plane that is not stealthy or shielded from detection by electronic jamming. Additional danger comes from new foreign fighters that match or surpass the F-15. That is why we have a F22 & are building a F-35. To take up where the f-14/15/16/18 left off as the best in the sky. 3. Even without these new threats, the current fleet of cold-war fighters is so old that it cannot be counted on to provide air dominance in the future. Many Air Force fighters operate on flight restriction due to metal fatigue, corrosion and other age-related maladies. Agreed. It is a problem and those planes will be retired. 4. The F-22 is the only fighter the U.S. is building that was designed mainly as an air dominance aircraft rather than as a tradeoff of competing roles. It can conduct bombing, intelligence gathering and information warfare, but these do not detract from the air dominance mission. Most fighters start that way. But sooner or later they become bomb droppers. Like it or Not. 5. Most of the money required to build 381 F-22s has already been spent, and cannot be recovered -- including $24 billion spent by five administrations to develop the plane. So the real question today is whether warfighters will get a good return on that investment by buying enough planes. Ah, the punch line finally.............. ATTN. F22 FAN CLUB Your not getting 381 planes. Stop this endless begging for more. It's not happening. The Fan club for this plane is more rabid than the Hannah Montana bunch. Learn to love The F35 Lightning II till we start flying Rebel X wings or Colonial Vipers. The great repeat of the Battle of Britain is not happening. We need Bridges that don't fall into rivers more than we need 381 Mig chasers. By the way Give the Naval air & Marines some credit. I doubt The non F-22 users would just sit back let you do all this air dominance alone. |
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FURTHER F-22 PRODUCTION IS CRUCIAL TO WINNING FUTURE WARS.
Michel wrote in news:ccb194e1-c4ee-4997-ae95-
: Where is Corny ( HCobb ) and what have you done to him? IBM |
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FURTHER F-22 PRODUCTION IS CRUCIAL TO WINNING FUTURE WARS.
John Carrier schrieb:
SNIP All I'm a fan of the F-22, but I think we could do better than an article by this individual. Despite the impressive creds, an "Institute" from which to base, I sometimes wonder just how big this operation really is. The "Senior Advisory Board" and "Working Group" mentioned in some of his articles sounds pretty impressive, with lot's of retired Admirals, Generals, Congress staffers, people in the defense industry etc. most everything she publishes is party line eyewash for the USAF. Loren Thompson is not a woman. |
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FURTHER F-22 PRODUCTION IS CRUCIAL TO WINNING FUTURE WARS.
On Aug 2, 1:19 am, Andre Ilausky wrote:
Loren Thompson is not a woman. The fees the contractors pay him to pimp their products could buy a very high class woman indeed. -HJC |
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FURTHER F-22 PRODUCTION IS CRUCIAL TO WINNING FUTURE WARS.
"hcobb" wrote in message ... On Aug 2, 1:19 am, Andre Ilausky wrote: Loren Thompson is not a woman. My bad. Thought it was a different Georgetown PHD. R / John |
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FURTHER F-22 PRODUCTION IS CRUCIAL TO WINNING FUTURE WARS.
On Aug 1, 10:34*am, Michel wrote:
FURTHER F-22 PRODUCTION IS CRUCIAL TO WINNING FUTURE WARS.http://lexingtoninstitute.org/1294.shtml FURTHER F-22 PRODUCTION IS CRUCIAL TO WINNING FUTURE WARS Loren B. Thompson, Ph.D. Issue Brief Jul 16, 2008 This summer marks the tenth anniversary of a powerful metaphor for the decline of U.S. air power. *Air Force Gen. David Deptula was piloting his F-15C fighter (supposedly the best fighter in the world) over Iraq in 1998 when all of the cockpit instruments suddenly went dead. *He feared he was going to die, but he managed to fly the crippled plane back to its base, where mechanics discovered that insulation on aged wiring had rotted away and caused a short circuit. *Then Deptula discovered he was flying the same F-15C he first flew as a junior officer in the Pacific in 1978. Ten years later that same plane is still flying in the Pacific, a testament to how easily Pentagon policymakers can lose sight of what really matters when they get distracted by big ideas and the concerns of the moment. *Rather than follow through on plans inherited from the Clinton Administration to replace F-15s with the more agile and survivable F-22 Raptor, the Bush Administration decided to embrace military transformation and embark on a global war against terrorists. *To free up money for those initiatives, it repeatedly sought to kill the F-22 before the Air Force got the 381 planes it said it needed to sustain force rotations in a prolonged war. Today, the Pentagon doesn't have a coherent plan for how it will sustain global air dominance over the next 30 years without a sufficient number of F-22s, because it has convinced itself that unconventional warfare is the wave of the future. *In other words, it doesn't think U.S. air dominance will be challenged. *Not surprisingly, some potential adversaries like Russia see this as an invitation to begin competing again for command of the skies. *The next administration needs to step back from all the trendy ideas of the past eight years and focus on some basic facts about military preparedness... 1. *Air dominance -- the ability to control airspace -- is the most important capability U.S. forces have. *Without it, soldiers and sailors on the surface are constantly in danger from hostile aircraft, and friendly aircraft cannot safely accomplish missions like bombing and airlift. 2. *U.S. air dominance is at risk today around the world from new surface-to-air missiles that can shoot down any plane that is not stealthy or shielded from detection by electronic jamming. *Additional danger comes from new foreign fighters that match or surpass the F-15. 3. *Even without these new threats, the current fleet of cold-war fighters is so old that it cannot be counted on to provide air dominance in the future. *Many Air Force fighters operate on flight restriction due to metal fatigue, corrosion and other age-related maladies. 4. *The F-22 is the only fighter the U.S. is building that was designed mainly as an air dominance aircraft rather than as a tradeoff of competing roles. *It can conduct bombing, intelligence gathering and information warfare, but these do not detract from the air dominance mission. 5. *Most of the money required to build 381 F-22s has already been spent, and cannot be recovered -- including $24 billion spent by five administrations to develop the plane. *So the real question today is whether warfighters will get a good return on that investment by buying enough planes. Gates reaffirmed again recently that the top priority of US military is asymmetrical warfare against insurgent&terrorists. F-22 doesn't fit either role too well. I figure the next administration won't be too keen on F-22 either considering the budgetary pressure and the geopolitical situation the government has to face. Under these set of circumstances, it's hard to argue for F-22 when budget crisis |
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