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Re:F-35 Delays Mean US Marines Are Pulling Old F-18s Out of ... by semi-extrinsic on Tuesday June 21, 2016 @02:24AM (#11943852)
"poses significant affordability risks" - this is my new favorite euphemism for "bloody expensive".
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Re:F-35 Delays Mean US Marines Are Pulling Old F-18s Out of ... by Gibbon1 on Tuesday June 21, 2016 @03:06AM (#11943986)
It's potentially a real issue, if the F-35 consumes too much of the Marines budget they won't have money for the stuff they do need. Think NASA with the space shuttle.
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