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Re:F-35 Delays Mean US Marines Are Pulling Old F-18s Out of ... by lmm on Tuesday June 21, 2016 @04:21AM (#11944290)
Sure, but how many trucks can you field for the cost of one F-35? It only has to work one time out of a hundred, or even one in a thousand.
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Re:F-35 Delays Mean US Marines Are Pulling Old F-18s Out of ... by WalterBright on Tuesday June 21, 2016 @05:14AM (#11944512)
The main trouble with the F-35 is it is so expensive it can't be risked in actual combat.
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