Re:US Military Asks for Help Locating Missing F-35 Fighter Jet
by pwython on Tuesday September 19, 2023 @08:35AM
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Was it worth $1,700,000,000,000 though ($1.7 trillion)? I'm all for aviation innovation, but the US defense budget is just wild.
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Re:US Military Asks for Help Locating Missing F-35 Fighter Jet
by alephnerd on Tuesday September 19, 2023 @10:08AM
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It's had downstream benefits in the hardware, IoT, cybersecurity, devops, missle research, and aerospace segments just off the top of my head. I don't want to dox myself but a lot of GovCloud can be attributed to the F35 development cycle.
Re:US Military Asks for Help Locating Missing F-35 Fighter Jet
by pwython on Wednesday September 20, 2023 @02:00AM
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Interesting, I haven't looked into GovCloud before. While it seems weird that the US government would entrust their data with AWS, it's probably a lot better than their antiquated systems.
This 2020 article is a good read for anyone still listening here: https://siliconangle.com/2020/06/30/us-navys-largest-migrati...
Re:US Military Asks for Help Locating Missing F-35 Fighter Jet
by rootusrootus on Wednesday September 20, 2023 @11:11AM
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I wouldn't blame the F-35 for the entirety of the DoD budget.
As far as the plane itself is concerned, however, the F-35 is actually a good deal. That's why we're able to sell it to other countries -- it's cheaper than than comparable Gen 4.5/5 fighters. And more reliable, too, than most everything else in our inventory.