True, both sides have a poor track record. But one side has been cumulatively in power far longer and made longer lasting cuts and changes, like the Decade of Darkness and selling off kit for no rhyme or reason like the Chinooks, desert uniforms, 60mm mortars, the M109s, and more recently...
It entered full rate production last year, is transonic, and Boeing plans to offer an armed version to replace old F-5 Freedom Fighters. And in case, we badly need to replace the Hawk and especially the Tutor.
I didn't think old engines would be reusable, but more that it would fit into our existing parts supply chain and our maintainers who are already trained to work on that engine.
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