tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198020.post7510899543568782534..comments2023-12-27T22:36:01.407-06:00Comments on Anna's Clue Tank: Typhoon in CombatAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13364196938058625069noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198020.post-45739969320779332422011-04-28T15:16:27.562-05:002011-04-28T15:16:27.562-05:00Don't forget Leon Panetta is about to be slott...Don't forget Leon Panetta is about to be slotted as the new Secretary of Defense. He was such a smash at the CIA helping oust Hosni Mubarek...<br /><br />It's getting very ugly. 187 Raptors does not make sense nor a scaling back of the F-35, unless we want to keep producing F-16s and F-18s. I really hope the Boeing vs NLRB tussel about the 787 does not spill over into the tanker contract. But I am not holding my breath on that.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13364196938058625069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198020.post-46034215759030170512011-04-24T12:17:39.720-05:002011-04-24T12:17:39.720-05:00Lemme see, RAF with 60 operational Typhoons and so...Lemme see, RAF with 60 operational Typhoons and soon to have as many as 230. Small island nation, once a great power, limited force projection requirements...USAF, limited total buy of 187 Raptors, still not all delivered, rapidly downsizing F-35 buy, 2.5+ ongoing wars in progress globally and rising threats from reconstituted Russia and rapidly modernizing China that is simultaneously waging economic war against us...how does that work out long term...Ed Rasimushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13667325554289268659noreply@blogger.com