
05-12-2008, 12:43 PM
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Schwarze Kapelle
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BrutusBobcat
Just hypothesizing, but we do have a few client/customer states out there flying F-15s. Maybe the F-22 was built to either A) remind them that we're still the top dog and can take their entire Air Force down in an afternoon, or B) have an upgrade path to sell to them in a few years once their F-15 fleet has aged.
Military equipment sales are both an integral part of our economy and our foreign policy.
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Replace F-15 with F-35 and you probably have a point.
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