Check the development timeframes
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Originally Posted by
Adam L
What is often overlooked is just how far ahead we must look when we are evaluating what our military requires. At this time there does not seem to be a non-asymmetric war on the horizon, but in 10-30 years time there very well may be. The F22 program took almost twenty years to mature. Some programs mature more quickly, but many can take much longer. Also, we need to remember that most systems, especially those that are high-tech, start to become obsolete as soon as they become active. It can be argued that many are quite a few years behind the envelope before they even go online.
1 year before the F-4D's 1st flight (‘56), planning began for the F-15.
3 years before the F-15A's 1st flight (‘72), planning began for the F-22.
6 years ago was the F-22's 1st flight (‘02).
What aircraft are we planning to replace the F-22?
And not just the aircraft
At the risk of dating myself...
It was early 79 when Chrysler Motor Corporation asked the Ordnance Corps to put together a team and send them to Michigan.
Our task: Using the dash 10, 20 and 30 manuals, take the XM1 apart and put her back together :eek:
I got the snappy little mechanical pencil and a great photo, but that iron pig was never the same :D
Seems Chrysler was working on the XM1 in late 75 following the failed MBT-70 project.
This Sierra takes time :cool: