Welsh (Air Force Chief of Staff) said now is not the time to cut the joint strike fighter program.He put it out there.
“I don't believe this is a good time to talk about truncating the buy -- capping it at some number,” he said. “I think that will put the program at risk of financially costing us even more.”
Now is NOT the time to talk about truncating the buy? Not the time to talk about capping the number?
The only people doing that are bloggers. Aviation writers, analyst aren't talking about it. Most think tanks are in bed with Lockheed Martin.
So what brought on this statement?
There is fear in Lockmart land, the Pentagon and in the shop stewards offices worldwide. I love it.
