The Navy wants a new plane already.

[stgislander]

Really?!!

The Navy Is Finally Creating America's Next Fighter Jet

Imagine an F-35 that satisfies everyone.

www.popularmechanics.com

 

[Monello]

If they start now, it will probably be operational in 15-20 years. By then it will be obsolete.

 

[limblips]

Crewed! WTF? The limit to our design today is the crew why perpetuate limits? They want everything internal. Think how much real estate would be available in the same footprint if we took out crew systems.

 

[GURPS]

Crewed! WTF?

Panties will not get wet over a UAV

 

[stgislander]

Panties will not get wet over a UAV

There'll still be prop planes. Somebody got to wear poopy suits on and off base.

 

[GURPS]

There'll still be prop planes. Somebody got to wear poopy suits on and off base.

I was thinking about fighter jocks

trash haulers are not sexy either - but I guess if it gets you in the mile high club

 

[PeoplesElbow]

Maybe if it is a Navy only aircraft it will be useful.

 

[DoWhat]

Maybe if it is a Navy only aircraft it will be useful.

JSF is a mess.

 

[black dog]

I would rather see 29 Palms get new LAV's, all of theirs were built in the early eighty's....

 

[BOP]

Future Vertical Lift - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

I was still in the office when they stood up the competencies (logistics, engineering, and so on) for this. It's a joint program, with the Army being the lead. The Army doesn't play well with others; not that the other services are all that cooperative with one another. So basically, another V-22 program, only worse.