Posts Tagged ‘F-22’

The Finel Word on Gates?

By Carl Prine on Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011

The Finel Word on Gates?

Uber-brainy defense intellectual Bernard Finel arrives at LoD to dish on the Pentagon, former SecDef Bob Gates and the F-22 program. How do we develop a strategic culture at DoD?

F-22 DOGFIGHT — Congress knows best?

By Jamie McIntyre on Thursday, July 23rd, 2009

F-22 DOGFIGHT — Congress knows best?

Watching the pitched dogfight over the future of the F-22 Raptor, brings back fond memories of past congressional battles over expensive weapons systems, also derided at the time as cold war relics: notably the $2 Billion B-2 Stealth Bomber.
When the Pentagon decided 20 of the radar-evading batwing bombers was more than enough, some in Congress […]