F-47 Fighter NGAD Contract

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No surprise here.  The F-47 NGAD (Next Generation Air Dominance) figher contract has been awarded to Boeing. The annoucement was made at the White House by the 47th President Donald Trump.  F-47 by the 47th POTUS?  As Joe used to say "come on man".  The initial contract amount is a mere 20 Billion but will be much larger as the years go by.  It just feels like this was a lifelong to save Boeing from extinction.  Boeing has not made a profit since the B737 Max crashes and it's reptuation as a reliable maker of passenger aircraft has been tarnished.  Maybe they will regain their reputation by making the newest manned fighter aircraft.   Anyway in some ways the US Defense budget has been used to create and sustain jobs for decades.  This new contract will create and sustain jobs for American so I guess it's all good?  Do we really need a new advnaced fighter jet at this fiscally challenging time in America? 

 

Lastly many and this includes the Tesaly Guy who have said the F-35 was a waste money.  They could be right because  the operational readiness rate of the F-35 has never been above 50%.  All this for $100 million per aircraft and over $200K per pilot helmet.  Some have said the F-35 was a jobs program for the US and some ot it's NATO partners.  This does not include France because they never signed up for the F-35.