Reply to post: Re: Military technology Joneses

After Death Star II blew: Dissecting the tech of Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens

Mike 16

Re: Military technology Joneses

-- There's a world of difference between an F-86 Sabre, which faced down the 1950s MiGs, and the F-35 JSF. --

How much of that is actual advancement and how much is driven by the need to extract as much government (taxpayer) money, and divert it to as many congressional districts, as possible? Also how much of that shows in the sort of obvious way that the author of the article is looking for?

POST COMMENT House rules

Not a member of The Register? Create a new account here.

  • Enter your comment

  • Add an icon

Anonymous cowards cannot choose their icon