Re: America : the #1 hypocrite
It's also not just the airframes (assuming the airframe is solid) but the ability to integrate with newer command and control or newer weapons platforms.
Not having the required power and space to put in platform X is just as likely to result in military aircraft becoming obsolescent.
And we haven't even covered the challenges brought about by politics (both internal within a country and external between countries).
Biting the hand that feeds IT
