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OrangeJoe

(505 posts)
11. New US fighter
Sat May 3, 2025, 08:58 PM
May 3

Meanwhile the geniuses at the Pentagon insist on fighting the last war with Billion dollar ships and, coming in a few years, a brand spanking new $100 million dollar fighter. Both of these are easily destroyed with relatively cheap hypersonic missiles or dirt cheap drones. Let's hear it for the military industrial complex that's raking in an additional $150 billion this year from Donny, putting them at a cool $1 Trillion for FY 26.

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In December 1979 Earl_from_PA May 3 #1
And given the fact that..... blue-wave May 3 #2
Which only helps one Earl_from_PA May 3 #3
Dang. James48 May 3 #4
Wow Ukrainians are Smart!!πŸŒ»πŸ’™ Cha May 3 #5
Mahalo Cha! blue-wave May 3 #6
Excellent, anytime Russia is hurt I applaud ! kimbutgar May 3 #7
I want Ukraine to win this, but boy, do I hate war. LisaM May 3 #8
I wish I knew the answer and solution to your question blue-wave May 3 #10
Aloha LisaM πŸ•―οΈπŸ•ŠοΈπŸ’™πŸŒ»πŸπŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ Cha May 3 #14
Right? LisaM May 3 #17
Quite a lot, really! Mopar151 May 3 #15
I explored it mentally this way, and explained it to my kids: LT Barclay May 4 #21
A Houthi Missile managed to sink and F-18. Gore1FL May 3 #9
New US fighter OrangeJoe May 3 #11
No big deal ... littlemissmartypants May 3 #12
What are you talking about? NickB79 May 3 #16
The Plane fell off the deck as a result of a Houthi missile attack. Gore1FL May 4 #23
Hey! It's completely implausible to think that a fighter jet got shot down in an area Prairie Gates May 4 #18
While I don't necessarily trust any story... Shipwack May 4 #20
Lol Hornedfrog2000 May 4 #22
A month? Welcome to the 21st century, my friend. Shipwack May 4 #25
It slid off the deck as a resuilt of the missile attack. Gore1FL May 4 #24
πŸŒ»πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦β€οΈπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦πŸŒ» Slava Ukraini! πŸŒ»πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦β€οΈπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦πŸŒ» littlemissmartypants May 3 #13
Kick! liberalla May 4 #19
Drones revenge after those jets kept dumping fuel in their path. nt ImNotGod May 5 #26
Carry on! orangecrush May 5 #27
Here is the drone that took out these aircrafts LetMyPeopleVote May 5 #28
The loss of these two aircrafts made me smile LetMyPeopleVote May 5 #29
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