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Too old (T38) Gotta move on, just for all the decision makers lurking here, hedge, get an interim / second advanced trainer

DIBS since biff dont want it!

'The first 82 T-7 aircraft are projected to fly with a “serious” airworthiness risk."' At this point, just keep the t-38..

It’s funny you guys always act like just a little bit more bombing will do the trick without any source to support it whatsoever.. You talk like we tripped 100 yards from the end of a marathon, and we have to just get up and finish the job. Come on guys it’ll be so easy. We’re sooo close. Just finish the job. Cmon bro. Trust me bro. Except you have no idea how close or far we are from the finish line. I saw zero credible intel at any point that the IRGC was about to collapse or some other moderating force was about to take over. We’re not 100 yards from the finish line.. we’ve run a 5k and we don’t even know how long the race is. If I had to bet, the admin probably didn’t think we were close to the finish line either. That’s why they took a ceasefire and are now eating Iranian dick on the global stage. Trump already launched the war.. you think if it was as simple as a few more targets and this thing is game over he wouldn’t have done it? Midnight hammer obliterated them but then we just needed a little more. Then epic fury obliterated them but we just needed a little more. Then the blockade of their blockade was totally gonna bring them down but we just need a little more. And shocker, all of the Israel first neocon war hawks agree! Always just a little bit more

Thats the key here.. Trump et al just did something, not the full measure. Either they didn't know what that was or didn't have the ability/means and thought they could take short cuts, issue threats, and mean tweet to victory. They ended up making a shit sandwich. Just in time for you to celebrate our 250th. How's that beer tasting now?

Quibbling. We took it from a bad situation to a much worse situation in which our adversary has significantly more geopolitical influence than they did a year ago. And now they know that we don’t have the capability or intent to do what is necessary to stop them.

That’s a hell of a way to put it. Read a book, get in a vault - inform yourself.

Trump started a war of consequence without the support of Congress or the American people and changed a status quo that favored the US to a status quo that favors Iran. Iran has been a problem for a long time, but maybe previous administrations didn’t “do something about it” because there was a high probability or a poor outcome.

There was the cop i just read about and a couple good videos on where he was routinely pulling over randoms for traffic violations and they'd always have some tiny amounts of meth in a baggie. He made many many arrests for completely innocent folks by dropping the baggie out of view of his body cam. Only one time you could just see the baggie scrunched up in his hand before he 'found' it. Corrupt Deputy Faces 85 YEARS for Planting Drugs | Taking the Stand | A&E https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/former-florida-deputy-arrested-planting-drugs-drivers-during-traffic-stops-n1028991

This war of totally not unilateral presidential direction did accomplish one objective, the media isn’t wasting their time talking about those pesky Epstein files anymore.

As to 6 gen probably not, 5+ gen ala the Ferrari F-35 proposal from LM is probably more than enough https://www.twz.com/air/what-we-just-learned-a-more-advanced-ferrari-f-35-could-include

Russia Faces Growing Fuel Crunch as Ukrainian Strikes Knock Out Refineries I'm may still be shouting at the clouds but if Ukraine can do it then I figure we can too.

In all seriousness, I think the issue is more with the insane bureaucracy of the EU whats the realistic timeline for the development of an NGAD/NCAP platform? They were still struggling with the EF while the F-22 went IOC as previously said on this forum; they've basically become a full generation behind the US post-cold war and would almost be two if it wasn't for the F-35. What capes do they need for a future night one war that Fat Amy couldn't give them? Do they even need a 6th gen?

I hate that everyone records everything nowadays, but admittedly as more of this kind of stuff happens, I understand why people feel the need to record LE interactions. It may be the one thing that saves them from the “drop bag.”

My biggest fear for situations like this is that the cops realize they effed up and drop a bag to justify everything and avoid making him a millionaire. Again, the presence of cameras has helped mitigate that in modern times but still.

Long form articles on the T-7 woes https://breakingdefense.com/2026/06/t7-red-hawk-air-force-trainer-secret-struggles-investigation/ It’s done, there’s no chance of buying anything else at this point but whatever decision matrix they use for non-operational platforms must increase the weighing of technical / industrial risk in its calculation.

There’s another future millionaire, I hope.

Anyone who was paying attention always knew AFFORGEN was simply a force presentation model to be sustained in competition only; in crisis - all bets are off. Y’all keep acting like Trump just started this war out of the blue. We have been in conflict with Iran since 1979 with more Americans having died indirectly from Iranian actions than from any other country. Not to mention the impact to global commerce through not just the SoH but through the Red Sea and the funding of Houthis. We just finally had an administration willing to do something about it. This escalation was bound to happen at some point. We can debate the timing of said escalation but this is far from “Trump’s war”. Now I agree that we may have missed and opportunity and I wish we had finished the job when we had them on their heels early April; too early to call it a shit deal when we don’t even have a deal yet. We can reassess after the 60 day mark. Yes our military is sadly smaller than in the 1990s; blame generations of shitty leaders and politicians who ignored the clear need to modernize and recapitalize our military.

Everyone has to retire at some point. Guy was a 4-star general with 34 years..where the fuck was he supposed to go from here? COCOM, CSA, or Chairman. Also it’s been well known for some time that USAREUR is downgrading to 3 star command similar to USAFE. Not everything has to be some major conspiracy. Dude probably didn’t see a path forward and decided it was time to hang it up.

Parts of the building DID need to be turned upside down. Firing caustic people like Slife and Cat-5 were among the good things, but bro went off his rocker with a Stalinistic purge of anyone who he thinks doesn't conform. That being said, previous administrations were not exactly angels when it came to promotions and pushing certain groups. The shenanigans with the promotion lists for women and minorities are completely unsat and if you scroll some of my others comments you will find I've already pointed that out. I think his damage goes far beyond the purge, the Anthropic deal is unreal.

If our president wasn't obsessed with using the stock market as his favorite indicator of his administration's success, we could end the Iranian problem forever. Just a few sorties to Kharg Island and it won't matter anymore. We keep trying to avoid a global economic catastrophe that is unavoidable, but the longer we push it off, the weaker our allies become through their own suicidal policies.

I think this is more a consequence of lining the halls with Yes Men. Anyone in the Pentagon who said bad idea and backed it with facts, was either ignored, sidelined, or fired. After 1/few of that, the rest just shut up.

My guess is no.

I’d be interested in Russian reactions to this. Nuclear weapons right on the border was a topic that almost caused war between the USSR and the US. Granted, Russia’s ability to project power has been severely diminished after Ukraine but short of them collapsing that won’t always be the case.

Guess you got your wish? Note, not serious on this one. It's just one of the most popular posts I saw when readying M2's newest one. GEN Donahue sounded like an awesome leader. Damn shame.