> First, the Pentagon hadn't learned it's lessons from all the other times they tried to make one fighter for every service which almost always has failed. (The F-4 being the notable exception.)
The F-4 was developed to be a Navy fighter and turned out to be a decent all-around fighter which the Air Force could buy. That kind of reinforces your point about design and development, really.
> I don't think the Pentagon knows what it's doing. Actually, I don't think anyone involved knows what they're doing.
All the right people are getting paid. They know exactly what they're doing.
The F-4 was developed to be a Navy fighter and turned out to be a decent all-around fighter which the Air Force could buy. That kind of reinforces your point about design and development, really.
> I don't think the Pentagon knows what it's doing. Actually, I don't think anyone involved knows what they're doing.
All the right people are getting paid. They know exactly what they're doing.