4 ms·

And congress went along with it (or encouraged it) because theoretically it would be cheaper... (And the Marines liked it because no one was going to spend the

And congress went along with it (or encouraged it) because theoretically it would be cheaper... (And the Marines liked it because no one was going to spend the money to build a stealthy V/STOL strike fighter for them unless it was part of someone else's development budget) (And the Navy IIRC just wanted their fucking A-12 [0] already) 0: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_A-12_Avenger_II https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_A-12_Avenger...

Already__Taken 7y ago
It's mental the v22 osprey platform isn't further explored.
- DuskStar 7y ago
  What do you mean? Bell's working on a followup right now, as an entry in the US army's Future Vertical Lift program [0]. And the osprey itself is still getting adopted in more places - I think carrier onboard delivery is its latest role. 0: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_V-280_Valor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_V-280_Valor
Already__Taken 7y ago
> 2009 ... required the two contractors to repay the U.S. government US$1.35 billion, plus interest charges of US$1.45 billion ... > January 2014, the case was settled with Boeing and General Dynamics agreeing to pay $200 million each. Quite the settlement