https://www.defenseone.com/policy/2024/06/what-will-happen-air-forces-next-gen-fighter-jet/397453/?oref=d1-homepage-top-story
The service may be waffling on NGAD because it’s dealing with a “truly miserable choice,” one analyst said.
What would it take for a new player to enter the market? I realize there are a lot of obstacles, but sounds like having options is a national security issue.
I am by no means an expert, but I suppose that this would be tremendously hard for a company/organization without decades of experience, know-how and insanely expensive infrastructure.
Close, but I bet you €2.50 that they say "we'll stop when they stop making us do it!".
It's the ciiiiircle of the military industrial complex 🎵