☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆ to news@hexbear.netEnglish • edit-27 months agoAbout 50% of the US fleet of F-35s (A/B/C) is incapable of conducting combat missions.www.gao.govmessage-square22fedilinkarrow-up1101arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: usa@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1101arrow-down1external-linkAbout 50% of the US fleet of F-35s (A/B/C) is incapable of conducting combat missions.www.gao.gov☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆ to news@hexbear.netEnglish • edit-27 months agomessage-square22fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: usa@lemmy.ml
minus-squareCummunism [they/them, he/him]linkfedilinkEnglish46•7 months agoSpending more than the other top 20 countries on military and still having a shit military is pure America.
minus-squareAdkml [he/him]linkfedilinkEnglish33•7 months agoThat’s been my impression of anything made in America in the last 2 decades. Equally as shitty as the cheapest garbage you can find except it also weighs 4 times as much and costs 10 times as much.
minus-squareradiofreeval [any]linkfedilinkEnglish23•7 months agoThe point of the MIC is to cost as much as possible. This allows companies to profit and lawmakers to talk about how many jobs they are creating.
Spending more than the other top 20 countries on military and still having a shit military is pure America.
That’s been my impression of anything made in America in the last 2 decades.
Equally as shitty as the cheapest garbage you can find except it also weighs 4 times as much and costs 10 times as much.
The point of the MIC is to cost as much as possible. This allows companies to profit and lawmakers to talk about how many jobs they are creating.