If F-15 is so modern then why is it that the F-14 which had its first flight 2 years before the F-15 has been phased out for close to 20 years now? F-15 is alive because in the 2000s era of bombing sand and goatherds it, along with the F-16, was considered "meh, good enough". That, and that it's development was being kept on life support by foreign buyers (same thing with F-16). Would F-15 still be alive today if it weren't for SK, Singapore, Israel, Qatar? How many times has it been now where LM went "Okay, now we're REALLY closing the production line, buy something else."? And how many times has the US Air Force declared need for new platforms and said that they're phasing out a model, but this time for reals though? F-15, F-16, A-10, F-22, U-2...
It's the same case you get with your old shoes. They may have holes, their soles might be paper thin, but you still go "It's fine, nobody's going to notice if I just wear them around the house". And that's fine, but don't pretend they're better than your neighbor's brand new Jordans.
It's the same case you get with your old shoes. They may have holes, their soles might be paper thin, but you still go "It's fine, nobody's going to notice if I just wear them around the house". And that's fine, but don't pretend they're better than your neighbor's brand new Jordans.
