When you read this post, you can't help but wonder, "Where does the US defence budget go?"
-8,612 medals for 7000 troops involved in the invasion of Grenada
-Grenada military cockups
-B2 bombers that cannot go out on missions if it rains
-Maverick missiles that mistake a distant campfire for a tank
-Aegis high-tech radar system that can mistake an Iranian Airbus climbing for an F-14 descending into attack position
-C-17 transport plane that costs way more than a modified Boeing 747 but does way less
Excerpt:
Alas, the C-17 is incapable of carrying out its assigned task of forward resupply. The enormous aircraft needs at least 4,000 feet of runway to land, 1,000 more than the Air Force claims. The C-17 cannot come down on a dirt airstrip because its jet engines will “ingest” earth. A used Boeing 747 — which can be bought and modified for less than $100 million — can carry three times as much cargo twice as far as the C-17.
