Retirement of the F-117

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

The B-2 ended up being so expensive because the program was cut off at the knees with the end of the Cold War.

And considering that they've only been used in combat 3 times, probably a smart decision.

I seem to recall hearing at one point that the AirForce said that they didn't need any more than the 18 or so that they had, but that pressure to keep the manufacturing jobs lead to building that last couple that were slated. Don't know how true that story was.

Meanwhile, I just learned that a B-2 crashed last month taking off from Guam. First one lost.