Subject: Re: F-35s to Saudis

So you’re more aware of all the technology built into the F-35 than the Pentagon. Got it.

The pump seal company I worked for insisted it's seals were the most perfect thing ever conceived. Reality was they were a 40 year old design, that had long since been eclipsed by competitors who offered seals that worked at least as well, at lower cost.

By definition, anything in series production now, is obsolete, because the boffins have something better in development.

Steve