>>5283272So how long do you think the F14 service life was? How about the F15, F16, and A10?
>>5283280>Right, our military hardware is still the same ones we used in the 80s! Nothing new, nothing rebuilt!Umm anon, a lot of it is.
When I went through basic training and AIT in 2007 we were being issued refurbished M16A1s that were purple mixed in with old A2s, using ALICE gear, and wearing PASGT helmets.
And then my unit had the same thing.
And I saw plenty of other units with guys getting issued M16A2s while I was in Iraq.
And pretty much all of the ground vehicles are just upgraded versions of vehicles put in service in the late 70's to early 80's like the M113, the HMMWV, the Abrams (entered service in 1979) etc.
