Americans, for reasons known only to ourselves and not often discussed, seem to have a penchant for using old aircraft. Our F-4, for example, is over 20 years old. The sons of former pilots of B-52S are now flying them and we are talking about extending their life up to the 1990s. When the middle 1980s come around, as of now, there will be only one fighter in production, the F-18 Hornet, and no modern penetrating bombers. We have done this in spite of the fact that the Russians are constantly improving their air fleet that is now very close to the United States inventory...