I could see HAWK going to China, after all the Iranians had them. I think Patriot would be held for NATO and Major non-NATO Allies. Agree on 86-87 projections, there were a lot of programs running then that got put on simmer or lowered rate of production post Cold War (SADARM, ASRAAM, MMW Helfire, M1A2) plus funding would have ensured retention of the heavier J series TO&E.
Agree on the plethora of systems. What a nightmare. You’d be lucky to have ammo commonality within a corps. And somebody still gets stuck with Chapparal!
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