Re:Deprecated Warfighting (Score 1)

In a day and age where aircraft from the 1950's are still flying and in active service

It isn't fair to say that the fighters built in the 50's are still the same plane they were then. What they are is a very usable shell which has been modified extensively over decades. There is no need to build a new F-16 when upgrades to the current platform are all that is needed to continue its life. A system like the F-117 however, was built right at the beginning of usable stealth tech and computer assisted flying. In order to upgrade it the shell and all the internals must be re-done, which makes a rebuild just as easy.