[Yo-Yo]

Unless Lockheed kept all the jigs, tooling and outside supplier network, that ship has sailed.

They did. They also recorded every process, and had the workers describe little tricks and tips on fabrication for future use. But the assembly line has been dismantled and mothballed, and will cost a billion or so to re-establish.

[hattend]

Good deal. Lets get Obama out, try to get the budget under control (close whole Cabinet levels) and restart the F-22.

It’s the Bone all over again.