No urgency

Re: “Air Force eyes F-35 stealth jets”, (BP, Dec 30).

Please enlighten me as to when Thailand has ever been threatened by airplanes from another country. About 2.7 billion baht per plane would go a long way if used to improve the lives of the people. What is the cost of the maintenance contract that will be purchased to maintain the planes? What’s all this baloney about “transferring information technology” with the purchase? Thailand can’t maintain its eight Gripen fighters, so it pays another company to do it.

Why do we have to keep reading about more expensive “toys for boys”? Where are the threats?

BRIAN SPRINGER