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Lockheed’s F-35 Still Falls Short, Pentagon’s Chief Tester Says
A week after the Air Force declared its version of Lockheed Martin Corp.’s F-35 jet ready for limited combat operations, the Pentagon’s top tester warned that the U.S. military’s costliest weapons program is still riddled with deficiencies (www.bloomberg.com) More...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Any construction or manufacturing professional will tell you that tools are made and used for a specific purpose. Weapons systems are no different. Pentagon should stop with the "all-purpose" platforms because they're just not the best thing to use in every situation. Taylor the tool to the job to be done. Can't use a chainsaw where scissors are needed....
I'd bet Snoopy could beat it & shoot it down w/a Sopwith Camel. ;-)
What ever happened to the conceopt of : build me a fighter that does the job I want it to do, certify it, market it and sell it it? Even the car makers show a proof of concept and they don't go to the people to fund it........if you build it ( and it works) they will come!
No. They found out they could make a lot more money selling something that doesn't work, so they can keep "fixing" it. If they only got paid on delivery, it would be a completely different game.
Classified technology for the most part. Can't build something you are not cleared to look at the technical design for. Huge drawback of the classify everything so we can't talk about anything leadership style we have adopted.
I don't blame the manufacturer. Rather I blame the government morons, whoever they are, too stupid to comprehend the impossibility of demanding a does all airplane be developed. They should be called out and sent to prison for gross incompetence.