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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) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
What a shocking surprise. I know! Let's keep throwing money at it. That will fix it.
Says they're going to wait until 2019 to decide. So wait as long as possible. By then no matter how bad it is they'll say but we spent so much money already, we gotta do it!
No, by then they will say it needs "only" 2 billion more dollars and it will be fine, can't stop now.
Or, "We need to acknowledge that the program has some shortcomings, and move onward." As they announce they are accepting bids on the next, next generation do-it-all-for-all-services aircraft, the F-47 & 3/4
Gen. Chuck Yeager says both the F-22 & F-35 are losers.
http://www.businessinsider.com/general-chuck-yeager-f-22-f-35-2016-8
http://www.businessinsider.com/general-chuck-yeager-f-22-f-35-2016-8
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....