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New U.S. Stealth Jet Can’t Fire Its Gun Until 2019
America’s $400 billion Joint Strike Fighter, or F-35, is slated to join fighter squadrons next year—but missing software will render its 25mm cannon useless. (www.thedailybeast.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Things are even worse in the UK. The Royal Navy is building two carriers designed for STOVL F-35B's, which won't be delivered before 2020. The first carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth was launched in 2014 will begin sea trials next year and construction of the second, HMS Price of Wales, is about half complete. Until the F-35Bs are delivered, they will be the biggest and most expensive helicopter carriers ever!
How can we say BIGGEST BOODOGGLE AND SNAFU loud enough for somebody to listen. We just elected a ne Senator that is a vet of both Iraq and Afghanistan and I have Emailed him and our other is already on record as an opponent. Let's jack them all up and let them see just how far downhill the GOOD OLD BOYS network has taken them. There are some things in life that are past ridiculous and this is one of them.IMHO
Is it just me, or is that something that should really stay classified? Why give away a tactical disadvantage like that?
You have a good point, and pursuing it could well drift off topic. With the electronic intelligence gathering capabilities of nation states, I don't think that countries that could potentially confront America have the slightest problem in gleaning this information.
I am concerned that the litany of incapabilities of the F-35 being developed as 'all things for all branches (and failing them all)' will be placing our armed forces personnel and our national security at an unacceptable risk. Classification of this information would merely keep it from the awareness of the taxpaying public who will be footing the bill, and burying their dead. Not that I have much expectation that the public will take note.
I am concerned that the litany of incapabilities of the F-35 being developed as 'all things for all branches (and failing them all)' will be placing our armed forces personnel and our national security at an unacceptable risk. Classification of this information would merely keep it from the awareness of the taxpaying public who will be footing the bill, and burying their dead. Not that I have much expectation that the public will take note.
Unacceptable risk? That's a very distant priority. This is all about money, politics, and self-interest. What about unacceptable corruption and fraud? We seem to accept all this crap just fine, which is why it continues to roll on, and we will keep buying F-35s.
http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2015/01/18/lockheed-has-an-f-35-stealth-fighter-but-can-it-sh.aspx