Apr 5, 2018 @ 11:56 AM
Why Trillion-Dollar Estimates To Keep the F-35 Fighter Flying Are Really Misleading
Loren Thompson , Contributor
The Pentagon's F-35 fighter may be this generation's most impressive expression of American innovation. The program has produced a multi-role airframe in multiple variants for three U.S. military services and a dozen allies that is essentially invisible to radar. It is close to completing a testing schedule of over 9,000 flights in which there have been no major mishaps, and is meeting all of its key performance requirements. In military exercises it easily defeats adversary aircraft, far surpassing the performance of legacy fighters.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/lorenthompson/2018/04/05/why-trillion-dollar-estimates-to-keep-the-f-35-fighter-flying-are-really-misleading/#66f0a0ba2466