@SZonian very true. Look at the issues L-M is having with the F-35.
@txradioguyIt's the "culture".
LM's problem with the F35 is that it's being run/managed by people who had absolutely no clue how to run a flight test program, which in turn, caused much of the problems now seen in production.
In their rush to meet milestones during flight test, they ignored many of the flaws discovered as "irrelevant to the goals" and ignored repeated requests to improve and correct items discovered. Now they're getting beat up by the customers and deservedly so, but it's those in the trenches who pay the price for their ineptitude.
This is a result of piss poor management and non-existent leadership.
NGC is not immune either, they're working their people like mules and almost killed 3 of them a few weeks ago...still, even after that, nothing has changed within the culture.