F-35: The Part-Time Fighter Jet
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The F-35 fleet can only perform the full range of its combat roles 30% of the time. This unreliability renders the entire program ineffective.
    • Beaver [he/him]
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      8 months ago

      So many money-making innovations! Such as:

      • Proprietary subsystems that must be serviced by commercial contractors
      • Having parts manufacturing located in every single congressional district to ensure that the program will never be cut, only expanded
      • Modularity to entice buyers into expensive mid-life upgrades
      • Lots of buzzwords about capabilities, to distract such things as quantifiable specs
      • Infamousblt [any]
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        8 months ago

        Americans should be proud that this jet has allowed for so many strong innovations in generating shareholder value.