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Drones have a very real weakness: they rely on a radio signal. But that aside, the F-35 program was never really about building a fighter jet. It was designed
by greydius 8y ago
Drones have a very real weakness: they rely on a radio signal.
But that aside, the F-35 program was never really about building a fighter jet. It was designed from the beginning as a way to funnel 100s of billions of dollars into the defense industry and to keep that money flowing for decades.
- ptero 8y ago> F-35 program was never really about building a fighter jet. This. It was primarily about international collaboration, not military capability (F-22 is a more capable fighter). Best military technology (with most capable pieces likely highly classified) can never be built as a multi-national project. And there are cheaper ways of boosting international goodwill than funneling hundreds of billions into favored defense contractors. Government :(. My 2c.