> 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

> 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.