The funniest anecdote about the F-35 I like to tell is this: the Air Force decided the F-22 was too expensive, they needed something cheaper, so they made the F

The funniest anecdote about the F-35 I like to tell is this: the Air Force decided the F-22 was too expensive, they needed something cheaper, so they made the F-35. The F-35 ended up being the most expensive weapons program in human history. Now, I understand that is oversimplifying things, bending the truth a little, and omitting crucial details... but it's not that wrong.