>Did it fail because it didn’t replace the F16? What if it makes the F16 viable again? Did it still fail? Yes, because lots and lots of F-16s have been replace

>Did it fail because it didn’t replace the F16? What if it makes the F16 viable again? Did it still fail? Yes, because lots and lots of F-16s have been replaced with something that isn't what it was bought as. So unless you count it as a win that allies now have worse capabilities than they should have had and paid for because it might make them also buy F-16 parts, I would say it is a huge fail.