Because they got sucked in at the development stage, rather than waiting until it existed to see if it worked. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_F-

Because they got sucked in at the development stage, rather than waiting until it existed to see if it worked. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_F-35_Lightning_II#Procurement_and_international_participation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_F-35_Lightning...