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I think lots of people were wrong about the F-35. It is a very good warplane even though it cost a ton of money to develop. (Military aviation nerds, feel free

• secfirstmd 4y ago
  It's an incredible plane and only going to get better. Also a great budget to bury black projects...
• sklargh 4y ago
  Finland's selection of the F-35 added data to a growing feeling of mine that the F-35 is a software and production problem reaching maturity. I look at Finland as a country that takes defense seriously and expects to fight hard with exceptionally degraded facilities and logistical support. They chose the F-35 vs. the Super Hornet+Growler, Gripen+GlobalEye & Rafale means something. At a minimum they think the marginal cost of the aircraft is worth the supply chain it offers. I strongly suspect that the aircraft is a far more capable electronic warfare platform than is generally understood. A very good local defense blog covered the process extensively and is well worth spending time with - https://corporalfrisk.com/2021/12/11/f-35a-is-hx-the-winner-takes-it-all/ https://corporalfrisk.com/2021/12/11/f-35a-is-hx-the-winner-...
• dilyevsky 4y ago
  I still remember g+ post from I think one of Google’s vps advocating to scrap the whole program in favor of A-10. Lol what a clown town it was
• nitwit005 4y ago
  Most of the complaints seemed centered around cost and delays, rather than the engineering somehow being bad (oxygen issue was an exception). You're echoing the same cost complaint.