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I think part of the problem with F-35 was that it took a long time to be developed. First flight was in 2006 and entered service 2015 to 2019. That is a long ti

I think part of the problem with F-35 was that it took a long time to be developed. First flight was in 2006 and entered service 2015 to 2019. That is a long time to be paying for plane that can't see. I think entering service with foreign countries and the price dropping with full production is what caused it to be accepted.

jiggawatts 3y ago
One hilarious side effect of this protracted timeline is that its central computer is about as powerful as a Pentium 1 from the 1990s. Not to worry: it’s being upgraded this year to a computer as powerful as the SoC in the first generation Apple Watch. “Flying supercomputer” indeed…