[DemforBush]

And this bird was supposed to be a “relatively inexpensive” complement to the F-22.

I lay this mostly at the feet of those who thought the F-35 airframe could be all things to all service branches. Especially those who thought adding STOVL variant (F-35B) would not present significant technical challenges. In hindsight (which always has perfect clarity, LOL), it probably would have been more cost effective to design a completely separate aircraft for the Marines and the Brits)

Of course, that’s not how things work in the Pentagon, but you know, JMHO.

[SpeakerToAnimals]

I lay this mostly at the feet of those who thought the F-35 airframe could be all things to all service branches.

F-111 and McNamara all over again.

[toast]

Jack of all trades, master of none.