Trebb, I am sure that all you say is true, but none of your experience is from F-35 project. Of course it had the
things all projects have, but if you look at it honestly then it is a tremendous success as far as these projects go.
Despite the conspiracy pushers it is actually true that every airforce wishes to have it.f35 has problems, but so does everything else.
I like some of the capabilities of the F-35 - could be a potent weapon if they iron out the bugs and then look at other potential capabilities - comparing it to an A-10 for close air support doesn't help any either - the Warthog was developed for a specific purpose and it is the best ever at what it does.