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The F-35 is not analogous to the F-111. It is more similar to the F-4, but even that isn't a good analogy. There really hasn't even been a weapons program like it with regard to the international and multi-service support it has generated before it even reaches production. But it seems to be making its goals so far. We'll see as the program matures.

Sorry, didn't see this.

However, I don't agree. From what I know about the F-35 program, it is as close to the F-111 program as one could get in this day and age. TOO MUCH mission creep. Too many design compromises. Space for gas gets smaller with every revision, engines not ready for prime-time, flight characteristics change DRASTICALLY with ordinance, and so on and so on.

#129,130..great posts...one could google for weeks and never learn that.

Alot of intersting Hypervelocity muni systems being fielded .... Raytheons Hypervelocity Anti-Tank Missile [HATM] program networked with the U.S. Armies Compact Kinetic Energy Missile (CKEM) program.
Other systems of interest here in the Army transformation summary..FY-04 thru 09.
its PDF..hope the HTML link works.
Summary

www.army.mil/2003TransformationRoadmap/AnnexB.pdf ..if link fails.

also..

ATK to Acquire Hypersonic Flight Businesses From Allied Aerospace