[R0CK3T]

And the Boeing variant had 2 engines when the USAF clearly wanted only 1.

LMCO has a dog in the F35 IMO and its starting to look like the F111 of our time.

[A.A. Cunningham]

And the Boeing variant had 2 engines

Incorrect. The X-32 was single engine just like the X-35 per the RFP.