"Many of the problems stem from the fact that the Pentagon decided to design, built, test and fly the F-35 all at the same time rather than sequentially like a normal program. "
uh... is it just me or is this statement just a bit a bit too hard to believe ?
F-35 pre-design flight test.
I do know of a project that went into a Critical Design Review (CDR) to finalize and approve the design, and one of the required inputs for the CDR was a set of "As-Built" drawings.
I said, "Whoa, I think we're getting ahead of ourselves ..."