While the open items are important to resolve, they represent no imminent impact to safety of flight or key performance parameters. … Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin and the pentagram vs the rest of the aircraft world.
It’s slow, it’s awkward, it’s heavy, it’s range is short requiring carriers to be closer to those land based carrier killer cruise missiles, the Marine version is the low wing area USAF model therefore no low speed close support.
$Billions in cost overruns.
It’s a disaster. But it keeps the MIBC pockets lined.
The Pentagon is downplaying major F-35 Joint Strike Fighter design flaws that could leave service members at risk in an effort to keep the long-scrutinized program on schedule, a watchdog group warned this week.
A military review board met in June to look at some of the F-35’s deficiencies. The group downgraded 19 serious problems without a clear plan to fix them all, according to a new report from the Project on Government Oversight, an independent nonpartisan watchdog that exposes government waste, fraud and abuse.
Before the June meeting, POGO reported, the 19 problems had been labeled Category I deficiencies, meaning they “may cause death, severe injury, or severe occupational illness; may cause loss or major damage to a weapon system; critically restrict the combat readiness capabilities of the using organization; or result in a production line stoppage.” Read the rest of this entry »
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