Saturday, January 8, 2011

So Much For That F-35 Business Plan


Over 1000 F-35s Missing From Procurement Plan Since 2001, F-35 Business Plan On Life Support -- ELP Defens(c)e Blog

The F-35 business plan is finished.

The idea, as sold to Congress years ago, was that the F-35 would be affordable; that it would be a model procurement program, and that it would be built by the thousands; economy of scale and all that rubbish.

Since 2001, the program has lost well over 1000 F-35 production slots. Take a look at the following chart.

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My Comment: These stats hurt .... and yes .... the F-35 business plan that was pushed for years is now DOA.

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