Report: F-35 Delay To Harm U.S. Warfighting Ability -- Adam Kredo, Daily Beast
Costs skyrocketing as reliability plunges.
A major delay in the shipment of new F-35 fighter jets is expected to diminish U.S. “warfighting capabilities” across the globe and force the Pentagon to significantly boost funding for the plane at a time when military leaders say they cannot afford to, according to a new government report.
Delivery of the plane could be deferred “by as much as 13 months,” leading the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to warn that “delays of this magnitude will likely limit the warfighting capabilities that are delivered to support the military services’ initial operational capabilities,” according to the report.
The F-35 manufacturers are reportedly running into major problems completing and testing “critical software” that allows the jet to properly operate.
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My Comment: A good summary on all of the F-35 problems. Another good summary is the following .... Flawed F-35 Fighter Could Suck Up Another $8.3 Billion -- Timothy R. Homan, The Fiscal Times
I'm not real happy with this plane, but I remember very well the criticism during the 70's and 80's of the Bradley fighting vehicle and the M1 Abrams. They were accused of the same things and called "death traps", well the first Iraq war changed all that, so I'm reserving judgement.
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