Daily Mail: Pentagon's most expensive fighter ever won't even be able to carry the most advanced weapons because of a design flaw
* Fighter jet F-35B's internal weapons bay is too small for a Small Diameter Bomb II (SDB II) load
* Though it's mandated that an F-35B hold eight SDB IIs in the bay, only four can reportedly fit
* A F-35 program spokesman has said changes are being made so the fighter jet can be released on schedule
* The SDB II can employ a number of techniques - including imaging infrared, laser, and radar homing - to hit targets
* The F-35 program will cost an estimated $590billion over the next decade
* F-35B is slated to be used by the British Royal Navy on the HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier
More News On The F-35 Not Being Able To Carry A Small Diameter Bomb II (SDB II) Load Until 2022
F-35B Internal Weapons Bay Can't Fit Required Load Of Small Diameter Bomb IIs (Updated) -- Inside Defense
F-35B 'Incapable' Of Carrying Small Diameter Bombs -- Defense World
F-35 Can't Carry Its Most Versatile Weapon Until At Least 2022 -- FoxTrot Alpha
The F-35B can't carry its most advanced weapon until 2022 -- Business Insider
2 comments:
This is a joke, right? What are we spending all of this money on an ugly plane that can't fight and can't run? Jesus, this HAS to be a joke...
Its that much worse because the f35b is already the version whose unique structural design requirements compromised the A and C versions.
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