[quote=glad rag;10040471]
Originally Posted by
Brat
So you agree that they have deployed aircraft on operations that do not have the appropriate, cluster,
of characteristics that will enable the aircraft to succesfully engage the enemy and survive.
This must be the case surely, otherwise why waste even more money on "development".
Glad Rag... you really are quite tiresome regarding the F35. The fact is that most aircraft are continually upgraded throughout their service lives.
A perfect parallel is your beloved Tornado, which is quite a different beast now to when it first came out of the factory. As is the Typhoon, even in its Tranche2 guise, which has evolved from no air to surface capability to a reasonable (whilst not earth shattering) capability. This air to surface capability, along with other capabilities (air to air, defensive suite etc) that will continue to evolve as new software standards, hardware and weapons are added.
What’s the point? If you stand still in mil aviation your going backwards. Why you would be critical of the JSF solely seems quite absurd.