Originally Posted by
Heathrow Harry
"Whether it will live up to 'lavish promises’ or suffer shortfalls in 'anticipated capabilities’ might just be countered with... is it flying? Can it do a specific tasks that up till now was not possible? Is it a credible counter to similar type threats being developed by enemies?"
and of course - how many can we afford............. I don't think anyone thinks it won't see service but the numbers look like a lot less than originally hoped for......
Since we seem to have progressed beyond the title of this thread, one could then reply that however many it is, it will be better than none.
Some information on what it may mean to us.
https://rusi.org/sites/default/files...e_f-35_web.pdf