Originally Posted by
George K Lee
History will be left to tell whether or not it lived up to expectation....
No need for that. The facts are proven, and the program has fallen far short of what was promised.
It’s not 2013 any more.
Over 300 F-35s built to date (compared to 164 Rafales, 195 F-22s and 247 JAS 39 Gripens).
F-35 delivered so far to USA, UK, Netherlands, Australia, Israel, Italy, Norway and South Korea.
F-35 achieved over 120,000 flying hours to date with no crashes or loss of life.
QNLZ conducting F-35B trials this year.