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airsound
Explaining why he's suspending operational testing until next summer, Robert Behler, Director of IOT&E (Initial Operational Test and Evaluation), says
So, if we take that alongside the idea from Australia that the whole thing may become useless after 2030, it seems as if we have the most expensive weapons system ever produced, which will actually be in productive service for less than 10 years.
airsound
Which confirms that the F35 is an outright success on a scale that is likely to remain unsurpassed. It has exceeded all design objectives, particularly that of being a sink hole for money.