It was bound to happen. I always used to admire the way that the US defence (sorry, defense) industry used to design and build aircraft that worked and with few delays, roughly on budget (someone will be along citing numerous examples where they didn't, I know). But then things started getting more and more complicated, which made prices rise exponentially and made the whole R&D process too complex. So now, even Lockheed are having the same problems as everyone else. Don't mention Eurofighter.
I now wonder if seriously complex is what we all need today. What about (this is only an example) an F-18 redesign or something like that? Something we know will work and that we could stick on our shining new aircraft carrier.