FB, i'm not. i think its cost is going to be so eye-watering that the BG will order less than 30 and keep them for 'special occasions'. which means that there'll be **** all flying hours, and then a spate of accidents whenever they get wheeled out.
i just do not believe we can afford the F-35 package - the airframes in sufficient numbers (what? 200 airframes to give a land based strike force, a CVF based force, attrition replacements and training aircraft?) and all the enabling capabilities - the ELINT, Tankers, AWACS, and the CVF (and all support that it needs) to make having F-35 justifable.
having a sharp spearhead is useless if the shaft is rotten.