Fortunately, GE/RR motor was euthanized.
Well,
they were warned.....
F-35 Cost Up $7.8B, Bogdan Fires on Pratt
......Bogdan seems frustrated by the lack of leverage he has in dealing with a monopoly engine provider. “There is only one engine on the F-35. Period,” he said. “When you are in a sole source environment it is difficult to find the right leverage and motivation and drive the cost out of a program.”........