rh200
Oh please. I'm not sure which "multinationals" you are talking about, but the closest parallel industry, commercial aerospace, has indeed had a couple of black eyes lately in terms of the late delivery of the A380 and 787 - neither of which were delayed or overrun to anything like the same degree as the JSF. Otherwise, commercial has a remarkable track record of pushing major new programs out the door on schedule and on cost, and with far higher standards for reliability at service entry.
Maybe you could cite some relevant examples.
Turbine D - You did hit on the one DoD program (DDG-1000) that is as screwed up as JSF - a stealthy battlecruiser armed for shore bombardment.