F35 C first deck landing

[jindabyne]

Courtney,

Elsewhere, you have commented on Typhoon's lengthy gestation which I don't dispute. However, in a much earlier life, along with Ned, we had to contend with F35 colleagues who were spouting forth several outlandish (at the time) claims about their product's availability timescale and costs. So to be comparatively fair, in both respects, I would contend that the aircraft has, as you claim, never been either ON TRACK or COST EFFECTIVE.