Originally Posted by
KenV
Have the requirements shifted nearly constantly? Yes. LM cannot change the requirements. The governments running the program can. And have.
To the best of my (admittedly limited) knowledge, the F-35's final design and specs were laid down in the early 00's, what 'requirements' have 'The governments running the program' constantly changed? If anything, it seems some (performance) specs and capabilities have been revised downwards because it currently can't (possibly never?) meet them. And as to your question to why I think it's flawed, there are enough reports, media stories, official and otherwise to wrap that one up (DOT&E 2015 exec summary being just one), but let me turn the question around if you'll permit me. What aspects of the customer/'s contract/specs are flawed? And if they are flawed, why didn't or hasn't LM said so, either at the time they were set down and requested, or since?
-RP