Brat,
A great Laurel and Hardy act, the deadly duo now focussing attention to the difference between the words ‘deploy' and ‘relocate’ with hearty back claps for each others diminishing attempts to highlight the problems, shortcomings and general unsuitability of the F-35.
You misunderstand, the only countering of your posts are to set the record straight which you fail to do at times. And one of the things is that the F-35B isn't quite ready for prime time, yet, whether in Japan, California or Maryland, although you seem to think so... For example:
Maj John Dirk fires the F-35 gun pod for the first time airborne on the F-35B on Feb. 21, 2017, near NAS Patuxent River, Maryland.
Surely the F-35 program isn't going to be cancelled at this late date in time, it is what it is. However, there are definitely some problems, the F-35s are late to the main stage. When you are late, you lose competitive advantage and value, proven fact. They cost too much, some key electronics have yet to be resolved and most importantly none represent the complete capability of what was advertised to the American people by the F-35 program management or Lockheed-Martin at the program onset. But, this minor deficiency was corrected by moving the goal posts in the correct direction and by clever advertising and a massive
PR campaign, like no other program before it.
Yes, it does take time to wring out all the little nuances that appear at the beginning of any new program. However, this was a different kind of program, a concurrency program where the elements of concurrency are known. But, everything about concurrency wasn't known in the F-35 program. Painfully, when this happens, it is development on the run and that is what is taking place now.