Originally Posted by
KenV
Hmmmm. Is this actual ignorance or willful ignorance?
See that "I" in IOC"? That stands for "Initial". A lot of testing is required to change that "I" into an "F". Even after that "I" becomes an "F" constant testing will continue. Tornado, Typhoon, Super Hornet, Eagle have been fully operational for a long time, yet testing continues. C-17 production line recently closed, yet testing continues. B-52 has been flying for well over 6 decades and testing continues. Nearly 8000 737s have been built, yet testing continues. It's the nature of aviation.
You have repeatedly taken others to task re the capabilities of F35 deployed to forward locations. Are you now saying that those aircraft are actually less than capable and in fact have not been subjected to the more stringent testing required to operate in such a region?
I don't think it's fair to belittle you further as you are obviously an enthusiastic follower of the "program" which is fine.