DoD Secretary Panetta took the F-35B off probation.
Right. The F-35B can't operate on amphibious landing ships without the heat of the airplane's engine softening the ships' decks. The F-35C may not even be capable of operating on aircraft carriers.
Frank Van Haste is right: The F-35 program is indeed too big to fail.
It's ancient history, now, but I have to wonder how big a turkey the XF-32 had to have been in order to lose out to the XF-35. (Other than the fact that the XF-32 looked ugly, that is.)
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According to the Air Force fighter jocks I know this thing is a "...PIG..." to use THEIR description and they hate the very idea of the damn thing, but the Marines love it and want it desperately.
ReplyDeleteWhat gives?...
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Probably because the Marines desperately want a STOVL replacement for their AV-8Bs. The Marines bought up all of the retired airframes and parts from the RAF, so they have enough parts to keep their Harriers flying. But they need a replacement and the F-35B is their only hope for that.
ReplyDeleteThe Marines are more concerned about air-to-mud than they are about air-to-air combat.