It has extremely low flight time. There is also “Right to repair” issues in favour of manufacturer where they don’t provide adequate manuals to keep the aircraft operational. Decline of US is affected by military mission to spend more money to political donors rather than provide value to Armed Forces.
Isn’t the failure rate on the F 35 like WAY higher than previous fighters? Oh well, at least Lockheed got that sweet, sweet contract, right?
Arguably F-35 have more failure points. I say this as an ex F-18 mechanic so you probably can’t take me at my word
It has extremely low flight time. There is also “Right to repair” issues in favour of manufacturer where they don’t provide adequate manuals to keep the aircraft operational. Decline of US is affected by military mission to spend more money to political donors rather than provide value to Armed Forces.